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I returned to work last Wednesday. Hurricane Florence didn't do the amount of damage to work or home that was feared. But the inland flooding has been horrible. For many locals, it has stranded them either near work or in a shelter. Many of the roads to get in or out of town are closed. We feel a little trapped here on this man-made island. I worked 3 days last week and boy it was rough. Not only trying to catch up on work, but answering phone call after call asking if work was open yet and how the area managed. One phone call did make me chuckle. In fact, I couldn't help but think that it was some sort of prank. An older man called to see if I knew of anyone who would want to "bug out" of our area and buy his house in a small town in Alabama. He went on and on about how he thought I should know  someone and that his property was for sale by owner. To get him to end the conversation and get off of my phone, I took his phone number and the name of the town his proper...

Two weeks after my surgery I am now riding out hurricane Florence at Joe's work. We are under a mandatory evacuation order so our home is on it's own. We are set up in an empty room.  It's the  like indoor camping.  The power went out this morning and the generator kicked on. But this afternoon it stopped working. Joe came in to check on me and get a dry shirt. He is trying to figure out what is going on with the generator.  Meanwhile the residents here (including my mom) are enjoying an ice cream social.  I bowed out of that.  My surgery went well. They took my ovaries, tubes, cervix, uterus and some lymph nodes to test for cancer. The doctor said the cancer had spread to my cervix. I was supposed to go for a follow up appointment this week but it was postponed until after the hurricane has passed.  I am having trouble with soreness and low energy.  I sleep a lot.  I was also supposed to go back to work this week but again the hurrican...