I Am Enjoying "The Shade"

     Tonight as I was reading a monthly newsletter we receive, I read this quote:

"When in the sun, my wings can be display'd,

And in retirement, I can bless the shade."

~ Anne Kingsmill Finch

 

     "Bless the shade"...both Arland and I certainly have been doing just that! We are enjoying retirement very much, even though we both technically have a "job"! His job takes him to LOTS of meetings. Mine takes me into the world of a 20 month-old's life...we play...all day!  :-)

     I saw my oncologist, Dr. Terstriep, last Wednesday. I will be seeing her every nine weeks until I am done with my Herceptin infusions, which will be the last day of April. I cannot believe the end is within sight!

 

Now, all I have to do is hope and pray for are no recurrences which could show up in either my breasts, bones, lungs or brain. Those are the most common sites for the kind of breast cancer I have to reoccur.

 

     My labs from Wednesday revealed that my red blood count, hemoglobin, and hematocrit are all still a little below where they should be, even though I am taking two kinds of vitamins to help boost my blood counts. Dr. Terstriep is not worried about that so I will trust her expertise. It just takes time, I guess! Other than that, I had a great check-up! I am beginning to feel stronger and have more stamina than a month ago.

     Life is good!