I see it’s been awhile since I updated and felt like I should at
least let ya’ll know I am back. Well, not completely back, more at
half-speed, but better than nothing. ::smile::
My surgery was successful, in that I didn’t incur any complications.
However, my road has not ended. You see, the surgery was for removal of a
very large tumor that used to be my thyroid. Two weeks later, I received the results
of the post-surgery biopsy and the news wasn’t what I’d hoped for.
Folks, no easy way to say it, but I have cancer.
The good news is that they think they got it all, but I will have to
undergo more tests and a special radiation treatment (called RAI 131),
followed by a total body scan to determine if the cancer has
metastasized.
If you Google the RAI 131 treatment for hurtle cell carcinoma, you’ll note I
have to be in isolation for a period of time, since I will be
radioactive. Yep. That’s me, Radioactive Girl. I joke that now I will glow in the dark, but in reality, I probably won’t. I hope.
Not sure if I will attain any superpowers with my radioactivity, but
should you read of a woman in a glowing cape shooting arcs of light
beams from her fingertips…or anywhere else, well, I’m just sayin’. LOL.
Gosh, the writer in me is really itching to pen a story about a woman
with cancer who becomes a superhero. Who knows, I just might jot down
story notes between radiation treatments. :)
Anyway, this is nothing more than a side path of my journey before I
get back on the main road. I plan to rest, read, and write when I can,
and when I feel like it. I am even doing edits on some of my upcoming
books, taking my time to make the stories the best they can be and
enjoying the process.
Hey, I might actually learn something! LOL.
To those that have emailed me with notes of encouragement or get well wishes, I want to say how much I appreciated that. ((hugs))
With much love,
Cass
