A New Diagnosis, A Familiar Strength
I had my kidney biopsy done last Monday. Yesterday evening, I received a notification that my pathology results were in. That was some fast work. I was told 5-7 days. I was in the middle of cooking a delicious dinner: lemon ginger chicken with coconut rice and veggies. I was thrilled to be able to cook again after the biopsy. It is the most comforting, grounding activity for me. I sat down to read the pathology results and started crying. Grade 2 renal cell carcinoma with clear cell features. I have kidney cancer after 11+ years of being done with endometrial cancer. My beloved husband walked in the door and saw me. He was quick to sit down with me and comfort me. He helped me finish cooking dinner and we sat down to eat and had a good chat not about the cancer but to bond and connect which is our daily ritual. I had to teach an evening class. I was supposed to model consecutive interpreting for my Deaf interpreter students, but I could not do it. I texte...