A distressing amount of my time has been dedicated to watching the Olympics since they started on Friday. I can't help it, I LOVE sports! I can't get enough, especially when it comes to the excitement and sportsmanship of the Olympics. So, my house looks like several bombs went off because I just can't tear myself away from table tennis ( <---actually, I'm totally kidding about that). Soccer, swimming, gymnastics (talk about drama!), the list goes on. The Olympics have been a very welcome distraction for me, let's go Team USA! London has been pretty fantastic too. I wish I could just pop over there for a few days. I don't even need to see an Olympic event, but a castle or two would be great. Oh, and I'd love to hang with Wils and Kate for a bit, maybe for a cocktail or something.
Speaking of all things Brittish, I met and hired Mary Poppins last week. If you've been following my blog, then you'll recall a somewhat drug-induced plea for Mary Poppins herself to arrive at my house (see: Mary Poppins and Other Drugs post if you're wondering what on earth I'm talking about). Well, she's here and quite modern, if I do say so myself. Yes, she is an actual Brittish Nanny, in case you were wondering. She was with the kids for the first time yesterday and she didn't run from the house screaming before I returned home, so we'll take that as a good sign. She'll be here every day once I start radiation, but for now she's working a few days a week (I still have 4.3 million doctors appointments every week). I told her if she could have Stella potty-trained I would pay her a bonus. Is that wrong???
Recovery-wise I'm about the same. I still have one drain remaining, the damn thing just won't give up... I've begun having the fillers for my tissue expanders on the right side. I can't begain radiation until that's complete, so I still have a few weeks to go. I'm frustrated because I just want to get this part over with, I'm quite tired of being patient. It's not like I have a choice, I know, but I'd like to move on. So, as July fades into August, I'm trying to keep things into perspective. I've been incredibly lucky to have such a positive outcome regarding the seriousness of my cancer. I just need to keep my chin up and move forward. Until next time... I've got an appointment with the men's water polo team :)
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