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Navigating My New Normal

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So here we are.... one year post-surgery and almost five months post-treatment. I had originally planned on doing this update on September 8 (the one-year anniversary of Toby-B-Gone) but I didn't feel that it was appropriate to do so on the day our Sovereign and Head of State passed away.  So, 12 days later here we are: I've been on a gradual return-to-work plan now for almost two months and am up to 21 hours (or three full days) per week.  I should be back to full-time hours by November 1, along with one day a week in the Toronto office.  Not looking forward to the 4-hour commute, but after almost three years of working remotely 100% of the time, one day a week is a small sacrifice.  Truth be told, the return-to-work has been good for my overall cognitive ability.  The first couple of weeks were a bit rough - it took me forever to do simple tasks and everything seemed so difficult - but it has drastically improved since then and I am back to beating Dave at Jeo...