still here

Just so people know I still exist, I thought I'd post a quick entry just to let you know nothing's changed. No pain or soreness now, I was able to remove any and all bandages yesterday and take a full shower. To recap: PET Scan on Tuesday, chest X-ray and meeting with doctors on Wednesday, hopefully with some answers. I expect them to say Hodgkin's Disease; the only surprise would be if they say it was detected elsewhere and/or it's some other cancer.

And now for some good news: I just found out Friday that, because Christmas and New Year's are on Saturdays, our paid holidays at work will be Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve. I'm somewhat indifferent to having those days off work, although it is nice; I care more about the day *after* Christmas, because I hate going to bed early on a holiday, especially one as busy as Christmas. But this year, the 26th is on a Sunday so that's not a problem.

I also discovered that Target's (that's right: "Target's," just like "Kroger's" or "Wal*Mart's") sells candy canes in various candy flavors now, including Jelly Belly, Spree, Gobstopper, and Sour Patch, all of which I bought tonight. All good except the Sour Patch ones, which were hardly sour at all and tasted more like cherry cough syrup. Still, when it comes to a festive holiday breathsaver or a hot cocoa stirrer, nothing beats a good old-fashioned Spangler® peppermint candy cane.

This concludes my review of the local candy cane market.