Now It Starts

Today was rough for both of us. Thinking about this upcoming week is making things much more real, ie. scary. Although I was already on vacation this past week, I had to push everything to the first week of the year after a positive COVID test on December 18, 2021. No symptoms and no one that I had been in contact with got sick and testing was all negative so either a false positive or asymptomatic. They wouldn't let me re-test so everything got pushed a week and I quarantined. In that week, my husband learned to cook roasted asparagus and chicken caesar wraps for me in addition to whatever he was making for him and the boys. He went to the store, took care of the house, and did all the things I was supposed to be doing. He's gearing up for what's to come :-)

This past week, we were able to be normal for a good portion. We wrapped up some loose ends, got Christmas all taken down, and a cleaner scheduled. I got to hang out with Mom and a few friends and we had a great NYE out with Frank and Autumn. Tomorrow I go back to work and into a week full of appointments and my first chemo treatment. Trying to stay positive while having a roller coaster of emotions.

January 3, 2022 - appointment with breast reconstruction surgeon‌‌
January 4, 2022 - port placement surgery‌‌
January 5, 2022 - echocardiogram
‌‌January 6, 2022 - bilateral breast MRI‌‌
January 7, 2022 - bloodwork and my first dose of chemo

TODAY'S SILVER LINING: we will meet our deductible and out-of-pocket max on January 5, 2022. Who else can say that?!