First...we've lost way too many of our breast cancer blogging friends and advocates. Like, the tab at the top of this blog, "Blogs I Like"....So many of these beautiful people are gone now. It hurts. It's a punch in the gut & the punches just keep on coming. More really does need to be done in the arena of research and monies for stage iv. And that is all I have to say about that.
Also, the stupid political climate. Just...OMG....It's true, I don't usually speak of politics here, but c'mon now! What's happening in our politics, with our President in particular, is NOT NORMAL!
What else....Kneeling, #MeToo, the revolving door of staff in the White House .... "covfefe" .... Ok, seriously .... after everything that's happened .... how do we STILL have this Cheeto-In-Chief who can't keep his tiny hands off his Tweety Button?!!!! GAWD!!!
Normal? Ummmm, no.
2017 was wrought with so much dissension... so much divisiveness, protests and violence at rallies and in the streets broadcast live across all modes of media.
2017 has been not only weird, but also very difficult. So much loss, change, ups and downs.....
So, most of my regular readers (Ha ha ha!!! Like I write regularly!!) and Facebook followers know that O and I did the whole Texas to Georgia relocation thing. Again. A little different this time. Ok, well, a LOT different this time.
First, right off the bat, I learned of the passing of my biological father, from whom I have been estranged....And that story is a whole other can o'worms that I am still not sure how to feel about.
Then the sudden, unexpected loss of a very close family member in January, was not how any of us expected 2017 to start. O and I had been back in Texas since October 2015, and had pretty much successfully pushed a "Reset" button on our life, and then it happened.
We flew on airplanes about every six weeks to Georgia and back, starting with attending the funeral...and if you know me, you know how terrifying that is for me and how absolutely dreadful it was for O to have to deal with me in flight. And then we just moved in June.
We got here just in time to ride out Hurricane Irma. Which was awful. We were going to evacuate to northwest Georgia, and therefore didn't stockpile any supplies, until, at the VERY last minute, Irma decided to turn and go straight up to where we were going to go. So we stayed. O's first hurricane. We didn't have any damage. We were lucky. Three major hurricanes....Harvey, Irma and Maria.... So close together. What is happening to our planet??
October brought a cancer scare for me. A 3D mammogram, my first, showed a suspicious area. Ultrasound and needle biopsy later, it was nothing. And I'm pretty sure I would not have gone through this at my regular mammogram place in Texas....November brought a similar scare to my mother....also nothing. Thankfully.
Life is just different. Different good and different not so good. But that's life, eh?
We have reconnected with family, some damaged relationships have been restored, some estrangements have been reconnected. These are the best things that happened for us in 2017.
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| Sunset At The Beach - December 2017 |
2017 is over. Gone. I'm glad.
Goodbye 2017.
8 comments:
I really appreciate all these updates. I had figured out that you had moved back to GA, but now I understand more clearly the details. Sounds like it makes a lot of sense, and I hope the transition continues to go well. Hurricane Irma must have been very scary. And then your cancer scare. And your mom's. Very glad you're both okay.
All the losses in our bc community, they just keep happening and you're right, each one feels like that proverbial punch in the gut. Sadly, we know 2018 will bring more. We gotta keep on keepin' on for the sake of all those dear ones.
And the noise! You summed it up perfectly there, my friend. That's exactly it. 2017 had so much noise. Hope 2018 brings a bit less of that and a lot more calm. But, who am I kidding, right?
Thanks for the post. Looking forward to reading more of them in 2018. May 2018 be kind, or at least kinder, to us all. xo
Hey Nancy! Thanks for letting me know my words make sense to someone other than myself lol! I'm afraid that if we must endure another 3 years of the Cheeto, we won't get much calm & quiet...
The transition is what it is. Some days we feel like it was the correct thing to do. Other days, we feel it was another epic mistake. But I have always believed that we are, at every single moment, exactly where we are supposed to be. So......
Yes, please, please, powers that be, let 2018 be gentler & kinder to us all. xx
Excellent post! Yes 2017 was not kind or gentle for a lot of us. But your post made me laugh out loud...love how you inject humor. I am so glad you and O are here now. It means more to me than you can imagine. Thanks for all you do. Praying for only good things in 2018. Love, Mom
Yes, PLEASE can 2018 be good to all of us. Love you too xx
Hi Kimberly!
Evelyn from Madrid wriging here....
As always, I really enjoy reading you, thanks for sharing your thoughts!
I also feel sad about people I knew since the "c" event, who were gone in the past few months; it is in fact even difficult to believe it, the mind probably creates a kind of an imaginary protective shield which keeps the so hard reality at some distance, but it feels really so so sad..That is all I will say about it, just like you, the rest remains inside...
Wish you a good 2018 Kimberly! And to all who are reading!
Hugs,
Evelyn
Great post--it is so difficult to keep up--2017 was awful! This year MUST be better!
Hey Evelyn! Always enjoy hearing from you & your thoughts shared here. I agree, I think our mind shields us as much as it can, but lately that shield is failing me & the pain & sorrow surrounding so many things is just too great....And it's a big reason I can't even seem to write with any regularity anymore. But I'm trying. We all need a better year this year. Big hugs to you!
xx
Hey CC! It really has been so difficult to keep up with everything lately...I need this year to be the polar opposite of last year. xx
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