Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Weight 119.4. Four days to the wedding. Still a good forecast for Friday, Saturday and Sunday for the rehearsal dinner, wedding, and brunch.

This morning our family is praying for my niece who had a rough time with breast cancer last year during which she had 3 surgeries with the last being a mastectomy. They found cancer in a lymph node last week and a second lymph node looked suspicious so they are going to biopsy that one during surgery to remove the first one this morning. She has no idea what this means for her future yet. I hate that it feels to me that it is like my eldest daughter's experience with cancer when the recurrence led to her death a year later. I know they have made huge strides with breast cancer and pray that she will benefit from them. Strange to think that of the 8 closest female family members, 5 of them have had breast cancer. None of them are related to me or each other biologically. It sure highlights the importance of regular breast cancer screening.

I am going to the same hospital my niece is at today for what is likely my final appointment with my shoulder surgeon as I am 6 months post-op. I think it has healed fine and is essentially as functional as the other shoulder though I still need to gain some strength. I have to admit to not being good at my exercises since I ended PT a month ago though I am using my arm nearly every day to lift boxes, etc. I need to get back in a routine with that once life normalizes.

Time to plan out the schedule - my appointment requires allowing about 2 hours to get to Boston so we need to figure that out. Have a terrific Tuesday!

I'm so sorry about your niece, Liz. Cancer is so unfair and insidious.

This morning I got up early to work on my Treasurer's report, talk to the MI bank, and clean up Quickbooks for the nonprofit only to be pleasantly surprised today's meeting has been cancelled. My stuff still needed to happen anyway. I am always so shocked when I can actually figure out how to do something non-normal in Quickbooks. Makes me feel like a genius when it happens! Today was recreating old CD accounts' history in there then linking them to newer rollover CD accounts synced with the bank. I am Bookkeeper Woman, hear me roar.

I need to do the tidying I didn't start yesterday and the car detailer is coming by this afternoon. My car has a bad chemical off-gassing smell after being closed up all summer and it needs to be waxed. So that's it for me today.

Take care all!

That's an accomplishment! I have had a tough enough time getting invitations to the brunch sent out via Evite.

You feel like genius, because you ARE a genius!

161.8. Another smidge down.

Breakfast out with DH and DS2 was nice. Had ham and cheddar quiche and small lavender latte. Too full for lunch since breakfast was late but we will have an early dinner and perhaps I'll snack this evening after DH leaves for work.

Went shopping with DS to TJ Max for a bit, he needed some new clothes for work. Lavender bath bombs for me. Lavender must be my theme for the day!

So sorry to hear about your niece's cancer returning. Unfortunately that is never a good sign. I really hope she can beat it a second time!

My Stephen's Ministry person canceled yet again. I think she just has too much on her plate to make it work right now which is unfortunate since that is exactly why she needs it!

Feels like Fall for sure. I kind of like bringing out the flannels for layering and wearing boots!

What exactly is a Stephen's Ministry?

It is a lay ministry in which a trained person comes along side someone going through a crisis or hard time and offers a listening, non judgmental ear along with as much Spiritual support (prayer, scripture, etc.) as the person would like or feel comfortable with. The training I went through is quite comprehensive (24 2 hour sessions I think). It's not counseling, but more than just being a friend to someone. We are not to give advice but can refer to other professionals as needed. The idea is to get the person to work through their feelings through talking.

Very cool ministry and probably very needed in many areas!

Liz, so sorry to hear about your niece. She has been through so much already.

The car detailer guy thought my car smelled good! Is he hard of smelling??