It is hard to believe July is here - and you can feel the heat - the past few weeks since New York have just flown by. On the Sunday mom and I returned from New York, I had a great visit with my cousin Holly and her beautiful family who were in town visiting another cousin of hers.
I've also been feeling well enough to continue my volunteer work with the Society. I told my story at the a corporate "kickoff" for Light the Night, an Fall event of the Society's where people walk at dusk in honour of blood-related diseases, holding illuminated balloons - red for supporters and white for survivors. I'll be posting more information on that event in the next week or so as many of you have been a part of "Tricia's Trotters" in the past few years...
In the past few weeks, I've also spent some time with Tasha in her last days before she returned to work part-time - a final piece of her recovery from breast cancer. Many of you ask about her and I am happy to report she is doing very well and her coworkers were ecstatic to have her back.
Last Friday, I drove with mom and dad to Regina to see Amy and Ryland get married! I lived with Amy and her mom Ellen years ago when mom and dad first moved to Calgary, so she's like my little sister. It was a great weekend, a beautiful day for an outdoor wedding - they are a fantastic couple and I'm so happy for them. We also managed to see Grandma Antonini, who is in the hospital right now, as well as some of the Antonini's for great visits. It was sure wonderful to see everyone...
A week ago I started Day 1 of my chemo cycle again. I'm not sure if it was the drive home from Regina or the timing of my chemo drugs, but since I returned home, my hands, arms, and legs are cramping so violently that it's making me nauseous - I may drop the post if the cramps attack again! This week my bloodwork showed one liver function was quite high so they stopped part of the chemo. Hopefully it recovers by next week so I can restart that drug. I also will be having minor surgery tomorrow on my neck wound - just a "nip and tuck" as I understand, to release a small part of the grafted skin that pulls when I turn my head. Ah, plastic surgery! Also - I finally have an end-date for the daily blood thinner injections I am doing - mid August will mark the last of the injections, and my tummy can recover!
Stampede starts tomorrow...the sure sign of summer. I think it's supposed to be 36 degrees. I even bought cowboy boots this year! I hope your summer is starting out well...make sure to soak it up before it's gone! Cheers
