I’ve been a bit absent from posting things lately. Mainly because there isn’t a whole lot to report. We are in the happy denial place, a wonderful place between chemo / radiation land and surgery-ville.
Happy denial place is a place where we can focus on our kids, our house, work and enjoying life in general. Anything but cancer. As the side effects of chemo & radiation wear off, Holly is getting her strength back. She is starting to run a bit again, she is doing more yoga & Pilates, and doing a lot more with the kids again. Her sass level has stayed relatively high though. This is dangerous for me as it causes uncontrollable amounts of laughter at inappropriate times.
I’ve spent a lot of time researching what to expect from the surgery and, like anything, everyones story is different. We know that they are going to do a J-Pouch and a temporary ileostomy. Joy. The second surgery should be done in order to re-route the plumbing in the right direction.
More importantly, like a lot of families that we’ve met with cancer, we’ve come to realize that cancer is not a full time job. Holly is doing as well as can be expected, better in fact. We have an amazing house that we are building. We have jobs that have ups and downs. We have kids school plays and birthday parties and coffee dates to go to. We have books to see and movies to read. Strike that. Reverse it. Despite having colon cancer, we have a fantastic life together. Things could be a whole lot worse for us. This is just a minor speed bump that we aren’t going to let get us down.
Enjoy this special time!