My family came out from Colorado to celebrate with me. My
sister stayed the weekend and my parents and grandma the whole week. My
birthday was low key, and exactly what I wanted. Braxton, my sis and I went to
the famous Waffle House (a big deal out here) for breakfast and the whole
family (minus Braxton who had to work) went to J. Alexander’s for dinner. That
was one of Braxton’s and my favorite places when we lived in Colorado and I
recently discovered that there was one here in Atlanta J We ended the day with a
delicious cake from a bakery called Piece of Cake. I ordered an Oreo cake which
was Heaven!
Another exciting happening in my life was I went back to
work (in the office) this week! Now that I am off of my immunosuppressant, my
doctor cleared me to return. It has been an awesome week with a welcome
back/birthday party by my wonderful coworkers and boss. They threw me a pizza
party with more cake, a gift card to Chipotle, and balloons. I guess I was
really missed, and I am more than thankful for all of their support,
understanding, and patience while I was gone. It has almost been a year since I
got the dreadful phone call at work that my platelets were extremely low. Once
I left work, I never came back, until now. It was a long time, but didn’t seem
that long once I got settled back into my office. My desk looked exactly how it
did when I left that day (except for about an inch of dust accumulation). I am
thrilled to be back!
I am feeling great these days. I am still having some
issues….weight loss (might be GVHD) and skin issues. I have to go see a
dermatologist to help manage my skin problems. I have seborrheic dermatitis,
which is basically dandruff or flaking of your skin. I have it on my scalp,
face and ears. My scalp has been the hardest to treat, and am working with the
dermatologist to find a solution on managing it. My face has been a little
easier to manage. But I do have to use a medicated cream on my face every day
or the flaking flares up. It’s annoying and I hate when I have flare ups but I
will take this for the rest of my life over the cancer. I also have red spots
on my legs that the dermatologist says looks like psoriasis. I’ve been working
on clearing those up. I keep losing weight, and they said it could be GVHD. I
do eat and try to eat more than I normally would throughout the day to help
keep my weight stable. This is one the rare times I have to eat, eat, eat to
avoid losing weight! I have also been running more, so am hoping that is what
is causing it.
Other than that, I am doing wonderful! Londynn and I are
getting ready for football season. Braxton’s first home game is this weekend.
It’s kind of a love hate relationship I have with football. I love to watch and
go to games, especially ones Braxton is coaching, but I hate the long hours he
has to work during and shortly after the season. I always see shirts that say
“We interrupt this marriage to bring you football season.” Couldn’t be more
true, LOL!
I am getting really excited about fall! Even though I was
diagnosed in the fall both times, it still remains my favorite season. The
colors, the food, the weather, football…I just love it and I can’t wait to
start decorating my home!
I love you all and appreciate all of the continued prayers!
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