I got a call from my doctor late last night. He says I have to go back for more surgery. They didn’t get all of the cancer. Damn that luck o’ the Irish. Just gotta keep moving forward. Springtime is here to help me through. Etta James’ song Out of the Rain comes to mind…

Dare I say, "she has risen"! Grazie mille and merci beaucoup to all of you for your kind words of support. Physically the surgery was a breeze. Emotionally it’s been tough. The worst part of my recovery has been that the surgery hastened my period, and hence my menstrual migraine. But at least it kept…

Tomorrow is my cancer surgery at Stanford Hospital. I feel good, other than the fact that I have to get up at 4am, ugh. Must be washed, dressed, and have had my coffee (black only) and be out the door by 5am. Let’s hope I have the luck o’ the Irish. I love you all…

I’m back online. Whew! I have so many kind people to thank. First of all thank you to Lillian and Helmut. The many hours spent by Helmut repairing my computer were embellished by the gift of massage and a lovely meal granted by Lillian. Thank you both so much! I want to give honorable mentions….to…

I am aching to email each of you individually, to say thank you deeply for your words. As it happens though, I’m using a friend’s PC to post this. I won’t be posting or emailing for some time as my computer was attacked by a virus (?) and I don’t have the money for the…

You may have noticed I have not been posting much these days. I have been preoccupied by doctor visits, tests, and more doctor visits. Last week I had surgery to remove several lumps from my right breast. They were biopsied, and today I learned that I have breast cancer. "What? Me? This kind of thing…