Another round of scans

Where has the time gone... Happy New Year Everyone!!  It was a busy fall and christmas season with my past time as a Watkins independent consultant.  It was good therapy to get out and see people, and do some bending and standing while out at various Watkins shows.  The intention is to build my stamina and help with my brain fog, both caused from my cancer treatments.  

This Christmas was a lot better than last year 2020, at least my immediate family was all together under one roof since we were exactly 10 people.  But then the deep plunge into January cold weather, also plunged my mental health into a period of despair.  I have never felt so low, but it comes from doing the assessment for my work hardening program.  It was the reflection of last 17 months, the ups and downs I have faced head on.  Some bottled up emotional times and dealing with grief, some grateful moments and feeling blessed, and some very dark scary feelings that triggered waves of anxiety.  It is a slow process working through the aftermath of cancer and its treatment.  I have had several days of personal care days, and I am pushing through it.  In my work hardening program, I have started with physiotherapy and kinesiology.  I am on my second week now.    Next week we will add the cognitive exercises, so that will be interesting to see how that works.  I am not sure sometimes if my issue is chemo brain, menopause brain, or just lazy brain, but somewhere in there the hamster isn't running like she used too.  

So as I titled this post... another round of scans have been completed.  I'm glad to report that I still have small and wiggly veins, so after several needles to draw bloodwork, receive injections, and another IV, I am bruised on my hand, and both arms.  That is the part of being a warrior, unfortunately.  Now just waiting to meet with both my oncologist doctors next week.  I am hoping for all good scans.  I have faith I am on the good side of cancer, but any prayers and positive vibes are always welcome.  

As much as I started this blog to document my cancer journey, I also wanted to get some experience with using the Wordpress software.  In the last two weeks, my wordpress account has been hacked twice.  If you should get anything suspicious from me, let me know.  In the meantime, I will continue to ramp up the online security on my blog site.  [This special note for the dumb-ass hacker - you better lay off it, you don't know who you are dealing with here].  It is likely part of giving me a kick in the pants to get back to blogging.

Until next time... I'm staying safe here.  I'm doing my part to find my way back to normal, slowly but surely.  Please stay safe out there in the covid world!!