Basal Cell Carcinoma - the "good" cancer

What a week we are having again.....as the title suggests I got diagnosed with skin cancer this week. But it's the "good cancer" and I quote my dermatologist here. If you are going to have cancer then you want this one. Well to be frank I did not want either one but here I am. Those hot frequent burning days of summer growing up in central Newfoundland have come back to haunt me. Well, they were not that frequent. But there was no SPF anything back then and because I am so fair, I did burn. I have never tanned. She biopsied the spot we both thought was cancer and she burned 2 more spots on my forehead with liquid nitrogen. Now the liquid nitrogen burning was not that bad and the spots were small. She then told me to lie down and while she got her needle ready I braced myself. She said it would burn more than anything and boy did it. But then the freezing was instant so it was OK. She biopsied the spot then continued to cut outside the margins to get it all. The results came back this week. I now have to visit her every 6 months. Whew. She told me that no one approaching 40 who is as fair as I am will escape this diagnosis by a well trained professional.
I had the Sears guy come see my brand new stove and look at my 8 spots of rust on my oven liner. At first he said he could not see anything. So of course I ahd to point them all out to him. Men. He said yes, that's a problem but I have never seen that before. Hmmm. I had a stove 10 years ago that did the same thing but was alot cheaper. I hope I won't have trouble with this, I did last time and I don't want to fight about something so obvious.
The guy was supposed to come and inspect the house for the warranty and he did not show up. A nice guy but needs to be reliable. Hopefully I will hear from him soon.
I also did not find out about the job I interviewed for....I got an email stating that she they were sorry. I did not want to read the rest but I did. She then went on to say how sorry they were that they could not let us know this week but we should all know by Wednesday next week. I want that job.
Jacob had 2 great games of soccer this week, his team won both games. He also won 3 first place ribbons at track and field yesterday for his school - the 100m, 200m and 400m were his races. He will go on to compete in the regionals because of his quickness. He also got a third in the high jump.
Jacob and I went yard saling this morning and he found a brand new shirt and then cut a hole in it while trying to cut the tag off. Hopefully we can fix it. We also went to the Metcalfe farmer's market - very nice and to the Hot Cup of Cafe in Russell for breakfast. After that Jacob sat in the car while I ran into the library for 5 mins. When I came out Jacob told me a teenager got in the car parked ahead of us and then he backed into the car, shaking Jacob and then he took off! I called the police. Jacob did not get a plate number but he will be in the lookout for now on, we will see this guy again. A very nice police officer came to my door this evening to look at the car (just some scratched) and ask how Jacob was doing. How nice!
We also visited with the Snooks, went to Artic Cat shop in Metcalfe and went to the grocery store. Jacob and I had a busy day.
Jason stayed home - he would have made a better witness, plus he could have practiced memorization - a bonus to being a witness to a crime. The police officer told me if it is over $1000 damage then she would have called it officially a hit and run and looked for this guy. I just wish he had got out of his car, looked at my car, asked Jacob if he was ok and talked to me. I would have waved him off and said no big deal. Why don't people do that anymore?
Jacob went to the dance Friday night and had a great time. One more left! His best friend comes from YK the end of this month and he was hoping to take him to a dance but I don't think that will happen. Oh well, I am sure they will have fun doing tons of other things. Jacob is so excited!
I am starting to get a lot of moments with Jason now that feel familiar, like old times. Improvements are still a week to week thing. Amazing. he makes me laugh more than ever and we are starting to connect more often as a couple and I see that between him and Jacob too. His computer skills are coming back to him and his knowledge is too. Neuroplasticity is a wonderful thing.