Progress or What Passes for It

Yesterday was big. I left the house.

• My daughter drove me to Alexandria.
• I showed Doctor Chang my base-boob (the beginning reconstruction of the breast removed)
• I met twitter's @geosteph who gave me a gorgeous silver necklace that her sister MADE.
• I had lunch in a restaurant.
• I answered questions from a reporter.
• I said I'd be a special guest at Seacoast Concert For A Cure this summer
• I was exhausted.

Stop giggling.

At dinner tonight the soon to be son-in-law said that he told his mom that I was having dinner with them "which was a good sign".

Apparently I've not been getting out.  Hey I was just out yesterday. I then pass around the necklace from Steph to prove it.

Spouse and daughter 3 in a kind way pretty much indicate that I've been holed up and other than visiting doctors, I'm not being seen outside the house.

What, you mean I haven't gone out to dinner since surgery? I can't believe that. I live to go to dinner.

But apparently it's true.

Then I realize it's been exactly two weeks since surgery. On Sunday it will be a month since I discovered that one breast was not quite like the other.

Maybe the holed up part is a little bit true.

I might make a breast cancer ribbon wreath tomorrow. If I don't sleep all day.

Comments

[Dawn Mular]

Susan, you are doing great!! You are beautiful & taking life with a grand sense of humor that heals all ails!! Many are thinking of you now and you have created an educated audience.. All brilliant things.. If it requires rest now and then, and a bit of holing up for a few weeks, so be it! Be gentle to YOU! :D

[mousewords]

(((HUGS)))

[Maria]

That's what I was thinking: two weeks since you had the post-surgery sandwich. Pace yourself like a marathoner. Hugs.

[tndaisy1960]

The ONLY expectations you have to meet, are your own. If you needed some alone time, so what? You're doing much better than I would, under the circumstances. You ROCK!

[kathryn jones]

just wanted to reiterate tndaisy's comment above! You are amazing and your body and mind are doing what they need to do to heal! A bright light to all of us who follow you, you do indeed ROCK!!!!!!