Thanks

This morning started off like any other morning. I woke up early and slipped downstairs, made my morning cup, and wandered to the computer to wander around in blogland. Much to my surprise, I found that Bush Babe had arranged a virtual party to celebrate my last day of chemo. I sat there with tears in my eyes as I read her post. I was even more touched to see that Alison had posted, after a long absence. Through the day, the posts kept coming in, one after another. Oh you guys! I'm overwhelmed. This is just one of the very nicest things that ever happened to me. As I discover each new post, I have to say, you all make me smile. Big.

I've been looking forward to February 19th for what seems like forever, even though it has only been four months. Flipping the page to February was pretty exciting. Now I sit here on the eve of the big day, and I'm actually so anxious to get this last one done and over that I'm not sure I'll be able to sleep tonight. Seriously.

I'm trying to think of something profound to say, and I can't. I leave you with this: Today I went to the Cancer Center for my first radiation consult. An old man came in wearing a long blonde wig. He had the wig pulled into two pig tails, braided, with pink ribbons. He had plunked his ball cap on top of it. I burst out laughing as soon as I saw him and he grinned. "I love your hair," I said. He said, "Well, hell, if you gotta have cancer, you might just as well have some fun with it." I agreed with him. He was a garrulous charactor. I'm sort of a blabber mouth myself, so the next thing you know, we are talking and laughing like two people who have known each other a hundred years. It wasn't long before Bob was whisked away for his treatment. I heard his voice echoing down the hall as he tormented the staff mercilessly. There was another old gentleman sitting there and I said, "You know, I envy that guy! What a wonderful attitude." And that gentleman related his story of the first time he'd run into Bob, and how hard he'd laughed at his comic chatter. We both agreed on this one thing: One person with a big smile makes everybody smile.

Know what? When I go back tomorrow, I'll be the one grinning. Thanks to all of you for putting that grin on my face. I will pass it on. God bless you all.

Thank you Bush Babe, Hal, Pam, Jeannie (and 'Salina), Alison and her kewl girls, and Scotty. You made my day!

PS: If I missed anyone, I apologize. I didn't find you. Leave me a comment and I'll stop by.