The Second Post - the particulars

I figured it might be time to list a few particulars about my situation, as I have been getting asked the same questions by different people. So here we go:

Location - currently in Kelowna at my Dad's house for likely a year. New phone number: 778 215 4865...that's 778-215-HUNK ;). Skype: aidanc21

Treatment - 6 months of chemotherapy, likely starting in June in Kelowna. Surgery will follow in Vancouver in late 2011 or early 2012. Radiation might follow after that.

Side-effects - without a doubt, I will lose my hair. It will likely start to come out 2 weeks after my first round of chemo. Before it falls out, I think I'll get my friend Amanda to cut it to donate to making wigs...I currently have a LOT of hair, so if someone else can use it, great :)

Big thank you goes out to the Royal wedding...apparently hats are now IN this year ;)

Other side-effects are apparently manageable with rest, drugs, diet, and exercise.

School - I recently finished 2 of 4 modules of my MBA program at Hult International Business School in San Francisco. I will need to go back to finish the final 2 modules to complete my MBA. Good news is I finished approximately 70% of my classwork in Module A & B, so only 30% to go! Hope to go back and graduate in August 2012.

How are you - I get this question a lot...people want to know how I am physically and mentally feeling. Physically, I am completely out of shape. Other than that, pretty good ;) I am having trouble sleeping, but all in all, I feel physically fine.

Emotionally? Well, most of the time I am fine. Every once in a while I'll have a fit like a 2 year old, but that usually only lasts a few minutes. Sometimes I have a hard time believing this is happening. Other times I feel like I just need to get moving so I can check this off the "to do list"...then again, who ever thought that "get treated for cancer" would be put on a to-do list??

We all know I am not the most patient person in the world, but I'm trying to take everything as it comes and tackle things one step at a time. Really that's all I can do, so I guess I need to start practicing patience pretty quickly ;)