Tough Year, But Things are Getting Better!

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The past year has been a tough one for me, so most of you have not seen much of me on MyLot. I finally felt ready to write a post about everything that has been going on, so you knew what has been happening with me, and why I have spent so little time on the site. Deaths My father died of Covid 18 months ago, in December, 2021. Six month later, last June, 2022, a woman I had known for 35 years also died of Covid. Then, last September, as I shared in another post, my friend Gloria, who wrote as Domestic-DivaOnline, died of lung cancer. In December, 2023, a friend I had known for 23 years died of COPD. This past January, 2023, a childhood friend I had known for over 60 years died of Covid. All these deaths were overwhelming to me. My Husband's Health Continued to Decline As some of you know, my husband has Stage 5 kidney failure, heart failure, a type of blood cancer (called MDS or pre-leukemia), and dementia. Although we have a caregiver three days a week, I am his primary caregiver and it can be very time-consuming. I Had Some Health Problems of My Own On top of all that, I also had some recent health issues. On March 2, 2023, I had a total knee replacement on my left knee. While undergoing physical therapy for my knee, I was having trouble breathing. They discovered that I had adenocarcinoma or lung cancer in my upper right lung. After six weeks spent getting a biopsy, PET scan, lung function test and other medical appointments, I had the upper one-third of my right lung removed. Since then, I have continued to have more physical therapy! Six weeks after the lung cancer surgery, on July 5, 2023, I caught Covid for the first time. It was a huge setback, because I was exhausted. Covid was the last thing my lungs needed, especially so soon after surgery. In addition, after having several friends die of either Covid or lung cancer in the past year, the fact that I had both of these diseases was frightening for me. As you can all see, it's been a tough year, but things do seem to be getting better, and I do have some reasons to celebrate. The doctors will continue to monitor me, but they believe they were able to remove all the cancer. I recovered from Covid. I still have trouble breathing, but it is getting better every day. One of my daughters got married in early July (which is how I got Covid), and we had a wonderful family celebration before everyone got sick! Hopefully, I can be a little more active on MyLot, but if I disappear sometimes, it will probably be because I am dealing with all the stuff going on in my life ... caring for my husband, or dealing with my own health issues. However, I also wanted to assure you all that I enjoy MyLot and think of all of you often! I hope to touch base with some of you as often as I can. Hugs to you all!