Wow, has it really been since Thanksgiving that I’ve written anything? That makes me feel like a slacker. Not a slacker in real life–I’ve been really busy–but just here.
So what have I been up to? Working like crazy for Content Solutions, for starters. When Gabe started going to daycare, I had no idea they were going to keep me so busy. I’ve been absolutely swamped. But at least I’ve
forced myself to make time for writing for my other sites and the
certifications I’ve been trying to get for work. I completed my
Google Analytics training today, and then I somehow passed the
certification test (which was a total bitch, btw). So yay, I’m more
valuable to my company than I was yesterday. It’s kind of a nice
way to wrap up the year. I just have one more certification to
go!
I also have both good and bad news to report
on my family’s health front. The good news is that my niece came
home last week! Lisa is apparently adjusting really well to having
her daughter at home, and Madie seems to feel the same way. She’s
already sleeping 6 hours through the night, which makes me want to
hate my sister for how unfair that is but then I remember that I
can’t hate her because she’s been through so much. We’re going to
Houston next week to see her and have a bit of a belated Christmas.
We’re also going to see Baylor play in the Texas Bowl! Win or lose,
it should be a lot of fun.
And now for the bad
news. My aunt’s cancer has returned. Her CA125 counts have been
creeping up over the last couple of months–nothing huge, just
enough to wonder what is going on–so her oncologist ordered her to
have a PET scan. The test detected traces of the cancer on her
aorta, her lungs, and the lymph nodes in her neck. Apparently the
traces are so small that it would have taken a normal CT scan
months to pick them up. Hooray for early detection. Since they
aren’t tumors, just cancer cells, they can’t operate. She’s
starting a new regimen of chemotherapy next week that specifically
targets lymph node infestations. She was obviously pretty upset
with the news, but on the upside, her oncologist is very
optimistic. In fact, it’s the first time she’s ever been optimistic
about Kay’s prognosis. All of her ovarian cancer patients that had
the cancer move into the lymph nodes have been 18-20 year
survivors. So while this has een a pretty dark cloud for her in
terms of her progress, at least it seems to have a bright, silver
lining.
I plan to do an end of the year post
next week where I look back on 2010 and then make God laugh by
writing New Year’s Resolutions. Until then, I hope everyone has a
very merry Christmas!
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