Day by day

The title of this entry has become my life motto.

   Since last June life has been piling up a wide selection of challenges. One of the saddest is that the job in Laredo slipped away.  I had been approved by the city and even passed the pre-employment tests. But I did not count on dealing with a real nasty challenge.
   Before heading for the lower part of Texas I had decided to take advantage of the medical coverage I currently had and went in for all my yearly checkups. This went from top to bottom literally.  When one of the test showed I was very anemic I then got to have "scopes" go down my throat and up the colon. This is when life changed. A very nasty cancer was found just below my stomach. Very quickly I was scheduled for surgery. So quickly that I was actually between jobs when the surgery took place.  No need for a blow by blow account but due to  3 different infections and problems with chemo, my job in Laredo could not be held. This is something I completely understood.
   Life just keep happening. I had to give up my apartment, and store most of my things. I have been very lucky as well. My dear sister has taken me into her home and has been my source of strength when dealing with all things medical.  My father has helped me through some unplanned for expenses and my brother and sister-in-law turned out to be wonderful cheerleaders
    Next week I go for another scan and I am hoping for good news, although the last visit with a doctor was not a source of happy news. 
     I was very happy to see the end of 2010, and I still hold on to the hope that 2011 will be better. 

Busy, busy, busy

The time for leaving my current job is almost here. I am trying to add vacation days to my cut off date so that I can get a follow-up visit to the doctor covered by BCBS. Also I still have to find a new place in Laredo, get a moving company lined up, pack, get background check sent to new employer, change mailing address, notify utilities, and get sleepy time pills for the Cat of cats. 

This morning I took a break & watched the opening ceremonies for the World Cup on Spanish language TV.

Very impressive. Lots of music and dancing. I am hoping this gets the day off to a good start. At least no medical tests today.

Milestone time

It seems this poor old blog only gets an update when big events or major holidays occur. This time it is time for change. I am leaving AiH and will (I hope) by the end of June be hard at work at the Laredo Public Library.The up coming challenges will be finding a new apartment and moving me and the Cat of cats five hours south of Houston. I am very happy and a bit nervous. Laredo PL seems like a very exciting place to work and the staff are very welcoming and friendly.