Ready,set, .......

I'm just sitting here watching Paco work...raking, pruning, sweating...poor guy!  Spring is upon us and if we can't be in Zihuatanejo, I guess sunny Boulder is the next best place.  Hope all my BVSD friends are enjoying either exotic locales or hanging out at home with no lesson plans to think about!  Friday was our meeting with the oncologist to find out all about chemo...well, at least a small portion of what we need to know.  Paco and I are going to a Chemo Class on Monday morning. (I really like the way Kaiser tries to keep everyone informed and educated) Sometime next week, I'll be going to Denver to have a "port" put in to protect my whimpy blond veins over the course of the next several months, and then the following week I'll start chemo.  I think I mentioned in another blog that it will consist of 6-8 cycles (1 chemo day every three weeks).  There will be periodic checks (CT scans, blood tests,etc) to determine how much (not IF! :)) the cancers are shrinking.  I've been feeling pretty good, except for the incision which makes it hard to walk, sleep, or salsa dance.  It doesn't effect watching mindless TV (my favorite kind) nor eating, so I'm surviving.  I'm sure it will feel better very soon.  To all you friends and family out there in blog-land I want you to know that not a day goes by that I don't thank my lucky stars (as Mom used to say) for the joy of knowing EACH of you.  If cancer teaches you nothing else, it certainly teaches you the importance of the people in your life.  Thanks for being there!    Karen