Many, many months ago I applied for a program known as Casting for Recovery. The program provides a select group of women diagnosed with, or recovering from, breast cancer with the opportunity to fly fish with other women in the same boat (no pun intended). Recently I was contacted by the program president Kathryn Maroun, a renowned fisherwoman, indicating I was one of the eight women from across Canada selected to participate in the program. Needless to say, this is a real honor and I'm very excited about the trip.
Originally scheduled for this fall, the event will now take place sometime in the New Year, likely January. The change was made because of the expected peak in flu cases expected this fall as students head back to school. The women participating may have compromised immune systems so the organizers felt it was best to postpone the event.
All expenses are covered by Casting for Recovery including the three-day stay at Langdon Hall, a five-star resort in Cambridge Ontario, our airfare etc. I'm really looking forward to the event and the opportunity to learn more about this sport from a woman who has literally fished her way around the world.
In addition to filling out the forms related to the event, I've been busy. Wally, Jen and the kids were down this weekend past. They were wrapping up their vacation. We had a lot fun and weekend highlights included a corn boil, baseball in the backyard with the kids, a geocache adventure (we all hiked 7.5K), a campfire, and Rob and Wally took the kids fishing.
Last night Kelly, Marion, Andrea and I went to see the movie Julie & Julia. As always it was a fun evening.
I'm waiting anxiously for Thursday and my appointment with the plastic surgeon. I'll learn more about my reconstruction options and hopefully have enough information to finally decide whether to have only one breast or both breasts removed in the upcoming surgery. I need to let the surgeon's office know on Friday so the appropriate amount of time for my surgery can be reserved. I'll be glad to get it done and have the last of the cancerous cells removed.
I think that fly fishing opportunity is a great story you could sell to a magazine or newspaper (I prefer magazine that doesn't grab all rights!) which would help raise awareness about the program and breast cancer. Congrats on being selected - way exciting!
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