STILL WAITING

Hi. I still haven't heard from my gynecologist's office about a surgery date, so I'm going to call as soon as I finish this post. It's been almost a week since I talked to her. I feel fine about the decision, not nervous, at least I don't think so. I've been very tired, especially yesterday. I took the day off and, after my morning household duties went back to bed until 5:30 p.m. Woke up tired today. Could be from my period, the mastitis, the Keflex, who knows. My breast is still sore and still warmer than the other one, but I still have more Keflex to take. I'm starting to feel worried about it. I'm going to Email my oncologist and tell her, rather than go through the nurse at the oncology suite. Monday night I cut off part of my fingertip (ouch!) while chopping cilantro at Barb's house. The agony was great, but the injury is healing very nicely, although it looks like I got it caught in a Cuisenart for about a half a second. Isn't this picture a riot? A bear waiting for a picnic.

I've been in touch with the National Suicide Prevention Coordinator for the Veteran's Administration and she is interested in reading my book. My editor is sending me some to send to her. I wrote back and told her that I'm very interested in touring the VA hospitals and speaking to their suicide prevention groups. Ideally, I would like my publisher to donate one book to each VA hospital so the individual suicide prevention coordinators can read it and hopefully buy some for their patients. I've been working on a Crisis Plan brochure too, which takes the instructions for creating a crisis plan and puts it in a smaller, handy form. I plan to send several to each VA hospital in the country, in the hopes that they will buy some to have on hand. It promotes my website and the book heavily. Feels good to be getting back into book promotion again.


In terms of the breast cancer, I've been having moments of awakening when I realize I am living a different life now, post-cancer. I didn't think that would happen. I wonder if the fret of recurrence ever goes away? I feel much more self-protective in terms of what I will and will not allow in my life, and aside from financial strains, I feel at ease. Even money feels less of a burden now, even though it's really no better. I had thought I was making progress, then my insurance changed and my net will be less than it was. BUT, I am putting a lot of energy into cultivating more income, including advertising as a dog walker. The company is called Happy Tales. Here is my logo. If you know anyone who needs help walking their dog or needs a dogsitter, etc., give them my number or E-mail. I'm pursuing licensure, etc., although I think that's a whole lot of whooey. OK. I'm off to walk my own dogs then possibly rest before going to work. I've been designing earrings and collages with Tibetan imagery using decoupage for my show at the store on July 25. The earrings are super cool. I love them. Very unique.

Be well all. I wish you a happy day today.

Love,
Sue