Home . . . sweeter when secure

I left Anchorage for home at 1:00 a.m. Tuesday morning. I must say the trip home was much more pleasant than the trip there. I am sure a combination of things contributed to that. I wasn't fighting such large crowds. I had a leisurely lay over in Seattle (had breakfast and got a 30 min massage while waiting for my next flight). The sights and smells were more pleasant. Most of all, my mind was at peace with the knowledge that Sasha is in good hands both with her doctors and with her friends.

When I got home today everything was in order and all was well. I had asked my friend, Carolyn to take care of my animals while I was gone. She and her family lovingly did so. But they went one step further. When I got home my grass was green and groomed, my kitchen had been cleaned and the laundry I had done prior to leaving had been folded. My house plants were no worse for the wear. Both dogs, all 8 cats, the chickens and livestock are happy and well cared for. The only thing I had to do when I got home was . . . well, NOTHING :) I reunited with my dogs - who, by the way, haven't left my side since I got home. I Cuddled with cats, goats and the horse. Then I sat on the back porch enjoying the soft melodic sound of the wind chime and listening to the chickens cluck as they scratched about the yard. Then I took a nice long nap.

I woke this evening when Sasha called. She shared with me the results from today's doctor appointment. It was really good news! Of the 11 nodes that were surgically removed only the first 3 were cancerous. It looks like they were able to remove all the cancer cells that were on the move as well as all the cancer cells peppered throughout her breast just waiting to spread out. Her mastectomy was the first major step to beating her cancer and we now know with a certainty that it was the right step to take. Other results are still pending but so far so good :)

Dillon and Cerra will be coming to see me this weekend. I am hoping that Nolan can come up too but he may not be able to get the time off work. Then I am going to take a short respite, do some things at home I have been putting off and take care of some personal stuff. Once I've got that handled I'll happily go back to work :)

I will rest easy tonight, my dogs at the bedside and the sound of silence around me, secure in the knowledge and ever so grateful that when we are faced will a challenge a way is made for us to overcome it. I will dream sweetly of all those who have been brought into my life at this time - family and friends new and old - who have blessed my life with acts of love and the gift of hope. I pray we can all find those precious moments of joy and peace of mind to help us carry on in good times and bad. TTFN:)