In Sandra's Shoes

It felt good to sleep a little longer this morning.

Didn't have to rush out to the hospital for treatment. But I also missed not having to go to treatment. Meeting with the radiation therapists had become a part of my daily routine, people I saw everyday.

So a shout out and a thank you to Julianne, Dolores, Susan, Lisa, Nicole, Doreen and Matt who I spent most of my time with. They were always patient and pleasant and made it easy to go through treatment each day. I'll stop by to say hello next time I'm in the building.

What's next?

I had two goals I discussed back in January with my radiation oncologist. I told her I wanted to I wanted to work with college students on a student newspaper covering an editors' convention next week in Washington, D.C. and I wanted to walk in the five-mile Breast Cancer walk. She said I should be able to do them.

I've completed the radiation therapy so I'm heading to Washington in the next few days to work at the conference. I'm excited. It's always great to work with young people who are learning about our industry. I'm still get tired easily but I will work to manage it.

Now to do the walk, I have to exercise. Exercise. I haven't been doing very much of it even though my radiation oncologist told me I could do some. It would help build my stamina. So tomorrow I'm going to start even if I just walk for 15 minutes. I've got to start somewhere.

It's spring. A new beginning.