apparently good things come in fours

after a 6 month hiatus from dr. appointments, i finally had my first oncology appointment in sf. i had to wait so long because of insurance. kaiser colorado and kaiser california are different entities and don't exactly make it easy for patients to pass back and forth between the two. so i had to be sure that i had insurance lined up in california before transferring my kaiser colorado here as a "visiting member." long story. but 6 months later, i finally got to see an oncologist. and i fell in love.

dr. raymond liu is one of the nicest doctors i have ever met.

he spent an hour and 15 minutes with me. talking about my history. ensuring i understood all the reasons everything had been done up to now. talking me through everything. discussing future plans. he told me he was born in the bronx, raised in NJ, went to harvard, went to uchicago med school. SUCH a NICE person. so patient. made me feel like his priority.

and he set me up with a reconstruction referral, genetics testing referral, and a referral for a mammogram. the plan is to see him in another three to four months to continue to check in and make sure things are fine.

then as i walked out of my appt, i got a callback for an interview for a position as a therapist as part of the san mateo county mental health services. (a bit of a long story...i still plan to start work on sept 2nd at huckleberry youth programs...which is another long story...but this county position is just something good to have as a possibility in the future.)

then i went to have a great dinner with molly, corby, juliet, and gretchen (and georgia and caroline). corby and molly made homemade guacamole, salsa, AND CHIPS. so. so. good.

THEN i got home to an email from my parents' friends who've agreed to dog sit kitty while i'm learning to kayak in northern california for a week! i am so so so relieved. and so happy for kitty. marime and tom LOVE kitty. and i think she's going to have a very fun week in dixon.

what.a.good.day.