What I thought would be an abundant summer with a Louie Reunion Mexico Riviera Cruise and numerous relaxing weekends at the cabin, became instead, a life put on hold -- until today. On her birthday, Pearl had an appointment for a follow-on mammogram because of irregularities. Next, was a world wind tour from biopsy to diagnosis (DCIS) to mastectomy. Today, September 9, 2012, what I see as first day of recovery, I feel as if my life finally starts again --but something was lost. It was hard to see Pearl prepare for and suffer after the surgery. I stayed with her 3 days and could not imagine being anywhere else. Cancer's indiscriminate strike offered pause to the meaning of life. It is the relationships that we weave together. At the center of my heart is Pearl. While I am grateful that she doesn't require chemotherapy, I grieve the pain that life sometimes brings on the path we are destined to walk.
What I thought would be an abundant summer with a Louie Reunion Mexico Riviera Cruise and numerous relaxing weekends at the cabin, became instead, a life put on hold -- until today. On her birthday, Pearl had an appointment for a follow-on mammogram because of irregularities. Next, was a world wind tour from biopsy to diagnosis (DCIS) to mastectomy. Today, September 9, 2012, what I see as first day of recovery, I feel as if my life finally starts again --but something was lost. It was hard to see Pearl prepare for and suffer after the surgery. I stayed with her 3 days and could not imagine being anywhere else. Cancer's indiscriminate strike offered pause to the meaning of life. It is the relationships that we weave together. At the center of my heart is Pearl. While I am grateful that she doesn't require chemotherapy, I grieve the pain that life sometimes brings on the path we are destined to walk.
