A 2025 Refresh/Life Update

     

Happy New Year! It has been awhile since I have came on here to chat with everyone. My life was turned upside down at the end of last year. While I wanted to record everything I was feeling and all that was happening, I just had to take some time to work through things for a little while. A lot has happened and updates about my health seem to be happening consistently. I am setting a goal for myself this year to blog every Monday. I have a lot to say. Hoping to not sound like a social media influencer, if anyone has anything they want me to share or write about please let me know! If I am going to follow through with this goal, I will need some feedback. 

The short version of the last few months is as follows...

Mid November, I went into a surgical consult, assuming I would be told I had an OR date and I would have good news and be able to finally move on from this situation. They didn't say that. They said that my tumour is highly unlikely to be operable unless I undergo radiation first. I knew that radiation was a possibility at some point, but I wasn't expecting it to be before my surgery and that wasn't even the worst part. They told me there was this special radiation treatment in Florida with higher success rate, lower risk, and that the government would cover the cost. She said they wanted me in Florida in 2 weeks and had to make a decision over the weekend. To make a long story very short, we agreed to go and had four days notice to find an apartment, book flights, find something to do with our cat and move to Florida for two months. 


I will make a separate post all about Florida. The pros and cons, the adventures we had and our overall feelings about the experience because honestly there is a lot to share! 

We returned home to Calgary two days ago and we are slowly getting back into our routine. I go in for a surgical consult next week and then surgery. I have a lot of big ideas for myself this year. I feel the need to practice self love but also want to change everything about myself. Maybe everyone who reads this can help hold me accountable as I share my goals and aspirations. Here is to being the best version of ourselves in 2025! 

















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