"Thank you for the efforts"

Today before I went in for my procedure, Dr. Duckert told me, "Thank you for your efforts in all of this, you are an inspiration."  I found this funny and told my nurse, "Funny how he's thankful for my efforts, shouldn't I be the one thankful for all his efforts?"  She laughed!  I couldn't be more thankful for all of his and Dr. Morris's efforts as I would not have had near the success I have had without their efforts! 

I know I have wrote before about how generous, caring, and amazing everyone at the Estabrook Cancer Center has been, but these people are seriously unbelievable!  Today, when I checked in to the Outpatient Surgery Center, the receptionist knew my name.  Yes, she checked me in on Monday, but still, I'm sure she's checked in hundreds of people since then.  Then, my nurse anesthetist today remembered me from when I had my cone biopsy, way back at the beginning of September.  She not only remembered my name, she remembered where I worked, that I got married in July (sometimes I even forget that in the midst of all that has gone on since), and that we have a 4 year old son.  Not only have these two remembered me, but everyone else I have come into contact with at the Estabrook Cancer Center has remembered me.  This is an uplifting feeling and really makes me feel like I matter (which helps when you're going through what I'm going through.)  So I've decided either all of these people are really good with faces and names, I am so beautiful that I'm hard to forget, or this is just who these people are...the most caring people out there!  I'm positive it's the latter! Either way though, these people have gone above and beyond to provide me with the best care, support, and treatment possible and I will be forever grateful! 

In conclusion, many of you have been asking if I was able to hang out with my friends Bud and Mary last weekend, and you'll be happy to know (or at least I was happy about it) that I did hang out with them, not one, but two nights!  I also am putting in some hours at work this week and next week.  Slowly but surely I'm working my way back.  It feels so good to finally getting back to myself and my old life!