Wow! I havn't posted in such a long time and so many things have happened to us. First of all...healthwise...I am great! I had a PETSCAN on December 28th and show NO EVIDENCE OF DISEASE! I am shouting because that is the greatest Christmas present one can receive. I have a few problems...side effects from the drugs. I have neuropathy in both hands and my feet....am on meds for that - although the Doctors feel that is a permanent condition. I also have lyphodema in my right arm...a side effect from the surgury....that is also a permanent condition. But....I have a full head of hair, I am back at work full time and running around like I have always done with meetings, clients and friends.
Work??? We left Century 21 and moved to Prudential Tropical Realty. PruTrop, as it is known locally, is the largest real estate company in this area. We have 15 offices locally, from St. Pete to Spring Hill. We have been overwhelmed with what the company offers and absolutely love our new Broker-Manager. Laurie is the former owner of Marie Powell, Inc. and sold her company to PruTrop last year. She now manages the office we are working in. I have been made CDM for the Spring Hill office (Career Development Manager) which is very nice....my job there is to recruit. A big task in this market...but something I think I can sink my teeth into.
So...life since January 1 has been very busy....learning a new office's policy and procedures, getting back into listing and selling in a down market, dealing with the side effects of the last years treatments, working for the Center for Independence (I am on the Board of Directors there) and I am also on the Board of Directors for the Orchids of Radcliffe Homeowners Assoc., plus I am the chairman of the social committee for that group. But....being busy is such a blessing for me...I will never complain...it sure beats laying on a couch wishing I had the energy to get up and move across the room...and feeling so sick that I thought I would never feel well again. I am truly blessed. Dr. Al'Kafaji said "You beat the odds!" - "I did not have high hopes for you." Dr. Kumar said "I am in awe of women that go thru cancer treatment like you had - that keep your smile and spirits up, despite the trauma that we put you thru." So - with that my friends - that blip on my radar is done. Time to get on with it.
