EverSoGrateful

I am eversograteful. Grateful for my life. Grateful for my health. I have continued to lurk on the desmoid tumor list serve for the past 3 1/2 years and occasionally see posts that remind me how very lucky I am to have those tumors behind me and to not have FAP... Most people with desmoids have FAP, it is a genetic disorder that leads to early colon cancer if the colon isn't removed. Tumors from hiking are much easier to handle than tumors from FAP. I am also grateful that I only had to have 2 surgeries and that radiation has kept me from a dreaded recurrence. I am also grateful for Jason and the strength and comfort he brought when I needed it back in the year of the tumors. We were talking on the way home from Vegas after Thanksgiving and he mentioned how hard he took it when we learned that the bumps I felt post surgery #1 was another tumor. He didn't even let on to me, but it terrified him. Oh, to never deal with something like that again will be too soon.

On the bright side for today, we have decided what we will be getting for Christmas...a new transfer case for the Jeep. That was the casualty from Dumont and Jas will be taking it in for a rebuild tomorrow. The good news is the 4 wheel drive shop is slow, so it won't take long and we can be back on the sand again! Next time we will just stick with 4 tires of all the same size!

We also enjoyed some excellent steak at Ja son son's restaurant last night with friends we are enjoying very much, hopefully we will hang out again soon, even though I made an idiot of myself last night...