A Spork in the Road

Been a rough weekend, I won’t say it hasn’t. Sore mouth, sore self, lots of anxiety as reality sets in. Now that the tests are done, and treatment has started, and I’ve done all the research that I can stand to do, I’m left with the daily existence of this thing.

So I’m hugely thankful for work. I could’ve sat around and moped all day today, but instead I had work to do. And I feel immensely better for it. Not just distracted — I actually feel physically better after putting in a few hours of focused work.

My jaw aches and my throat’s a little tender and the tips of my fingers are tingly and I get weird aches in weird places at weird times. But I’m moving forward.

I’d like to thank Rick Kantrell, too, for a wonderful and much-needed pep talk on the importance of positive thinking. If athletes can visualize peak performance before an event, I can visualize peak performance of my body in this marathon I’m facing.