Update and news...

A brief update re post-cancer treatment news and other NEWS. First, it has been an almost doctor-free summer, and wonderful for that. Dr. R's office called some time ago and postponed my appointment almost a month from late July to August 21st - tomorrow. Meantime I met with a PA in the colo-rectal practice as prep for scheduling a colonoscopy together with another vaginal biopsy. A two-for. One out-patient procedure and two doctors: the Butt Doctor and Dr. M. Can't say I'm looking forward to it, but it'll be good to get it over with.

Anyway, I see Dr. R tomorrow, first time since she failed to answer phone calls or give me results from the CT scan for 4-1/2 days. Oh well, not so important given my other NEWS.

Only a couple of the people who may still be checking in on this Blog now and then know this news, because it isn't yet fixed in stone - but getting there. I'm trying to buy a house in Rockland, Maine. The closing is scheduled for September 20th and - assuming all goes well with the rest of the process - David and I (and Ella) will be moving there some time in October, hopefully the first week or so. It's a smallish old house in decent condition right in town, about 7-8 blocks from the coast. Not a big yard - which is okay, we don't really need to take care of a yard. It has 3 bedrooms, so there will be a guest room for visitors. Anyway, it's a big deal for us. A big life change. I will be keeping my job, and working remotely, and David hopes to transfer to a store location in Maine.

Here's the "coast" we're near - Rockland has an almost mile-long breakwater - beautiful:

This impacts my medical situation because I'll be telling Dr. R tomorrow that it may be my last visit to her. I had already raised this with Dr. M months ago, when David and I began considering the idea, and Dr. M referred me to an oncology gynacologist up there. It's scary to be leaving the doctors who cared for me during the cancer treatment and have watched over me since then, but I can either go forward and live my life, not always looking over my shoulder anv expecting the worse... or not. I'm choosing to go forward and live, as well and as long as I can.

More later re medical after the visit tomorrow (if there's any news) and more re the house and relocating as the closing approaches.

Meanwhile we look forward to a week's vacation the first week of September, going back to WoodenBoat School, where I'll take a kayak class and David will relax. Then the butt-etc. thingy the week we get back, and hopefully, the closing week after that.

One friend - truly a FRIEND - mentioned that she actually misses my partisan political rants here since I haven't been posting much. I'm gearing up to get back into that mode. Check back soon if you're thirsting for rants.

Peace. Peace. Now if possible, and as soon as would be convenient to all of humanity otherwise.