I am still on the planet, thanks for asking!

I know when someone has cancer and people read their blog to see what is happening. If that person doesn't post in a long time, people start to worry. Don't worry! I'm still around. In taking the summer off from cancer, I also took the summer off from the blog. Sorry if I freaked anyone out!

OK, a quick update on all things Bonnie. I've been back at work since May. Working pretty much full time since June. Some days are good, some days are bad. Most days I'm tired. Still dealing with the chemo brain symptoms (cloudy head, fuzzy thinking, can't follow many conversations at once, can't think on my feet, can't type fast or accurately) and trying not to let it get me down. Coffee helps some, but I can't really drink it all day, so by 3:00 the fuzzy head starts again and things move v  e  r  y   s  l  o  w  l  y. Mostly I make a lot of lists and if I need to remember something, I have to write it down immediately!

My latest piece- 11 x 16 hand torn paper

I had some time off--not enough, but some--and am now gearing up for a busy fall semester. Yuma starts back at school (7th grade!) next Wednesday, and Kate is off to Baltimore the same day. Caroline will start a new school (go Quakers!), and David and I continue to work for the man. Crazy.

Aside from work, I've started doing some art projects again and have made a couple of pieces for friends. I will also display a piece at Duke in the Employee Art Show next month. That's all good. 

Am planning on my final surgery (let's hope it is my final surgery forever!) in October. My plastic surgeon will replace these two horrible tissue expanders with my final silicone implants, and at the end of it all I should be sporting some rather fascinating foobs. I'm not anywhere excited about the prospect of new foobs, to me it all sucks and fake boobs are just the final humiliation. But hey, I'm still alive and things could be a lot worse.  I'm aware that it sounds a bit on the Debbie Downer side. So sue me. : )