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| 2012 Santa with Maggie and Kate. They were also happy with the 30 cms of snow. |
Things have been going well with me and my return to work. A top notch group of people to work with and taking a few days off at Christmas hasn't been all that bad either. The last few days I have been feeling sore throat-free (finally) which is more than what I can say for the last six weeks.
In January I return to five days a week and full time by late January. That's a good thing for me as I can continue with earning holidays (I have none), paying back my five weeks of borrowed sick days and actually saving for retirement and the kids' RESPs again. Cancer sucks holidays and money out of you big time but if you survive it, you can rebuild it all.
Speaking of rebuilding it, 2012 has been a year of ups and downs. One thing was my weight. I porked up for radiation and chemo and didn't lose a pound. I gained 10. I had surgery and lost 10 lbs. I recovered from surgery and started chemo. I lost another 10. I'm all over the map. Now I'm Fatty Patty (as Erinn's girlfriend will surely start calling me) since I've packed on 25 lbs. I should be proud to be a cancer patient that actually came out heavier at the other end of the treatment. I got Fat Pants for my birthday a few weeks ago. I love them. Oh well, Christmas is not the time to start dieting.
But I think January 1st is.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone.
