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Yesterday

was a mixed bag of emotions. We went to the hospital to find the results of Dick's scan (my hubby). And to see if he could have his colostomy reversed. Good news...yes, the reveral will happen soon. Not so good news...the cancer is gone from his colon, but the spot on his lung, which we have been watching for a year, has grown a bit. After surgery, he will have a biopsy to confirm that it is a tumor (which they are 99% sure of) and that it is a result of colon cancer (not lung cancer)-so it will be treated properly.  The small glimmer of hope that it is not cancer is still there...but if it is, then he repeats chemo and radiation. He is amazingly strong and I can read him like a book...the reveral is on his mind, not the future. And that is great.  Yet, although I have felt strong and hopeful and grateful and everything else...yesterday I felt something I had not felt much and refused to let myself feel...and that is anger toward this disease. Today, after sleeping on it, I feel stronger than ever and ready for whatever is to come.

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My amazing husband...

of 20+ years, was diagnosed with Colon Cancer a year ago lasts Sept. After 2 operations, chemo, radiation and countless tests and visits to doctors, today is a big day. He has his scan and results will be this Thurs. He feels great, and we feel hopeful and good that everything will be OK. The last few weeks have been great, as he had no doctors appointments or treatments...but this week, we see if it all 'worked'.  If so, follow up are frequent...if not, then the journey and battle begins again. But although this year was a tough one, it was also am amazing one. I have met the most incredible people I have ever met-all people in the medical field, friends, families, survivors, fighters. I have learned so many things about life and love and what is important. I curse the disease, yet in a strange way, thank if for what it has taught me. I am stronger, more in love, and hopefully a better person, because of the lessons this past year have taught me.  My goal is to fight this disease with everything I have in me...fundraising (my daughter and I are doing the Relay for Life for second year), awareness, conversations etc.
We have come very far in the fight against this disease-but have a long way to go-

Early Mornings

3 AM. Choice to go back to sleep (I have the day off), or get up and enjoy the quiet and soft rain. I know some say this is a ridiculous choice, but I so love the quiet, and do have time for a nap later. So up I get, with nothing but the pattering feet of the cats and the raindrops outside. A cup of great coffee and my computer. I love the early morning-always have. And because I have the rare opportunity to be home all day, that means when everyone else is hustling and bustling, I can take my tired but happy self, to my big bed, in the middle of the day, and take a great snooze.

Welcome to my blog!

Hi-welcome to my blog.  My first post-the basics.  I’m a 50 year old mom of 2 teens: an (almost) 16 year old daughter and an 18 year old son. I’ve been happily married for over 20 years. My home-beautiful New England. Pets-one old cat and 2 very playful kittens (now in their toddler years).  What I love-cooking easy but delicious stuff, reading, surfing (the web), all sorts of music, etc etc.  My job-nanny (I do short term work and love it).  My craziest year-this past year, when last Sept. my husband was diagnosed with colon cancer-he is now doing well-but it this event that made me realize that maybe I had some interesting things to say and share: Hence-My Blog