The Latest

Hard to believe it's been almost a month since my last post. I'm not quite sure what to make of it but I do know this - tomorrow will be my last post. I've decided to retire the blog. But first, a bit of an update:

Physically I am significantly better. My hair is growing back like crazy. My eyebrows and eyelashes have made a come back, so much so that I had the joy of my first brow wax in 8 months last week and was elated when I saw the way they looked. The pain was totally worth it! I am also sporting a very short pixie cut of mostly this odd blondish/grayish/silvery soft straight hair. It's pretty bizarre when I look in the mirror to see this person that looks kind of like me, although I'll admit this whole experience has definitely aged me a bit.

The most significant health related news is this bizarre issue I've had to deal with the last few weeks. Three times over the course of the last 5 months, I have woken up in the morning and been unable to see out of my right eye. Twice it only lasted for 30 seconds, but the most recent time it lasted 5 full minutes. Slowly my vision would return but it was pretty distressing. It's only happened in the morning, so I don't feel concerned about driving or anything like that. I reported it to my doctor and within a few hours I was referred to have all kinds of tests done. I guess they were concerned about blood clots to my brain. I had an echo cardiogram to make sure my heart was functioning properly (which it was) a carotid ultrasound to make sure my carotid artery was carrying blood to my brain properly (which it was), a visit to the ophthalmologist, which confirmed everything was in order, and then a brain MRI which was the most nerve wracking for two reasons. First, the thought of a brain MRI is scary enough, and with the worry of recurrence and metastasis, well I won't even go there. But the MRI happened to be in the same building, even the same ROOM as the MRI where my cancer was first discovered. So needless to say, it was an emotionally intense experience. Thankfully the MRI was normal. So far the docs don't know what it is but the worry is not as high. I will see a neurologist for one last expert opinion. We'll see where that takes us...

My priority now is to exercise, eat well, get rest and let the sunshine and this season of rebirth help me recover from what I now consider the longest winter of my life.