Thank you all so much!
After I posted last night, I felt a bit funny - thinking I may have said too much.That maybe I shouldn't have posted. I just wanted to write something to sort of explain why I just stopped posting entirely for a few months.
After I wrote last night, I remember falling asleep, thinking, "I
shouldn't have posted that, it's a bit 'much' and doesn't really have
anything to do with YLF."
You know what? I'm so glad that I did, because you've made me feel very supported, heard and understood.
It's really wonderful to be able to post something out of the blue and then hear and read YLF'ers listening, nodding their heads, offering up incredibly wise words and all kinds of support.
You've made me feel a whole lot better - thank you!
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Meanwhile, the good news is that my Mom only has the rest of this week and all of next week to complete her radiation treatments (7 weeks of daily radiation, plus 8 'booster' treatments), and then just continuing the Herceptin infusions every three weeks until the end of the year. The worst is over, and we are seeing some light at the end of the tunnel. I think she may have to take some sort of hormone therapy (pills I think) for a a few years as well due to her breast cancer being what they call "ER+" (estrogen receptor positive).
All of that said, I'm reminded that spring is the season of renewal - and I can't wait to see cherry blossoms blooming, tons and tons of rain (fat chance here where I live for the time being, but I'm still hopeful anyway), and green everywhere. Hope my Mom's hair grows back like mad and that all of the treatments she's had to endure have worked beautifully.
I'm glad winter's over
Thank you so much for listening and being here.
