What I'm Thankful For

I'm thankful for the option to have a holiday centered around the 

Thanks beast, family, and great friends

I'm thankful for My wonferful mother and (although deceased) my father

I'm thankful for My terrific brother and sister

I'm thankful for lots of sweet and savory options my djanky taste buds can choose from

I'm thankful for the Good Samaritan Hospital ER for getting seen quickly this morning (again)

I'm thankful for the 2 bags of blood I was transfused with today

I'm thankful for Dr Chun doing an effective endoscopy and cauterizing 3 new bleeders in my stomach

I'm thankful for the luck to land the Shropshire suite again (single occupant room I've had before during hospital stays)

I'm thankful for the very nice and capable nursing staff taking care of me 

I'm thankful for my oncologist Dr Blanchette and will miss her when she moves on sometime in January

I'm thankful for still being able to put up a fight to live

I'm thankful for Keytruda being approved in September and being authorized for it's use treatment that month

I'm thankful for both insurance and Medicare

But most of all, I'm enormously thankful for my partner turned fiancé Ki Kurtz! I'm very lucky.

This morning I had to come in as I had a fairly dark movement (meaning GI track bleeding) and needed blood again.