Monday, June 28, 2010

Summer

The hectic last few weeks of school are over and the summer is here...

My plans are to hang with Monika and the kids as much as possible, to relax, and then make pictures as often as I can. We'll go camping at our favorite spot, take a road trip to NC for a week and a half, and otherwise walk the dog and hang in the garden.

I feel pretty good apart from some issues I'm having with back pain (a 10 yr condition that pre-dates the cancer), so things are pretty stable on the health front.

All eyes look ahead toward a September scan as I continue this process...

Until then I'll keep doing what I've been doing, trying to keep a balance between elements of my old life, and the rigors and self awareness of my "new" life.

Hopefully I won't have much to report as the summer unfolds, I know it's boring from a blog reading point of view, but I must say I cherish the fact that I've had almost nothing going on medically for so long...

Have a great summer!

Thursday, June 10, 2010

One year down...



Today I turned 49. Birthdays generally haven't meant very much to me as I've never been bothered about getting older...

But as this is a birthday that I was not predicted to see, I'm happy to report that I'm still here, with no plans to leave. Now I can't take birthdays for granted so this one feels pretty good.

Soon school will be out for the year, and I'm grateful that I can spend the summer hanging with my family, making pictures, and taking a couple of road trips.....