Healing

It feels SO great to be getting my life back!! I am back to work full-time and enjoying being productive again. Since I finished treatments, I have made up for time lost over the summer and have packed in some great active and adventurous fall weekends. The last weekend in September I felt well enough to hike in the White Mountains with pals from grad school. And in early October we explored the Sawatch Range and hot springs in the Rockies, then Colorado College parents weekend. And I am writing this as we prepare to head home after a week in Oregon. We had a blast attending a wedding in Crater Lake and exploring the Willamette Valley and Corvallis area with Marion. 

I am happy to report that, other than some peripheral neuropathy, my chemo and radiation symptoms are quickly dissipating. I am taking probiotics and vitamins to heal my body, exercising, and gaining a bit more endurance every day. I have had no bad intestinal pain for several weeks now. It feels SO GOOD to feel good again! 

I have been reflecting a lot on the challenges of the past year and the wild physical and emotional swings that I have experienced. I want to get some of my thoughts down here in the hope that they may be helpful to others who might have to face cancer, a life-threatening diagnosis, or other life traumas. I will do this in my next post.