Today marks exactly six months since I found Betty. What a wild ride it’s been. I can’t even describe how I feel or what I’ve been through. I managed to jot down a list of side effects after the last chemo session but that only really scratches the surface. There are a whole lot more physical changes from the surgery and mental trauma to unpack as well, but they are for other days. I’m not ready to deal with them yet.

When this whole thing started I’d recovered from back surgery and gone back to work. We were buying the house and the future looked very optimistic. And then, on April 14, 2023 my well built life started to crumble and fall. But, I’m still here, still standing, and that is the way I intend to stay.

I’ve got a whole lot more treatment to go so I’ll just keep taking it one day at a time. So for now, I’ll bid Big Betty and the last 6 months goodbye and good riddance. 

Let’s see what happens next.