Tuesday, November 21

November 21, 2006

Hello,

What a difference a year makes. I finished my chemo and radiation 1 year ago this week. Wow! We are looking forward to Thanksgiving. We have so much to celebrate. This year I will definitely participate. Tomorrow my sister and her family will arrive and thursday my brother and dad will get here. We will actually have our Thanksgiving meal on Friday.

I have been feeling wonderful! I think I am back to my full energy level, if not better. I continue to practice healthy habits, hoping to keep my immune system strong. I have been doing a lot of reading and research in this area. I am very interested in natural, holistic ways to keep myself healthy.

I am working part-time. That is working out well. I do take call for surgery 1 day per week. Brian & Bonnie are doing great. They have been busy. Bonnie with cheerleading, choir and dance. Brian with soccer, basketball and science olympiad. They both enjoy time with their friends, but still like hanging out with mom & dad once in a while. Bonnie is 10 and Brian will be 12 in January. Napper is also doing quite well. He just finished tiling our downstairs bathroom. Quite an accomplishment. He has been busy with work and business is going well.

Napper's sister Terri and brother-in-law Gino were in town from California this past weekend. They bought some property here in K.C., so they will visit periodically to manage it. It has been great spending time with them.

This has been a growing year. I have heard some people refer to cancer as "the gift of cancer" and I in many ways it has been a gift. Some very good things have come from this process. I have made a list of them, but I won't bore you with the details. Mostly, I just appreciate what I have, and the wonderful people who bless me each day with their presence. I am grateful for your concern, and your prayers.

Love and blessing to you,

Denise