I can almost see the Finish Line

The Finish Line is close, I can see it.  And just past it is a beautiful weekend in Chateau Montebello.  It will be hot and sunny.  We will swim in the outdoor poor all day, eat barbeque in the early evening.  Then we will play mini-golf as the sun wanes.  We will eat a sumptuous breakfast of berries that we've never even heard of.  Maybe I'll get a massage.  Maybe Amrita will try horse back riding.  Then we will fall into bed and read Harriet the Spy.

But I'm not there yet.  I am so close but there are still turns and detours just before, and I don't know if I will get re-routed.  There have been many such detours on the long marathon I've been running for the past 6 months.  The marathon itself was a big detour from the path I was on before last December.  Even along the detour, there were more unexpected twists and turns. 

I'm almost back on the track - a different track, mind you, then the one I was on before.  Like all paths, this was has its pluses and minuses.  Some pluses include:  a better appreciation of life and my family and friends and even work, a more health conscious life-style, the desire to live a more meaningful life.  A big minus is the fear and possibility of recurrence.

But before I am completely back on track, I have to get the results of my kidney function test.  I haven't got a call from my doctor yet.  I got a call so quickly after last week's CT scan that I have been expecting the same timeframe.  I know that I will know by June 28 at the latest since I am seeing my specialist at that time, but it would be nice to know before. I'd sort of like a heads-up if I have to get the stent re-inserted on June 28 (since my appointment is at the same location where I got my stent removed).  Especially since I did book a room at Chateau Montebello for June 29-July 1.  And I have to cancel by June 26.

I used to be such a planner.  I planned our trip to Paris one year in advance - the plane tickets, the apartment, everything. Now I can't even plan anything a day in advance.  And the cancellation policy is the key feature I look at.

There have been a lot of hurdles to get over in this marathon.  I hope that June 28 will see me at the Finish Line.