Last published on February 17th eh? That seems like a while ago. Just in case you were a regular reader and thought the lack of posting meant I was dead, good news... I'M NOT!!! :)
So what caused my disappearance from the blogoshpere? Life! You see in December of 2010 I was essentially told I had a year to live (if that) and so it made little sense to put in a full 9-5 trying to earning a living just to pay the bills. What made more sense was saying "Why not do whatever the heck I want for the next 12 months eh?" So I got married to the girl I love and we went on a few trips (of varied success), I took a train out to beautiful BC, crossed the Capilano Suspension Bridge (despite my massive fear of heights). Went to the top of the Seattle Space Needle, shopped for some new clothes & shoes, and tempted a Mexican resort known for exploding! Then December 2011 came. I was told I was doing quite well and that the new "plan" was to continue on the current chemotherapy treatments and reassess the situation in one year from that point. At that point you ask yourself "Ok, so now that I've taken a year off from "life" just doing whatever, what do I do now?" The answer for me might seem odd to some, but I just wanted to get back to the 9-5. I always enjoyed work anyways, and the bills still needed to be paid. In addition I felt like a return to a "normal" life (or something close to it) was the best way to be happy and maybe live as though I was going to for quite some time (beyond December 2011). Here it is April 2012 and I'm like the Energizer Bunny®!
The plan medically is the same as always "Keep going and see how things turn out" with a "fingers crossed" undertone. My next MRI is April 23rd, with results to come early May. As per always that means stress and anxiety for the wife and I until then, and though you might think one would get used to that sort of thing by now, somehow you never truly do.
On a life story note, Nicole & I have decided to get the heck out of our current apartment complex (c/w noisy neighbours, dimly lit halls, poor air circulation, and expensive laundry machines a ways down the hall) for a new complex featuring an elevator, fresh air circulation, brightly lit hallways, in-suite laundry, and best of all, the complex is inhabited over 65% by senior citizens... SO I'LL FIT RIGHT IN!!! I can meet with George from down the hall and swap stories about the pharmacy technicians, healthy eating tips, and "those damned kids these days". It should be fun!
Once we are moved in and have the internet all transferred over I'll try to post a quick update to say "we're in and still doing adequately well!" Till then, Cheers ALL!!!
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Tom
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