Goodbye 2010! Hello 2011! One year update

Happy New Year!

My one year anniversary post neck dissection surgery was December 9.  I forgot all about it.  The one legacy of the surgery is a really tight neck muscle, the SCM, or sternocleidomastoid muscle.  Mildly annoying but not a big deal.

The good news is that the thyroglobulin test post surgery is now close to zero.  Where it should be. Meaning it looks like they removed the remaining cancerous lymph nodes and got it all.  My doctor kept telling me, "This is good news!"  And, he released me to see him in one year.  That is progress. 

What a weird year.  In January all I did was sit in the recliner under two blankets while wearing layers of pjs.  Fast forward to July and we had done a 1200 mile bike tour.  I took my first art class, a drawing class.  I learned to handle raptors.  I put my embroidery work out into the world and it was well received.  I went into business for myself.  Thank you 2010.  You have no idea what you can accomplish unless you try.  You don't know your own true strengths until you test them.

2011, Let's go. I'm ready!