Hi everyone. This is Linda, writing to you from our cottage, where recovery from a health challenge has always been made easier it seems. I have loved this place since the day it was built when Ross was just five years old, and I feel so fortunate that we have it. :) These are a few (very raw) photos of the best and hmm,... not-so-best of times over the last few weeks. No matter how I feel, I make sure my pink Converse Chucks travel with me on this trip of a lifetime. Its funny how special items nearby can get us through tougher things a bit easier. I feel I have to admit that I dont always wear them all day, as dresses and Chucks really clash. ;) My so-called trip of a lifetime may not be the kind of wonderful travels Kathryn Crossman has been on in the last year, and through whose blog, photos, emails, and up-until-four- oclock-in-the-morning-overnight-visit (haha) have allowed me to live vicariously through her. For those of you who dont know Kathryn, I hope you get to meet her some day. Kathryn is in only her second decade of living, but shes already a woman and a half at heart, in her lust for life, and in her many successes. Shes a former student of mine and a dear friend who started this Facebook page, a gift that keeps on giving. If you know Kathryn, you know she owns a few pairs of Converse Chucks, as I seem to have collected over the last fifteen years as well. I wish I could crawl in her suitcase next week when she returns to China to teach and travel; alas, my journey is still a trip of a lifetime nonetheless, because I certainly dont plan on doing it again! ;) Many of you have asked how my chemotherapy is going. Thank you. I was able to have my first round of chemo last Thursday, a week ago today, and four months after my diagnosis of Infiltrating Ductal Carcinoma (breast cancer). As you can see in one of the photos, Im wearing my Today is a Good Day t-shirt that I purchased specifically with my first day of chemo in mind (another one of those things). I was really happy to start treatment, because my lymph node involvement is now being addressed, and if all goes well in the months to come, I will be finished my chemotherapy treatments at Christmas! Then we can get on with the next stage. After my treatment, suffice it to say that I definitely knew that something had happened to my body for the first few days, but I was lucky to feel nothing more than as if I had the flu. I was able to socialize a bit over the N.B. Day weekend which made me happy. Monday was admittedly a rough day, but since then each day keeps getting better! Im so happy (and relieved). I told a few friends that it was similar to how pregnant women feel while waiting for labor to begin, not knowing when it will start, how it will feel, how bad could it really be, and so on. Hahaha. I dont know what tomorrow will hold, as this is my first time at the rodeo. TODAY is what I can focus on. :) As I packed up this afternoon for the weekend ahead, I felt absolutely thrilled that Im actually going to get to see my nephew, Tim Smith, marry his love, Julia Scholfield, this weekend in N.S. Its been a short-term goal of mine to get there, and I think its really going to happen! :) I hope you are each feeling healthy and happy and enjoying this beautiful summer. Thank you again for your continued support. It really does fuel my fire and help me remain positive. :) ox Linda
Posted on: Thu, 07 Aug 2014 21:01:08 +0000
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