Long Term Plans

Ema and I have been talking about taking an Alaska cruise for years. It's interesting how this disease, which can be so destructive in so many ways, can also act as the catalyst for action when it comes to making our dreams come true.

Within the next month we'll be booking this cruise for summer 2009. Unlike any previous vacation planning, we are reading the cancellation policy very carefully. We are settling into a routine in which, at least for the next few years, we will be at the mercy of the results of quarterly CT Scans. This "inconvenience" is something we can live with, and just one way in which this disease has changed our lives.

It feels good though to make such long term plans. It helps us to feel normal again. Most people avoid using the word 'normal' when describing their lives as it usually equates to 'boring.' Right now - we yearn for normal, boring, and mundane. When you've been living in 'crisis mode' for nine months, 'normal 'sounds so darn good :)