The Journey

um……..it’s been a very long time since I last blogged. I’m usually inspired by bad news and this is no different…….

Firstly, to get this out of the way, my family is great, the dogs are thriving, and retirement continues to be wonderful. Jack is running the world here with Cooper as backup. Little coconut continues to live with us and juggle multiple jobs.

Secondly, my gig at METAvivor has come to an end after six long years on the Board of Directors but I continue to be one of 3 peer to peer support group leadership trainers and will be manning the METAvivor booth at LBBC next week with Tim. I have joined, and been elected to, the executive group at the MBC Alliance and I am now on the Board of the Advocates Educational Collaborative. So many pots to stir!

My MBC 10 year anniversary is this month and I continue to be NED, yay. Never thought I’d still be here. I am still plagued by various skin cancers and other oddities. The big bad news is that I suddenly find myself diabetic. Literally came out of nowhere. Adjusting, not greatly, to this and my 2 new medications and new diet. I can never be just me! Any help would be great since I feel like I was pushed off a cliff I did not see coming.

I know my problems are tiny in the scheme of things. I don’t have the bandwidth to write about all the terrifying things happening in our government. When I try to sort them out I get overwhelmed——women’s rights, civil rights, lgbqt rights, abortion rights and the big picture ones——NIH funding, education, Medicaid, the jobs of all those government workers, especially the parks services, and the “white men in charge” mentality. We are going backwards. Jane Fonda was right when she said “woke” means you care about others. This government is proudly anti woke. It’s heartbreaking.

I’m sure I’ll see y’all around the cancer space. Meanwhile, I hate when people talk about “my journey”. I prefer the path or road I’m on—- it feels like I have some level of choice although I really have none.