We had planned on heading to South Dakota right after Memorial Day, but life got in the way. I am good at getting my preventative medical care, and my mammogram reports have noted words to the effect of “dense breasts … consider MRI.” I decided since I was 70, maybe I should! I have had absolutely no symptoms or test results indicating breast cancer, but surprise! The MRI caught a very small cancer, 4-6mm in size, Stage 0 Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS). Of course that started a waterfall of appointments for biopsies, consultations with surgical, radiation, and medical oncologists, etc. Crazy. I had surgery on Monday, and the pathology report says there is no more cancer. In fact, they couldn’t even find it in the samples. The thought is the biopsy I had actually caught it all. So we are now planning on leaving on Wednesday and heading to Oregon. I still have an appointment with the surgeon and medical oncologist on Tuesday, but I am feeling very, very relieved!
Since the cancer was so small, very contained, and non-invasive, we did enjoy some time in between all the appointments. It took two service calls before Kevin finally got the RZR power steering warranty issue resolved, so we took a 75 mile trip along the Cheese Country Trail beginning and ending in Mineral Point, WI. It is a rail to trail graded trail that was just beautiful in the midwestern early summer.
Kevin also replaced the convection/microwave in the motorhome. The original one was losing display readability, but it was a pain to get the new one in. Turns out the mounting bracket wasn’t installed correctly originally, so when he tried to use the same screws, things just weren’t level. Ahh, so that’s why there were all these extra screws LOL! He finally got the mounting bracket level, and using screw jacks he got it in the right spot.
And is it even a post without a picture of one of the cats? This is Luna impatiently waiting for Kevin to throw her little ball for fetching.
I also participated in the #NoKings rally in Waterloo. This was my favorite sign, mostly because the doodle looks almost exactly like our old dog.
I also got some of the internet famous Dubai chocolate as a reward after surgery. Yum. Not quite sure it is worth $5 for this piece, but it was very good.
We are now packing for the trip. More when we are on the road.