Difficulties are just things to overcome, after all. - Ernest Shackleton

I hope you all had a WONDERFUL holiday! I had 3 days treatment- free so we all got up to snowy Vermont for a quick celebration with friends and family. At this point, it seems the chemo leaves my system pretty quickly, so on the days off, my symptoms subsided and I was able to eat the foods I love and to be pretty active.

Rory is home this week! Rory, Steve, Laura and I got to ski at the Craftsbury Nordic Center yesterday. I'm paying for it a bit today, but for the few hours of whizzing through the scenic rolling terrain, it was worth it! Rory and I also had a lovely Christmas Eve sunset-snowshoe up on our friend Melissa's land, followed by delicious cheese fondue in Melissa and Lee's cozy log cabin. Delightful!

Now back to reality and day 4 of chemo and radiation. It is working well to go straight to treatment at Lowell General from work (I leave a bit early every day) and I plan to keep this schedule as long as I can. I am told in a week or so the effects of radiation will start to kick in so I am saving my sick time should I need it. But.....so far, so good!

A BIG huge thanks to everyone who has sent me inspiration, from hysterical video clips to rabbits bearing inspirational messages, to beautiful plants and flowers. It makes a huge difference to head into my treatments with the support of you all! XOX!