Attitude of Gratitude

Yep, still grateful.

I spent this afternoon and evening at my brother- and sister-in-law's, eating the traditional eats, talking about the traditional things, and generally enjoying Family. (The Wonder Family were bravely having his family at their house, which involves catering to a whole host of food peculiarities, from real allergies to just quirks.)

There were a few awkward moments. Some of the "kids" now have kids of their own who are old enough to see what's going on and ask questions. So while the adults mostly did fine (we will leave aside the person who said of my headscarf/shawl combo, "You look like a Muslim in that thing!"), some of the children were curious, and even frightened. But anyway, in general, things were cool. And I was very grateful to be there and to be able to be there.

I spent some time tonight reading over this journal. And really, if you have to have cancer, I could not be having a better experience as far as treatment goes. I still think the System at D-F is broken, and I would like to be part of fixing it. But that's for later.

For now, grateful.