Getting back to normal & vacation pics

It's now been four weeks and four days since the last chemo.  Still some lingering side effects (acid reflux, periodic sore throat, nails breaking, eyebrows have gone missing, tingly and slightly numb toes on one foot (maybe a baby case of neuropathy), still get out-of-breath walking up a flight of stairs).  But on the other hand, I can drink water again!  And I don't have a major case of "the ick" (aka Days 5-12)!

Had a good weekend.  Over ten miles of walking, including several miles in rock creek park on saturday and several miles sunday joining a friend for the last few miles of the Komen 3-day breast cancer walk ... 60 miles in three days... go Jenn!

Especially loved the decorated motorcycles and the parade of the survivors' circle at the end.

GOOD NEWS ALERT.... got the results of thursday's biopsy.  All fine and negative.  No inflammatory breast cancer, just redness from accumulation of fluid, as doctors suspected.

Because of the biopsy, radiation's postponed until thursday.

And finally, vacation photos.  It started out foggy and rainy on Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park and I engaged in much "couch potato" nature photography from the dryness of the car.

Explored Luray Caverns and learned about stalactites and stalagmites.

Onto Chincoteague and Assateague.  A beautiful sunset on the beach followed by a day of pounding rain, and then, finally, shortly before heading home...

...spotted the famous wild ponies.  More pictures uploaded here, where uploading is much quicker.