Hello, guess who has thumbs and also breast cancer

Thisssss guyyyy!

This is a "here's how the cancer thing is going" blog now.

Short version: I had my first mammogram, they saw some weird lymph nodes, biopsy showed cancer, MRI showed a couple suspicious areas in my right breast, another biopsy determined that one was invasive, the other was noninvasive. It's between Stage I and II, prognosis is good, treatment is aggressive!

Today I got a port installed and I start chemo on the 31st. I'll be doing that for about 20 weeks, then a mastectomy, then radiation for 6 weeks.

I have great doctors and a nurse navigator and they handle all scheduling for me, plus I have contact information for everyone I have questions for (and I have many questions and everyone is very patient about that).

My parents live very close, I have outrageously supportive friends, and my main emotion at this time is "inconvenienced."

So, if you're worried, I'm doing great. If you want to know how you can help, I'll tell you once I figure it out.

In the meantime, I'll try to update here so you can keep up with how I'm doing and I don't have to send one million messages.

One Wonders Why One Even Has a Blog

Science cannot tell us!

I would love to say that I have some interesting news, and I suppose there's always interesting news! I travel, I have a super cool job, I have many, many cats (I know, it's just bragging at this point), sometimes I make food that turns out well. SO MANY BLESSINGS.

But between last December and now, there's been too much to really summarize. Things are fine.

The blog continues. Why the blog continues, again, I do not know. I cannot say. A secret or a mystery, both look the same from a distance.

On a lighter note

I'm thinking about growing my hair out.

The Triumphant Return of Isley Says Things

"man, people steal hats WAY too much in dance movies"

"step up movies are like Harry Potter...I'm starting to suspect the best house doesn't always win"

guess who has two thumbs and definitely forgot about this blog for almost two years?

...thisssss guyyyyy

Soooo...

I basically completely forgot about the blog this year. What am I doing that is worth blogging about right now? Absolutely nothing! Watching "Fast Five." Marveling at the absurdity of this series, and the sweatiness of the Rock.

I have some thoughts about the new Star Wars movie (because of course I do), which can be summed up by the following: If you like "Star Wars," you're probably going to like this "Star Wars." Hooray.

We are well into 2015

I still totally have a blog!