STILL HERE, STILL KICKIN!

STILL HERE, still kickin'!  Actually having more and more energy over the last couple of weeks.  A lot going on last week taking care of business around here...college registration with the guys, house appraisal, my dentist appt. which I'd postponed twice...just boring stuff.   Grocery shopping for myself has resumed (though I'd just as soon leave that to my capable husband...I already hate Walmart again!); choir practices, family get-togethers, even a little shopping here and there.  For all of you reading this facing breast cancer and mastectomies, be encouraged that things do get better with time.

TODAY was my weekly plastic surgeon appt. in Tampa to continue the slow-but-sure reconstruction.  This one a little more uncomfortable than the last two, but I expected as much.  Physical therapy going slow.  Its those right arm tendons that are as tight as the bottom string of a guitar.  I'm probably wanting to see results after 3-4 days and its just not realistic.  Getting comfortable for sleep is still aggrivating, but, again, much better than the pain in the earlier weeks.  Chemo starts in a couple of weeks which brings about its own challenges for sure, but I'm SO looking forward to Thanksgiving with my immediate family, extended family, sons' girlfriends (who are already part of our family), and special friends.

MY MOTHER-IN-LAW has arrived from Kentucky to stay with us for three weeks.  We were excited to pick her up from the airport Sunday after church.  This was her first time ever flying by herself and she was so nervous.  She arrived with a survival story which I may let her share in her own words.  VERY FUNNY!  She's already been a blessing to me and to all of us.  Its been good for her to see me doing so well, I'm glad she's come during this time.  She accompanied me to my plastic surgeon today and I drove myself for the first time with her in the passenger seat.  I guess my driving in Tampa traffic scared her to death, but she survived yet again!