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Privilege – and Alum Rock park memories
Read more: Privilege – and Alum Rock park memoriesI have been negligent in writing for quite some time. Part of it is because every time I think I should write something I get writers block – I feel like I have nothing to say. For the first time in over a year, my friends in California got together. They met outdoors at a…
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Meet Cali
Read more: Meet CaliYesterday I picked her up. Fortunately, the breeder uses a vet that is only 25 minutes from my place, so we arranged for me to pick her up after her shots. I was anxious and clearly so was she. She went into the crate in the car while I settled up the finances, and after…
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2020 … and some thoughts about 2021
Read more: 2020 … and some thoughts about 2021I have been struggling to write lately. I have written a little on my other blog about my various hikes, but not much else. I’ve been reflecting back on 2020 lately. It was a crazy year for me. I made the major decision to stop working on my PhD. Not a week later we went…
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A New Years Hike
Read more: A New Years HikeIt was such a beautiful day yesterday, New Years Day, that we had to take advantage of it and go for a hike. When Scott suggested going to the coast, I pulled out our new Hiking Trails of Mainland Nova Scotia book and found one that was nearby – Green Bay to Broad Cove. The…
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Six years and counting…
Read more: Six years and counting…Six years ago today I was wheeled into the operating room to undergo a 10 hour surgery that removed the last of the known cancer from my body. I never know how I’m going to feel on this day. I always find myself wondering if I’ll be in a celebratory mood or a sad one.…
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Taking a deep breath
Read more: Taking a deep breathSee our plans, meet our members, and sign up for an online information session at www.treehousevillage.ca or send us an email at info@treehousevillage.ca.
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When slow care reduces stress
Read more: When slow care reduces stressHealthcare is very different here. I got notification of my follow up oncology appointment by a letter in a the mail – yes they still use paper mail here. What is interesting is none of this is stressing me out. I feel like I don’t have any urgent health concerns, so the lack of urgency…
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Mixed emotions
Read more: Mixed emotionsI am at a total loss on how to feel right now. I am overjoyed to be in Nova Scotia. Our house in California closed escrow on Friday, which means it is sold. The new people have started moving in. We left so quickly we didn’t get much of a chance to say goodbye. The…
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Zoledronic Acid
Read more: Zoledronic AcidZoledronic Acid aka Zometa is a drug given for osteoporosis and also for bone metastasis. Since the two years of Prolia I took didn’t stick, my oncologist recommended zometa – and given that my father had bad osteoporosis (from celiac disease), I wasn’t about to risk it – so I reluctantly agreed. Friday I had…
