Cancer Sucks

Let me just say this as concisely and as compassionately as I can:

Cancer sucks.

My beloved wife is now home after a double mastectomy due to malignancies found in both breasts. Been a helluva week here at the Scott home. For those who didn’t know, just understand that a) we found out about this fairly recently, and b) we didn’t want to be answering a lot of questions over and over again, and c) we didn’t want to do the Facebook thing, either. Guess we’re both just a little too old school and uncool for the social media thing. And some of you are quite busy around graduation time, and we didn’t want to detract from someone else’s celebration. Don’t want to be the rain on someone’s picnic, y’know?

At any rate, she’s now made it through two different cancers–kidney and breast–and yeah, they both sucked. I’m hoping things can get back to something resembling normal, now that the hospitalization is over. We’re still facing a long recovery and the whole reconstruction phase, but once she gets past the initial surgeries, things should start calming down. I don’t believe we’ll be looking at either chemotherapy or radiation, because her lymph nodes were clear. Still waiting for 100% confirmation from pathology, but we may be out of the woods. Yay.

Downright exhausting, though, lemme tell ya. Mostly for her, of course, but also for me a bit, too.

We’ve been blessed to have so many friends bringing over meals and stocking our pantry, and my job has been great about giving me time off. I did put in a couple hours this afternoon, but honestly, I’m grateful my son called with bike trouble, because I think I was pushing myself. Haven’t been sleeping right at all these past several nights. My parents are also in town, and were great about hanging out with the kids while I hung out with my wife in the hospital. Oh, and a shout out to Rochester General, too, for the awesome recovery room. They practically gave us a suite!

There’s a couple of people whose phone calls I’ve yet to return. I’ll get a hold of you, soon, I promise.

As far as writing goes, I’m still plugging away, albeit a little more slowly these days. I’ve got one book almost finished, one 2/3rds done, two about half done, and two more about a third done. ‘Course, that’s also written on the sidebar, so  you can see for yourself. I’m on target to get at least three of these finished this year, if not four. But we’ll have to see how that pans out. I couldn’t have predicted the cancer thing, so who knows what might get in the way of that goal.

That’s all for now. Later!

4 thoughts on “Cancer Sucks”

  1. Wow – that’s a lot to go through, but you sound like you have an amazing support system, and that always helps. Glad to hear that there are some bright spots ahead. Rochester General is an amazing hospital – my best friend had her mastectomy surgery there 6.5 years ago, and she is still going strong. Reconstruction is another ordeal, but nothing compared to what you all have already been through.

    Sending my best to all – you are all strong and you will kick cancer’s a$$!

    Nancy Graziano

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  2. Man , I have to say, When you get involved in something …You and Wendy go in Big…
    You Guys get my respect for putting up with a lot of crap (cancer) for a long time and have been way more than patient.I am sure that it is with the continued Prayers of all your friends and family, that keep you both plugging along. We will continue to keep you both in solid prayer constantly and give that wife of yours a big kiss for us and let her know we are thinking of you both . God Bless Michael, Keep in touch
    Kim and Chuck

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  3. Prayers for you and your wife. I had a mastectomy last year and it’s been a LONG year. Surgery, chemo, radiation and now more reconstruction. Cancer sucks pretty much sums it up. But God has blessed my family during this journey and I know He will do the same for you.

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  4. I’m confident in His goodness and blessing, even though He owes me nothing at all.

    Thanks for your prayers and thoughts.

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