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❤️ On Mother's Day, we reflect on how these influential women have enriched our lives in so many ways. Through every tri...
05/12/2024

❤️ On Mother's Day, we reflect on how these influential women have enriched our lives in so many ways. Through every triumph and challenge, they have shaped our values and encouraged our dreams.

10/20/2023

Why me?

It's a common thought when we're dealt bad news. Why me? Why do I have to go through this? Why do I have to suffer?

Strangely throughout this entire ordeal, I've never felt that way. Sure, I've wished for better news. I prayed fervently for the tumor to be benign, but I never once thought, why me?

Why not me? Who should it be? Statistics say that 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer at some point in their lifetime. 1 in 8. Do you have 7 female friends? Which one of them do you think "deserves" it? I have many female friends and I don't want any of them dealing with what I've had to endure this year, I wouldn't be much of a friend if I did. So if we're living in a perfect world, I'll be the 1 in 8 of my closest friends and save them the pain.

God has a plan for each and every one of us. It may not always take the twists and turns you hope for, but if you trust in him, you know his plan for you is perfect. So trust in him, pray for peace and understanding in all things, and put your big girl panties on and move forward through adversity. Life isn't perfect, but God's love and his plan for you is!!

10/19/2023

Hi all! Checking in after a nice long weekend away with friends/ family on our 2nd annual pizza crawl. We spent 4 days crawling through New Jersey and Connecticut to 12 different amazing pizza joints. My husband planned an awesome trip with some of the highest rated pizzerias in the country and we all ate WAY too much pizza!

Upon our return, we were all tired, sore, and a few pounds heavier lol. I'm normally pretty worn out after a trip like this where it's early mornings and go go go all day into the late evening. This was no exception.

These days I'm more worn down than normal though. All the walking and sitting is hard with my neuropathy. So the flight, although as short as could be, was hard. My ankles and feet were swollen and it made me so uncomfortable. Walking through the airport wasn't a good idea, but I wanted to keep up with my friends and not be the one in a wheelchair. I also opted to leave my scooter at home because the weather was supposed to be rainy and I didn't think I'd use it much. I definitely would have, and should have. I'm paying for overdoing it this week. Big time!

Since chemo, every morning I wake up with a body that frustrates me. I hate being a burden to my family and not having my independence. I'm trying so hard get back to my normal, but I'm still a long ways away. In some aspects, I will never get my life before cancer back and that's even more frustrating, but also a blessing if that makes sense.

It's like when my husband had his accident 2 years ago. Although he survived, praise God, he is not the same man he was 5 minutes before the crash. It changed him physically, mentally, and spiritually. He's a better man because of the trauma he endured. It sounds awful to say, but sometimes you need to be brought to your knees to appreciate what God has given you. It's that second chance at life epiphany.

My diagnosis was a very scary time for my family, just as my husband's accident was. It has been another incredibly difficult year for us as a family. But hard times build strong character. And watching me struggle to get back to normal strengthens my family. Every step forward I take, teaches my kids that through God, prayer, and a stubbornness that can't quit, anything is figureoutable. We'll figure it out, one way or another and we'll lean on God and each other to get through it! Although my body may be fighting me every step of the way, I won't stop trying.

10/09/2023

I was 13 when my mom told me she had breast cancer. She had already had her mastectomy when she told me, and didn't need chemo or radiation. She would be home for a few days recovering and then back to work. They didn't do a lot of hormone testing back then and genetic testing wasn't a thing. They just removed the tumor and that was that.

I remember seeing the drains and her incision site with all the staples. While it looked scary, my mom down played the severity of it, so I never worried. It was as if she'd just had a tooth pulled. No reason to fret, it was over with, the cancer was gone.

It wasn't until I turned 20 and had a check up with a new doctor that I started to realize that cancer was a much bigger problem. While I was filling out my family history I checked the box for breast cancer, it was one of the only ones I knew of in the family. When the doctor came in she asked who had cancer and I told her my mom and her mom. She told me that I should consider getting annual mammograms because of my family history. As many of you know, mammograms used to be recommended at age 40....I was 20. She gave me a referral and off I went.

I've been going for my annual mammograms for 25 years. I choose to go around my birthday every year so I won't forget. It's not my favorite thing to do, but it's not the worst medical appointment either. I'd rather get a mammogram than go to the dentist any day.

As usual, I went in for my routine mammo last year a week before my birthday. They called the next day and wanted me to come back in. They weren't specific about why, they just said the doctor wanted to redo the images. My heart sank and I was terrified. In 25 years, they've never called me back in. I just wait for my "all clear" letter a couple weeks after in the mail and that's that, I'm good for another year. Not this time. This time I knew my life was about to change. I immediately went to Jr and told him and cried. He told me not to worry, it's probably nothing, but I knew. My gut knew. The day I had feared all this time, was here.

The soonest they could get me back in with the holidays was December 27th. 2 weeks away. I had to spend my birthday and Christmas trying not to dwell on the unknown. Thank God the kids were on Christmas break so we stayed pretty busy. I focused on my family and tried to push the fear aside. 2 weeks feels like an eternity when you're waiting for life altering news.

Psalm 56: 3-4

What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee. In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me

10/08/2023

Thank you for following my new page. This has been one of the hardest years of my life, and I've wanted to share the journey, but honestly I just didn't have the energy.

As many of you know, my treatments were rough and many days it was a struggle just to get out of bed. Now that I'm on the other side of chemo and surgery, I'd like to share some of the highs and lows. Things I learned along the way, and things I've always known but needed reminding of.

My goal is to shed some light on what life with cancer is like. How it affects people, and how you can help someone you love get through it..... or God forbid, get through it yourself.

Isaiah 41:10

“Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.” (KJV)

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