Now that I am all done with treatment, I look back on what has happened and I have moments of "Holy shit! I had cancer! People die from cancer! Cancer kills people!" Yes, I cry about it. Cry because I am grateful that everything went so smoothly for me and my treatment. Cry for those that were not as lucky, those who lost their lives too early.
The day after I got my tattoo I was shopping at The Avenue and the girl that was helping me noticed my tattoo and she asked if I had breast cancer and I told her I had gone through chemo, surgery, and radiation and I am now cancer free. She told me her cousin just died from breast cancer. Her cousin was 36 when she died. By the time she found the cancer it had spread and was so aggressive that no treatments where helping. After I made my purchases, I got in my car and cried. It hits me hard to hear about women my age dying from breast cancer. I don't take it lightly that I am still here.
I am so ready to find a place of my own. I want my own space again. I think once I find a place to live and I am all settled in I will look at taking real vacations and maybe doing a little traveling. I am always amazed when my single friends travel on their own. I am such a wimp to travel by myself but I think I might try it once. If I wait around for a travel buddy I may never go anywhere except Disneyland. Speaking of Disneyland... I do have a trip to Disneyland planned with some girl friends in October. I am so excited!
Monday, August 24, 2015
Wednesday, August 12, 2015
TATTUESDAY!!!! TATTOOSDAY!!!
So a few weeks ago my friends and I were talking about tattoos and one thing lead to another and we set a date to get tattoos. That day happened to be a Tuesday since they (Dave & Dana) are in rehearsal... thus coining the phrase "TATTUESDAY" (or "TATTOOSDAY" depending on how you feel like spelling it).
We made appointments at Marks of Art in San Jose with Rob. Rob was late and while we were waiting for him we thought maybe we would have to cancel Tattuesday but eventually he showed up. I have been thinking about getting a tattoo for a while now long before the cancer. I really wanted my first tattoo to be special. I chose a pink ribbon to cap off the end of my treatments.
I am now ready to move onto the next adventure.
I am hoping that next adventure is moving into my own place.
Finding a place to live has been rough. Housing prices in the Bay Area are ridiculous! I have been looking at either purchasing a condo or renting an apartment. There really has not been any condos in my price range in an area I really want to live in. There are some in Hayward and other parts of the East Bay but I would much rather purchase closer to the South Bay. Since nothing much was coming up on the purchase side I have been focusing on renting. Obsessively checking Craigslist. The major problem I am having now is that A LOT of places don't allow pets. :( I know something will come up that will be good for me, but it is very frustrating right now.
I pet sat at Jeremiah and Jamie's while they were out of town this weekend which meant I got to spend some time with my Dombey cat. It was really hard to say goodbye and leave him there. I know he's not that happy and spends most of his time hiding from the dogs. I really hope I find a place before the end of the month so we don't have to move Dombey twice in a short time since J&J bought a house and are moving. Prayers and thoughts and fingers crossed!
We made appointments at Marks of Art in San Jose with Rob. Rob was late and while we were waiting for him we thought maybe we would have to cancel Tattuesday but eventually he showed up. I have been thinking about getting a tattoo for a while now long before the cancer. I really wanted my first tattoo to be special. I chose a pink ribbon to cap off the end of my treatments.
I am now ready to move onto the next adventure.
I am hoping that next adventure is moving into my own place.
Finding a place to live has been rough. Housing prices in the Bay Area are ridiculous! I have been looking at either purchasing a condo or renting an apartment. There really has not been any condos in my price range in an area I really want to live in. There are some in Hayward and other parts of the East Bay but I would much rather purchase closer to the South Bay. Since nothing much was coming up on the purchase side I have been focusing on renting. Obsessively checking Craigslist. The major problem I am having now is that A LOT of places don't allow pets. :( I know something will come up that will be good for me, but it is very frustrating right now.
I pet sat at Jeremiah and Jamie's while they were out of town this weekend which meant I got to spend some time with my Dombey cat. It was really hard to say goodbye and leave him there. I know he's not that happy and spends most of his time hiding from the dogs. I really hope I find a place before the end of the month so we don't have to move Dombey twice in a short time since J&J bought a house and are moving. Prayers and thoughts and fingers crossed!
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