Saturday morning - You're at the Right Blog!

No - you didn't land on the wrong blog by mistake! It's still me, Laurence Anne, and INDY - I'm (still) not dead yet.

But I have decided to mark completion of my cancer treatment and being NED (no evidence of disease) - to change the name of this blog but to keep using it to write as and whenever.

I know I'll keep on writing about Jessie and my visits to the park, and probably other non-cancer things, too. I understand that family and friends who began reading this blog when my recovery was still in the future and the burdens of chemo and radiation lay before me or were weighing on me directly, I understand you won't feel the same urgency in continuing to read what I write here now. That is fine. Please know I am so appreciative of your interest and support for me over the past 9 months. And I AM doing well. I AM getting stronger, less fatigued, day by day, week by week.

Of course, you are welcome to keep visiting this blog and reading what I write here. And from time to time, I will certainly keep writing about my citizenship in the country of cancer survivorship - I have a 3-month "checkup" coming in 2-1/2 weeks. The first one since finishing up, and even though I feel wimpy admitting it, I do feel stirring in me, that cold finger of fear as it waves its threat across my bowels. "What if.... What if..." it whispers. "What if everything turns out fine," I answer.

A cool bright sunny morning in the park for Jessie and me today: A bright red flash just above us where a male cardinal dove into the leaves of a tree in the rock garden where we stopped for a bit. I did my T'ai Chi form while Jessie patiently sat in the morning sun, blinking (imagining chipmunks within the reach of her jaws, perhaps?) A bunny hopped onto a dirt path where its brown body blended so well that Jessie missed it. We didn't see the heron, but I think she's on the larger island in the middle of the pond. Many juvenile Canada Geese and Mallards grazing in the dewy grass across the park. It was a cool but bright sunny summer morning - basically perfect. A good beginning to my 4-day holiday weekend (I'm taking off an extra day).

Peace.

p.s. Please check out the link that I added to this blog. It will take you to "Creamy and Crunchy: An Informal History of Peanut Butter, the All-American Food," an up-coming book by my friend, Jon Krampner. Who knew peanut butter may have anti-cancer properties? Mmmm.