This last week was just what the doctor ordered for my psyche. The neck and arm were painful but I just used the advice from Pema to move toward the pain.... I spent a week of gorgeous fall days with three friends, playing golf, tasting wine, eating yummy food and laughing until our sides hurt. Now I hope to squeeze in a week trip to Washington, DC to join Jon and family before the surgery on my neck to remove the tumor from my C6 vertebra on November 5th. I am trying not to worry about what the outcomes of the surgery may be as the neurosurgeon won't really know how much he will have to remove until he gets in there. But I remain optimistic about the outcome.
