April 22-26, 2012

In San Francisco for training for work, and anxiously waiting for a call from my primary physician with the referral to the oncologist.  Finally they call with the appointment date:  Friday, April 27. 

I indulge in a little talisman gathering in Chinatown and return home with three additions to my lymphoma arsenal:


Medicine Buddha, who sits on a glass butterfly plate by my bedside.

Wood bead tassel with Chinese symbols for good health.

Yellow kimono, embellished with a dragon for strength and a phoenix for rising out of the ashes.
And yellow because of its positivity, nourishment, and celebration of life.
(Sorry for the crappy photo.....)