Moving on
I can't believe it's been so long since I last posted.... I have definitely moved on. I finished Radiotherapy on Nov 22 and although I'm still having 3 weekly Targetted Therapy with Herceptin intravenously I have to remember when to go!
2013 was diagnosis, surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and targetted therapy. Only worked for a few weeks at the start of the year plus a few staff development days during the year. But officially I am now off leave and back at work (although it is still holidays!). Next Monday I will start back and be playing catch up for a while and then reacting to the needs of staff as the new school year begins. Really looking forward to it! Miss the staff, the kids and the mental stimulation.
I have a full cover of hair now but it is soft and curly but not long enough to uncover all the time - not feminine enough for me and too harsh for work - vanity I know! But here at the beach with friends I have been going without the wig on hot days. Trouble is everyone says how good my hair looks and I have to tell them it's not mine! Pity my real hair doesn't look as good as the wig!
Feeling really good and 'normal'. Have a scan of my remaining breast in Feb (just to check) and the next appointment with my case manager (my Surgeon, Jim Kollias) on March 4 - exactly a year from my surgery when the cancers were removed.
Life is good. Life goes on. Have had a great year spending so much time with my man, my daughters, my grandkids and lots of trips away, short and long distances! Will miss these opportunities but more will come up.
Happy New Year! May there be many happy, positive moments in all our lives and new adventures that bring us pleasure. x
