so tuesday afternoon i have my 3-month post-chemo appt with my oncologist.
i really have no idea what she will do, what she will ask. apparently there's no blood work. they say the best way to detect any recurrence is just knowing your body. ug, that seems so stressful.
anyway, i'm kind of excited to go. kallie, the nurse who led "hit the road jack," ordered me to come by and see her...she mostly wants to see how much my hair has grown in. and i haven't seen dr. kogel since early november, i think. so...it'll be good.
THEN i will start the drive west. seems pretty crazy that tomorrow afternoon i will say goodbye to denver and it will be all points west.
my appt is at 1:45 and then i'll start driving the rental truck to vail. tomorrow night should be really fun packing up the truck with everything. wednesday and thursday will probably be even more fun...driving all day long in a bouncy 10-ft truck with no cd or tape player. thank GOD my friend jess had the forethought and sweetness to send me an itrip - a little radio converter thing for my ipod so i can basically listen to my ipod on the radio. friends really can be so good. :)
This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
As an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they're a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
still treat each guest honorably.
He may be clearing you out
for some new delight.
The dark thought, the shame, the malice,
meet them at the door laughing,
and invite them in.
Be grateful for whoever comes,
because each has been sent
as a guide from beyond.
-Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi 1207-1273, written in 1230
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