Soooo, it's been a while.

Man, talk about a bad case of deja vu. Sitting here at home today while Leslie is at the surgeon's office having a lump examined. Same doc that did her initial biopsy and both lumpectomies. Leslie goes in for a biopsy on Monday, assuming that her boss will allow her time off. Unbelievable concept that shilling license plates is a higher priority than a biopsy of a lump that has grown exponentially but I guess that's what makes this woman such a snag to begin with. The boss, not Leslie....just to be specific.

So, yes, here we are again. Singin' the same old song....

Leslie has a lump under her arm that has been hurting for a while. Finally got her to listen to the advice that we keep spewing; find out what's wrong, don't take "let's check it in 6 months", and keep pushing for answers until you get one. She has been examined and told that it's nothing. Excuse me, if a lump in your arm pit hurts so bad that you can't put your arm down, you can't sleep on that side and it's grown so big that you can raise your arm and SEE the lump....Just a hunch here, it's not NOTHING!

 Knowing that it will be a crazy week with our son starting school and trying to get a biopsy done and heal from the surgery and all of that good stuff, Leslie took vacation days this week. It took some work but she got scheduled for the biopsy this morning. Finally. She went to see Dr. Parnell this morning, left her cell phone at home unintentionally, and had to call me from the Doc's office to let me know she's got a biopsy scheduled for Monday. Well, I got to tell her that her boss, (My wife requests that I don't use her bosses name so I'll respect her wish), had called and was telling me that Leslie needs to call her right away because they already have people scheduled off on Monday. One of those people is on the schedule for a vacation day. Way to go, doing the right thing and living well. The other person doesn't have a name on the schedule nor is there any indication of someone being gone or scheduled for vacation time. Of course, we can all figure this one out, our buddy "the boss" is taking the day off but doesn't bother to be held to the same standards as the rest of the office.

Got it. It's a business that needs to be run and this short notice time off request is dang sure an inconvenience. Really, I get it. I ran/ managed/ owned businesses for many years and understand that life gets in the way of your fricking schedule. Now get the hell over it, let my wife go get cut on so she can find out if she has a deadly cancer inside of her or if it's another reason that she's growing large foreign objects inside her body.  Perhaps you forgot, "the boss", that Leslie has already been diagnosed with a vicious, fast growing cancer a mere 6 inches away from where this growth has manifested itself. She went through three surgeries, chemo and radiation to kill the last one. And no, we haven't forgotten, "the boss" of the Laramie County Wyoming Treasurer's Office, how much of an inconvenience that it was for you. I'd like to apologize for making your schedule such a difficult task by insisting on proper health care for my wife. We're already quite aware that you were, and still are, trying to get my wife fired because you feel she's taken more than her share of time off. My goodness how I hope you get cancer so you can get a well deserved vacation. I don't want you to die, or even get terribly ill, just go through the hell that any woman goes through when fighting cancer. See from this side what it feels like to find that lump, what it feels like to feel the fear shoot through every fiber in your body. And then feel the cold slap of a boss that tells you that you can wait until the schedule is open to find out if the cancer is back. Way to go, you intolerable.......(insert derogatory term here).

And let's not forget that "the boss" of the Laramie County Treasurer's Office in Cheyenne, Wyoming has stated that my wife is personally responsible for the cost of health insurance rising in their office. This statement in spite of the fact that "the boss's" friend ALSO had breast cancer while working in the Laramie County Clerk's office. "Friend" is running for Laramie County Clerk of the Court so I can only deduce that "Friend", in an attempt to garner an elected position, holds more power over the cancer gene and that her tests and treatment had NO effect or impact on insurance rates. Absolutely NO disrespect to "Friend", I wish her well in her battle with cancer and I wish her well in her friendship with "the boss". She'll need help on both fronts.

So now..... Leslie can't have Monday off so she's rescheduled for September. Sure hope nothing grows while she's at work.  I'm just feeling rather bitter about this whole thing but I guess that's nothing new. I still hate cancer and I'm not much of a fan of Leslie's boss.

But I DO Love My Wife!  Hang in there, babycakes, we'll whup whatever needs whuppin'!!