Cancer sucks

I've done some gaming and a fair amount of painting over the last two months. I haven't been posting very often though. There's a reason for this. I find it takes a fair amount of time to review pictures and create a post. I found in the last couple of months I don't have the energy to do either. It's far simpler to go to a gaming session or blob out in front of the TV and apply paint.

My wife was diagnosed with DCIS (ductal carcinoma in situ) a couple of months ago. We're extremely lucky that it was caught early. And the reason the doctors caught it early was all of the health problems she had earlier in the year. She's had the lumpectomy done (FWIW lumpectomy and partial mastectomy are one and the same operation) and now she's about to start radiation therapy. All of this has left the both of us drained emotionally and physically.

In terms of this blog, I've had neither the energy or will to post anything. But I am starting to come around again. I've finished my Warlord Germans and starting to feel the need to spotlight them. Painting 55 28mm figures is an accomplishment and I feel the urge to document it.

And I still don't have a complete group photo of my Soviets. I have a full company of them plus plenty of supports. That's worthy of a post or two as well.

UPDATE: I've just learned that my father has a small tumor in his bladder. He's going to have an operation to remove it in a couple of days. I guess we'll learn more about it when they do a biopsy on it.