Did You Ever Think Life Was Gonna Be This Way?

It's been a while. To be honest, the rest of the summer brought me some tough stuff to work through. I lost several people I care about, and people I care about lost people they care about, and that, sometimes, is just as hard. I was going to write about all of these losses but every time I try, I stop and close up my computer, so clearly I am not ready to do that. Instead, I'll tell you my latest health news. Because that's fun.  Do we want the good news first or the not so good news? Good news? Great! That's the way I prefer it, too. The good news is that my poor skin and toes and hair and (fill in the blanks with all of the parts and pieces that I have which have suffered due to irinotecan and Vectibix here) will now be getting a break. It's true! I'll be able to walk around without makeup on and not scare the locals! I will be able to skip moisturizing routines here and there and not wind up with toe infections (oh, the toe infection - I probably should