Andy’s Recovery

So the blog posts have been severely lacking the past few months for several reasons, including our desktop computer committing hara-kiri, Andy’s thyroidectomy surgery, Andy’s recovery and low-iodine diet, and Andy’s recent radiation treatment. The past 2 months have been difficult, wonderful, scary, and relaxing all at the same time. We believe we are through the worst of it and can begin to refocus on work, our house, the holidays, and Andy being cancer-free. Well, and Goobers! Poor Gooby has figured out that something was wrong and he has reacted to the additional stress in the house. But now that Andy can be around him again (the radiation isolation was hardest on Goobers!) and we are back to normal work routines, Goobers has returned to his energetic, attention-demanding self, and we wouldn’t have it any other way!

So, the past few and upcoming posts are catch ups from this summer and fall. Hope you enjoy!

Andy’s 30th Birthday! No party, as Andy was headed into surgery in 2 days and it just didn’t seem like a good time to be throwing a birthday party. I have promised him a big ol’ party once he has hit the cancer-free mark (in a year or so). Since it was an important birthday and I knew he would be stuck in bed recovering for quite some time, I could think of no better gift than a new PlayStation 3!

Andy’s mom was able to see our new yard and see some Seattle sights before the big surgery day.

Andy came home from the hospital on our 3rd Wedding Anniversary (Kinda depressing, isn’t it, that so many of the cancer treatments were around all these milestones? We were waiting on test results on my birthday this past summer and he had radiation the day after our engagement anniversary, too! I told him when our dating anniversary rolls around this spring, we better have GOOD news!). There was no fancy dinner out this year, but Andy gave me the best gift ever– recovering from surgery and coming home! My sister sent us a gorgeous bouquet for our anniversary (having a florist for a sister is mighty handy, let me tell you) and my whole family (Abbie and Rascal included, of course!) sent Andy a huge basket full of sore throat soothing food and other fun post-surgery items.

Andy’s parents were such a huge help! Andy’s mom stayed with Andy at the hospital over night (2 nights instead of the expected 1) so I could take care of the neglected Goobers, update people on Andy, and take care of the house stuff. Andy’s dad came once Andy was home and entertained him while I tried to get everything back in order. We were finally able to enjoy the final nice days of summer in our gorgeous yard!

My co-workers decided after I was done caring for Andy post-surgery, managing stuff at home, making 30 low-iodine meals, and getting through Andy’s post-radiation isolation and recovery, I could really use a stiff drink. We had quite a night out at Benihana’s!