As my regular readers will by now have noted I have been running fewer games this year, particularly of Dog Wars which there have been none, and my participation in playing is way down as well. The explanation for all this is cancer.
In late November I went into the hospital for what I thought was an appendicitis attack. After a long series of tests, it was determined to instead be stage four colon cancer. Given my family history of this disease which has claimed the lives of the past two generations of my family, I was not all that surprised. To make a long story short I had multiple surgeries to remove a part of my lower intestine, then spent over six months receiving chemotherapy. Following all that was a HIPAC procedure which involves both surgery and more chemo treatment. When all is said and done, I went from stage four cancer to presently they cannot detect any of it at a cellular level. I'm not cured, as that takes five years of it nor showing back up, but I am as healthy as one can be.
On other positive news was I lost a lot of weight, which is good. My blood pressure is excellent now. Now I need to rebuild my endurance and general mobility. The only thing that is holding me back some is neurotrophy which effects my feet and the tips of my fingers. The later makes fine motor skills like painting difficult. This too should pass but could take as long as a year.
To all the other bloggers a big thank you for helping me feel connected to this wonderful hobby.
As time goes on and I recover more there are plenty of new projects and games in the works that I will be presenting.
