My skin is falling off...

YUCK! It's just like getting a sunburn and having the burnt pieces fall off to reveal new skin underneath.  But, this time I didn't lie in the sun and read a book, or talk to my friends enjoying a great day.  I have spent the past 6 weeks, every week day getting radiation on my breast for I have breast cancer.

Now, what the doctor and nurse have been checking me out for the past 6 weeks has come to pass--my skin is falling off. It itches, and it doesn't hurt yet...but when the skin falls off I'm afraid it will hurt. My neck itches as well as the inside of my breast--but I can only scratch my neck. There is no help for the inside itch...except sleep.

So, today I pray, My Life is Fantastic, Thank YOU GOD.

Even though I am struggling financially and physically...everything is still good.

Courageous? Me?

I just had a phone call from a friend who left this message: "You are courageous and brave." I don't know about that---but it made me smile as I listened to it.  So, thank you.

Today, as I was taking a power nap on my porch, my 9 year old neighbor  Ian popped in and screamed in sheer terror as I said Hi.  He didn't see me on the couch, and fell to the ground.  The reason he came over was to make sure I saw the note he slipped in the mailbox.

"Did you hear banging on the front door?" he asked.

Maybe, Ian I did--hard to know I was napping. I thought.

No, I said. I didn't.

You have a note.

(The front said, 'Leslie' and inside 'hope you feel better' and was unsigned.)

Why didn't you sign it? I asked.

"It was suppose to be a surprise! Ian responded.

What a great kid.

Five minutes later Mom was yelling at the three of them for the mess they left in the kitchen after snacks. Mom--please write a book!!!!

Asking for HELP...again

I'm not the type of person who ever asks for help.  I do it all myself, until I can.t--and then I complain.  But I'm learning to ask for help--and trading services such as babysitting or my Skype organizing for what I need. 

Right now--here is what I need:

My gutters cleaned, my lawn raked and a trip to the dump.  That's what I need for the outside--for the inside I need my basement cleaned and painted and made into a place where I can do my art. I also need a car that works, and of course my whole house painted inside...

But, the first thing I need to do is get to radiation so I can fight my biggest battle so far--getting rid of my breast cancer. Only 18 more sessions to go. Yeah...everything I know will get done in due time--except my due time is today.

What is the hardest asking for help you have done?

Corporations are (Mean) People

When the supreme court said that corporations are people a few years ago. I thought--Good that means they will be nice to people. Nope, they are mean to people. Look what corporations did to our economy in 2008...and we are still suffering for it. I'm not asking them to bed over backwards, just be fair and honest to everyone. Is that too hard?

When I need laughs

When I am sad, by circumstances or nature I have my  sure fire ways of being happy. I list everything I am grateful for and watch sitcom bloopers on You Tube. Just put the word blooper and your favorite situation comedy  in the search box and enjoy the laughs. If you watch enough you can laugh yourself out of the bad mood.

 Two and half men, The Big Bang Theory and Modern Family are my favorites and they always make me laugh out loud.

So, Thank you Chuck Lorrie, and everyone else connected with these shows. I can hardly wait for your next season!

Remembering to shave

"Not to the knees, but the big shave up the leg"...as Joan Rivers said about shaving as she was preparing for the gyno doctor.

That's not my problem at the moment. But I have to remember to shave under my arms for radiation everyday. I am so paranoid I will forget it's on my list of 'things I need to do today."

What's on your to do list?