Today I was at MD Anderson, getting a brain MRI and seeing my oncologist. He was reminded that I came to him when he first “came back” to MDA. (He left to go into private practice for a few years, then came back after he “did that.” He told me he plans to retire from here. He is now a full professor.) I was one of his first patients. He remembers well the size of the tumor that was growing in my rib cage (7 cm). And the others in my bones, skull, liver, and lungs. And the brain metastases. All gone*.
He uses my story to inspire those who are newly diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer. And other cancers. We can survive and thrive, and live a full life. Treatment can extend our life expectancy.
We love traveling as it is a testimony to the Lord. Even the Big Red Number (BRN) on our rig comes from Psalm 96:3…Declare His Glory**. I don’t know why God has kept me here but He must not be finished with me yet.
Not all of us are so fortunate. I never make light of cancer because it’s a horrible disease. Many of my friends and family have passed away from various cancers. Dr. Kovitz is very attentive and never brushes me off. He reminds me we can’t become so complacent with my progress that we forget. It’s a sneaky son of a gun, and we have to stay alert with scans and treatment. I am living with HER2+ metastatic breast cancer…
À la prochaine…hasta la próxima vez…until next time!
*My scans usually find “hot spots,” but my team has determined those are residual effects from the radiation, or scars where the cancer was at one time. We keep watching to make sure they don’t grow, or “progress.”
**Airstreamers acquire a number when we join the International Club. Wally Byam started this tradition when he began doing caravans and rallies, for protection and safety. The numbers can be seen on the front or back of rigs as they drive down the highway. Imagine if you were at a rally, had an emergency, called 911 and said, “we’re in the shiny silver Airstream,” and you are one of several thousand. The numbers help keep track of people, and quickly identify where they are located in a sea of silver.
Our BRN is 19963, and it was chosen for a purpose. Psalms is the 19th book of the Bible, chapter 96, verse 3. This has been our theme verse for many years. We keep ours on a solar powered display and hang it from our rock guard.
To recap, I went to this eye appointment because Dr. Boeckman (my regular Optometrist in Conroe) and Dr. McGovern (my Neurosurgeon at MD Anderson) both referred me. They thought it would be a good idea because I have double vision, which has gotten progressively worse over the past several years. I wear glasses with prism to counterbalance the double vision. (I also have progressive lenses to help with reading, but that’s not abnormal for a gal my age 🤣😂🤪.)
As it turns out, my eyes are fine! My brain, however, is another issue 🥴🤪. It’s my brain, or rather the result of previous brain lesions and the residual effects of the gamma knife radiation treatment, that are causing my symptoms.
I guess I thought once they eliminated the brain lesions things would go back to “normal.” As I’m still learning, every treatment or phase of this disease puts me into a “new normal.” Brain metastasis is no different. The lesions followed by gamma knife radiation treatment have affected multiple areas of my body. I didn’t know there could be this many correlations, but it turns out there are. I’ll go through each of them and talk about what I learned, and what we can do about it, if anything.
The night before my appointment, I flew in from Idaho Falls, Idaho, where my Homey and our Roamy are. (We have recently started calling our Roam Home “Roamy.” ❤️)
Enterprise gave me a great deal on a rental car. I did the “mystery” car option, which saved me money, and the worker said to take my pick of any SUV in Aisle 3. I chose the Jeep Grand Cherokee. It was clean, smelled nice, and was fun to drive. It rained the whole time I was in the Houston area, so I was happy to have a more substantial vehicle.
My plane got in after dark, and I drove about 30 minutes to my hotel from the airport. I have to admit, Downtown Houston is really pretty at night!
I spent the night in a hotel near MD Anderson so I could walk or take the shuttle. Plus, I would not have to pay for parking at the hospital or deal with the morning downtown traffic. Have I told you how much I detest driving in downtown Houston traffic 😂🤪? I took the shuttle over (it was raining), but I walked back the hotel rather than waiting (there was a break in the rain).
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I was on time to my appointment. They said to plan on a three hour visit, which I did. My entire appointment took about 4.5 hours. 🙄 😳
First the tech did a bunch of eye tests to look at vision, peripheral, colorblindness, pressure and more. Similar to the annual eye doctor checks, only more in depth and slightly different tests. They also took vitals (they ALWAYS take vitals). Mine are good. 👍
Next the OD (optometrist) and PA came in to see me. He gave me his card, but I don’t have his name in front of me. He was very thorough, and didn’t seem rushed at all. They both checked my eyes, did a bunch of tests on the double vision and prism, and talked to me about why they think this is occurring. He found some slight worsening in my double vision since I saw Dr. Boeckman and got my new glasses in April. I get a new script and new glasses every year.
He was the first to tell me I had a TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) from breast cancer lesions and gamma knife radiation treatment. This is causing my double vision, because the lesions occurred in the cerebellum which controls balance and vision. Incidentally, I had severe dizziness in 2018, which prompted the first brain MRI when we found the lesions. I continue to have mild dizzy spells, but nothing like when I had the brain mets.
The Optometrist gave me a helpful tip for dealing with vision and balance issues. Always look with your nose. E.g. point your nose at what you want to look at, and it will help your eyes to come together better. This may help with walking, especially in precarious places like hiking near a cliff or going up a staircase.
Dr. Al-Zibidi, Neuro-ophthalmologist, was last to see me. She had reviewed my history, and then she performed her own exam. She looked at my eyes, then dilated my eyes, then examined them again. She was very thorough. She’s an Associate Professor with MD Anderson, and a very good educator. She said my eyes look good!
She further expanded on what the optometrist had said. She explained how our vision works with the brain, how mine has been impacted by the brain Mets and gamma knife radiation effects.
She described how the vestibular system works, and explained some medical terms like occipital vestibular and gravity vestibular. Basically, if I understand it correctly (I’m not that kind of doctor 🥴), the vestibular system involves the connections between eyes and inner ears, and extremities and the ears, and sends messages to our brain. All of these connections are translated by the brain, in the cerebellum. That’s where I had the three brain lesions in 2018 that were treatment with gamma knife radiation in January of 2019, so my brain doesn’t always “interpret” the messages correctly that are sent by my vestibular system.
All this to say, having a history of brain lesions and radiation can cause many things that are going on with me, even years after the radiation treatment. These symptoms may sound daunting when we look at them all together, but I have been managing them well. Most are mild enough we don’t have to worry at this point. We will continue to watch in case things get suddenly worse.
I have double vision, abnormal gait, posture instability, and problems with depth perception. This results in dizziness at times as well as occasional headaches.
When I take a step, sometimes my brain does not interpret the step correctly. It “misaligns,” and tells my body the step is further away or closer than it is. For example in the airport I was having trouble walking in a straight line. People were trying to pass and they couldn’t figure out which side to pass on 😂😂. I blamed it on my suitcase which has a mind of its own. It does 🙄, but I probably could not pass a sobriety test if I got pulled over and the officer directed me to walk the line.
My steps tend to be heavier, as my body is trying to feel the gravitational pull (gravity vestibular). It’s the same concept with people who have neuropathy (which I also have). My mom had diabetic neuropathy and I could see it in her gait. Mine is from treatment. We “trudge,” because our body is putting the full foot down so the brain can interpret the level of gravity which connects to the foot. Vestibular issues can make one feel like you are “floating,” because of the miscommunication between the brain and gravity. (That’s fun 🤪 🙄). I can only explain it like I’m wearing big heavy boots for walking on the moon; I “stomp” to stay grounded. It’s not intentional, but my body walks that way. Sometimes I can intentionally walk differently, but it makes me feel uneasy. Mine is not nearly as bad as some people have it, and for that I am grateful. However, if you ever pay attention to how I walk you will probably witness the moon walk.
I tilt my head to compensate for the vertical double vision (I didn’t really know I did that, but the doctor saw me doing it). I feel a bit dizzy at times, like the room is spinning, especially when I first get up. It goes away quickly. I just have to sit a moment and move slowly. Head tilting can also cause issues with the spinal column alignment, and produces hard knots in my neck. Tim is constantly massaging my shoulders, but the tightness in my neck never really goes away. (Ooh, maybe I can get a doctor’s note to get regular massages covered by my insurance! Just thought of that. 🤩🤩)
Sometimes my brain does not interpret depth perception properly, which makes going up and down steps a bit more challenging than it used to be. I am much more cautious getting in an out of a vehicle, walking around curbs, going up/down steps, and I have actually felt paralyzed at times when a step “seems” too hard for my body to manage. This happened to me when we were hiking in Colorado, and again at the Devil’s Canyon Overlook.
If it’s a set of steps made out of rocks on a hiking path, where the steps change shapes or size from one to the next, I have to stop and let my brain figure out how to take the next step. Otherwise I feel like I will fall. My fear of heights starts kicking in and I start to panic. I have to take deep breaths and let my eyes focus on the task at hand.
I haven’t actually fallen yet, and hopefully I can continue to prevent that. I often rely on Tim and sometimes I use a walking pole to feel confident with each step when hiking in unfamiliar surroundings. Tim lends a shoulder whenever we are going up/down a regular set of stairs like in the Capitol buildings.
Even swallowing takes a bit more effort than it used to, which is apparently also connected to vestibular issues. I get hiccups more than I’ve ever had in the past (mainly while I’m eating). I had no idea all these things could be related 🤷♀️🤷♀️.
These symptoms in combination sound quite daunting, and I suppose they could be if I choose to let it be, or if my circumstance got worse. But it doesn’t currently interfere with life. It’s more of what I think of as an inconvenience. It may stop me for a momentary pause, and people may look at me sideways 😁😆, but I just keep going. I don’t let it get me down. I don’t let it prevent me from living life and challenging my body a bit.
Honestly, it’s good to finally have some answers on the “why” questions to all these little physical annoyances. All of this because of a traumatic brain injury. Who knew?
And maybe a little extra because I’m getting old. 😂 😂 🤪 🤪
The doctor said we can work on the gait and posture with PT/OT, but I’m not a fall risk so I don’t really need (or want) to do that right now. They can’t do much for the double vision except continue to put prism in the glasses. Horizontal double vision is easier because there’s a wider field to work with. But mine is vertical (left eye is higher than the right). They can only put so much prism before it becomes distorted, making everything worse (we are getting close to that point). If it gets too bad, I could wear a patch over one eye and just look through the other. Arrr 🏴☠️
Tim asked if I could get a pirate outfit to go with the patch 🤦♀️ 😂 🤪.
There are other options for future treatment, if things continue to get really bad. They can give me steroids, or if it gets really, really bad, they could do surgery. But, my vision would have to be stable for six months to get surgery, which is not likely to happen.
IF my eyes did stabilize for at least six months, surgery on the occipital nerves or muscles (not sure which) would have to be done by the pediatric surgeons at Texas Children Hospital. Yes, you read that right. Apparently pediatric surgeons are the only ones who do this type of surgery since it’s mostly kids who have this problem. I could get into that!
Tim said he always knew I was still a kid at heart 😂 🤪.
I don’t anticipate needing surgery any time soon. And neither do the doctors. They are just telling me things to look out for. Now they have my issues on record so I can be followed as needed.
The worse case scenario, if one wants to think about worse case scenarios, is if those post-radiation spots developed necrosis or edema or we had progression with more lesions. I think that would be really, really, really bad, but we don’t anticipate that happening either. Continued prayers 🙏🏻 in that vein are appreciated 🫶!
Dr. Al-Zibidi said if this problem was going to correct itself, they would have expected it to do so within 4-6 months post radiation. So that’s not likely to happen. It’s been 5 almost 6 years since I had mine, so the chance of spontaneous correction will be left up to God. We can still pray for a miracle! 🙏🏻🙏🏻
In the meantime, we will keep treating the symptoms (double vision, gait, head tilt, balance) unless there is a sudden and significant change, at which point we would start looking at other options. Dr. Al-Zibidi said she would like to see me back in 6-12 months to check their numbers and see if anything has changed, but she’s quite content for my regular optometrist to follow me, and doesn’t anticipate needing to see her on a regular basis. She complimented Dr. Boeckman, and said he is doing a good job. She’s pleased with his work (he also faxed over all my records so MD Anderson could review the history). That’s encouraging. I like going to him, and I have seen him for nearly 15 years now.
After my appointment I walked back to the hotel, picked up my car, and drove to Conroe where I stayed the night in a different hotel. A much better hotel, for less money, actually. It was raining, and my eyes were still dilated, so that was a fun drive 🥴🫤🙃. I picked up the mail, went by our storage shed, visited with my son and his family, and finished the trip with my infusion the next day before flying back to Idaho Falls.
Whew. That’s a lengthy blog. Sorry about that. But, I learned a lot, and hopefully you did too. Now I know what to look out for, and I know better how to pray. I also feel like I have answers that explain some of the things I’ve been experiencing, so it will help me to have a better handle on what my body. I feel confident that my body is just responding to history, rather than “new” cancer issues creeping up, and I believe what they shared with me to be true. This referral by my optometrist and my neurosurgeon was a good idea. I’m in good hands.
À la prochaine…hasta la próxima vez…until next time!
Children learn the number 100 at an early age, and teachers have many creative ways to help them understand this concept. Recently we had one of our grandchildren count to 100 as we made our way to a destination. By the time we got there, she was surprised to discover we had arrived, as she was “so busy counting.”
We have officially been full-time on the road for more than 100 days. We sold our house in March, and we are building another one. Well, we intend to build another one. You can read the last two house updates here and here to learn more about that story.
Lunch stop in Le Seuer, MN
On this journey, we have already traveled through Texas (we providentially left the state about a week before the hurricane hit), Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa and currently we are camping in Maple Grove Minnesota, which is in the greater Minneapolis area. Between work and other responsibilities, we have participated in Airstream rallies, visited state capitols, presidential libraries, national parks, and witnessed so much of God’s scenic locations. I have made several loaves of sourdough bread, and we enjoy many homemade creations. I think I’ve finally learned how to use the convection microwave, but I have to be careful not to hit “microwave” when I intend to cook in the oven 🥴🤪😳😂. Tim’s pizza was way overcooked that night.
Every time we move from one campsite to another, we start the day with a devotion and sometimes we just burst into song. We decided to start recording these random musings, and we share a singalong with our friends. One take.
So far I’ve only been sharing these on FaceBook, but I know several of our friends do not have FaceBook anymore (including my hubby), so I will add these videos to our ministry YouTube library. They are far from perfect, but we have had fun and felt inspired sharing a few words from Scripture and song.
When we started full-timing it, Tim’s workload was at an all-time low. “Let’s go up north! Let’s visit North Dakota and Montana! Let’s go…” At the time we made these plans his company was not getting a lot of business. The owner was considering staff layoffs (not the consultants). We thought he would have plenty of time to hitch the trailer, travel and site-see.
My how quickly that changed! Almost as soon as we left Texas his company started getting a lot more business. Plus, one of the primary consultants left the company, and now Tim is taking on more of those gigs in addition to making pitches and working with new clients. He is traveling for work more, and we have been diligently planning our trips to ensure we stay in locations where there is an airport, WIFI, good phone signal, and, if possible, Panera Bread 🤪🥴. I even added that to my travel spreadsheet.
I feel like a full-time travel agent on most days 😂🤩🤪.
In addition to Tim’s travel, I have to ensure my visits with MD Anderson for treatment, scans, doctor visits, etc. fit into the travel schedule as well. It’s like when someone puts a lot of sugar in their coffee, we might say “would you like a little coffee to go with that sugar?” Well, Tim and I now say, “would you like a little downtime to go with that travel?”
Aside, I was in The Woodlands for treatment, hence the travel. I also had an MRI of the brain today, and the doctor said it was an excellent scan. They have been following some residual spots, and have determined they are simply post-treatment (post-radiation) spots. They have not grown, and she is confident I am still cancer free in the brain. PTL! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Tim and I both experienced some travel saga related to the botched Microsoft patch. Tim had to cancel one of his onsite visits due to flight cancellations and no rental cars. I was a bit more lucky on the flight out, but now I am sitting in Starbucks at the Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, waiting to see if my flight home from treatment will be cancelled. It has already been delayed twice, so it will be close to midnight when I get home.
Home….is where we park it. ❤️❤️❤️
Each time we stop, we ask ourselves, “what did we break this time?” 😂😂We have had our share of drawers opening, hinges breaking, items flying around that we forgot to tie down, medicine and salt pouring out on the floor. No more spaghetti sauce sagas, fortunately. We’ve learned how to fix things on our own, and YouTube fills in the gaps. Tim is becoming quite the handyman!
Other pantry door. 🤦♀️ I think I forgot to slam it shut.
In the past 100 days we have done several organizational changes, to make our Airstream more livable and durable. I’ve added automatic lights in all the dark cupboards and closets. Tim laughs when I (frequently) use the word “Velcro.” He thinks it’s ironic that we have to use Velcro to hold our expensive Airstream together 😂😂😂😂😂.
In addition to Velcro and zip ties, we upgraded our kitchen in the Airstream to include three gorgeous walnut pieces. We picked two of them up in Wisconsin, and had the third shipped from a friend to Minneapolis. Below are some pictures of our latest additions.
Our new custom-built dinette table. Such a beauty! Much sturdier than the one that came with the Globetrotter, and easier for us old folks to maneuver into the back of the U-bench.
This is our custom-designed sink cover. We took out the white covers that came with the rig (they looked like the ones behind the faucet). This gives us more room to work and is beautiful as well. Matches the table perfectly, and it is food-safe for cutting.
This is our stove cover/ cutting board, also food-safe. A friend of ours is getting into woodworking, so we gave him this one to do. He did a GREAT job! It matches the walls and other woodwork perfectly. I love the walnut. It’s rich and has a nice grain to it.
We used to keep our spices behind the stove on a rack, so we measured to include those behind it. However, now we keep them in the pantry. One less thing to move. If I had realized we were going to do that, I would have had him go all the way to the wall 🤦♀️. Lesson learned. I still love it though, and I can use that little gap for my spoon rest and butter dish.
One more piece of wood for good measure. When we were picking up our table and sink cover from Tayfun (Topics Woodworks), he wasn’t happy with how the sink cover was fitting. It was just a hair too big. So, he offered to make us a new one. Tim said no, don’t waste the wood. Can you just shave this one down?
He fixed it while we waited, and then gave us THIS charcuterie board for our trouble. He’s a great guy, honest, and a master woodworker. We would definitely order from him again.
I think that pretty well catches us up. Thanks for giving me something to do while I wait on my delayed flight. I was starting to get sleepy. 🥱
À la prochaine…hasta la próxima vez…until next time!
I had my annual echocardiogram yesterday and saw my cardiologist. Everything looks good. Even my cholesterol is in the normal range. It’s a beautiful thing! She said I should exercise “150 minutes per week.” That could be 3 days for 50 minutes, or 5 days for 30 minutes, etc. We walk, but it could be a bit brisker for me and we probably need to be more consistent.
I wish I could say I was laying there taking a nap, but it’s impossible to sleep when the tech is jamming the wand into your ribs to get pictures of your heart. 🙄🥴😂 Fortunately I am only required to have this test annually now, and they no longer do contrast. So no pokes for blood, and a shorter time in the scan.
Today I gave blood for the second time in two days, then saw my medical oncologist. Tim went with me to that one “for quality control.” Dr. K. laughed and asked whose quality is he controlling, mine or his 😂😂🤪🤪. The doctor referred to me as “people like you” as we talked, meaning I’m off the charts in terms of lifespan with metastatic breast cancer. They don’t really know whether they are over-treating, and no one will ever do a study to determine that. As long as I am tolerating it, we are good to keep going. After this many years of treatment, he said it is easy for one to become complacent. He is always guarding against complacency, and I appreciate that.
Every time there is any little something that comes up, he sends me to see another specialist, just to be sure. First, the brain lesions are likely just increases in hot spots due to the radiated areas, but the specialists will determine that in April after my follow-up MRI. Second, I’ve had a little lung issue with spots showing up from time to time (coming and going), an ongoing cough, occasional shortness of breath and fatigue. My cardiologist said it doesn’t sound heart related. So, Dr. K. is sending me to a pulmonary specialist. No emergency. No rush. Just making sure he is covering all his bases. Third, I have had some headaches with an increase in double vision (not likely related to the brain spots). So, he wants me to see an opthalmologist. Not a bad idea; I was already considering it.
While I don’t look forward to adding more specialist visits to my list of providers, that’s what I love about my oncologist. He never assumes everything is just fine unless the specialists tell him so. He listens, and responds accordingly. It’s better to go see a specialist and discover nothing is wrong than to not go and allow it to escalate.
At this writing I’m getting my treatment (Herceptin and Perjeta), which I do every three weeks. That’s the last of my medical appointments for this week, and then we can play.
I’m wearing my Airstream shirt because we are hitching up the trailer right after this and leaving for a Bluebonnet Rally in Brenham. They got me in early today and I have a very efficient nurse, so that’s a double blessing! Looking forward to seeing some beautiful bluebonnets!
“Lord, You restored me to health and let me live.”
Isaiah 38:16b
À la prochaine…hasta la próxima vez…until next time!
It’s a bit daunting to have scans, only to be told I need to do it again in a few weeks. I was just getting used to having annual scans *sigh* 😔 . I’m not nervous or scared, mind you. Just annoyed that I have to take the time out of my busy retirement schedule to go back to the clinic (🤪😂🙄).
You may recall I had an MRI of the brain last year, as I do every year. It was in February (2023) and nothing was found. Well, I DO have a brain. They found one (contrary to some opinions 😂🤪), but there were no lesions noted. Still stable!
Shortly after my annual MRI in 2023, I had a routine vision exam. The exam showed a significant increase to my double vision, which was concerning to my eye doctor. He can’t add enough prism in my glasses to fully correct it, so my eyes fight to bring the objects together. I’ve had double vision for about 2+ years now. I can see perfectly clear; I am just doubly blessed with whatever I see 🤦♀️ . In some ways it’s easier to wear glasses all the time instead of always looking for my readers, so I don’t mind that too much.
I shared the vision issue with my oncologist and he repeated the MRI of the brain in April 2023. In those results, two very small lesions showed up. But, they didn’t see any cause for concern. These are in the exact same location as two of the lesions we had radiated with gamma knife back in January 2019. My oncologist said they likely showed up because of the way the MRI slices. I wrote a blog about that in May 2023 if you missed it.
My follow-up MRI for this year was done last week on Valentine’s Day, along with a follow-up CT of the chest (because of some new spots noted on the lungs in my last CT scan).
Before you read the following, please note that any hot spots in my brain are likely due to post-radiation effects. I think that means any lesions are just showing where my brain was radiated with the gamma knife, and therefore will keep showing up on the scans. There doesn’t seem to be anything to worry about, and they are still calling my body stable, but they do watch these hot spots closely in case there is progression of disease.
Bottom line, those little punctate lesions in my brain have grown since April of last year ever so slightly. Here’s the medical lingo from their impressions.
Irradiated Lesions: * Interval increase in size of an enhancing lesion within the right cerebellum status post radiation therapy which now measures 0.7 x 0.5 cm in axial dimensions (series 26 image 32), previously measuring 0.4 x 0.4 cm. Similar minimal associated T2 hyperintense signal without significant mass effect. * Interval slight increase in size of an enhancing lesion within the cerebellar vermis status post radiation which now measures 0.4 x 0.4 cm, previously 0.3 x 0.3 cm (series 26 image 36). Similar minimal associated T2 hyperintense signal without significant mass effect.
Comparison: MR brain with and without contrast dated 04/20/2023, MR brain with and without contrast dated 02/21/2023.
MRI Brain with and without Contrast Collected on February 15, 2024 8:25 AM
(It was on the 14th, not the 15th.)
What does this mean now?
They still think these spots are most likely “post-radiation” effects, rather than disease. I have had several conversations with the radiation PA, who has also been in contact with my radiation oncologist (who did the gamma knife). They want me to follow up with another MRI in 6-8 weeks (scheduled for April 3). I can do that in The Woodlands.
After the scan, I will meet with my radiation oncologist on April 9th to discuss “treatment options.” I don’t like the sound of that, but I did ask a question about treatment if there is progression, so perhaps she is just responding to my question. I’m glad she is willing to do talk with me via telehealth, and I’m happy they have MRI in The Woodlands now. It’s so much better now that I don’t have to drive downtown.
I have been five years without any progression, and it’s not uncommon to have some spots show up when you have metastatic breast cancer. I’m not worried, and I think it’s going to be fine. Having said that, just in case there is something else going on we are praying for a miracle, e.g. these spots will all vanish in the next scan. Please join me in prayer for that miracle. Either way, we trust the Lord with whatever comes our way.
As for the CT of the chest, all the lesions they saw in the last scan are gone 😁 . I believe it was the cold I had at the time. They found some new spots, but are attributing it to “inflammatory,” meaning I have another cold. Surprise 🙄 🤦♀️. So that’s good news.
À la prochaine…hasta la próxima vez…until next time!
(I started studying Spanish as well as French, beginning in January of this year. I’ve been studying French on DuoLingo for more than four years now.)
