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Saturday, October 1, 2011

Less than a week...too excited!

Hopefully this time next week I will be recovering successfully from my colon resection on Friday 7th. I am SO ready!!! I will fly out Wednesday and have pre-admission testing on Thursday. If all is good then we are on with it! Gary will fly in Thursday evening or early Friday morn. Am really tiring myself out right now though. I'm trying to spend as much time as I can with my Mom. I'm really going to miss her. Not much change with her. She was a bit peppier today. She is getting up to take a walk without being asked. :) And she has been crying less. I hope the new antidepressant the doc gave her is kicking in. She was in to see Dr. Ghany last week and he told her how important her attitude and outlook was in kicking this monster in the butt. So she will start her chemo on Monday at 9am in Galion. I hope she tolerates it well!

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It's 2010! Time to Reflect...

Almost 18 months cancer-free...how long will it last? Such an aggressive cancer, this damn Leiomyosarcoma! Every CT/MRI I have had since my completion of radiation in August 2008 was VERY stressful. Even when I didn't realize it, "SCAN"XIETY loomed in the back of head. Knowing that I had a 50% chance of the cancer returning. Wondering if NOT having chemo back then was the right path. Since my doc's hadn't dealt with many sarcomas, did they really know the BEST treatments?
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The last year and half has brought me so much joy and contentment. To be a GRANDMA! Wow. I love it! To become so much closer to my family. My sis is my best friend now! My husband and I couldn't be any closer. I get to see my daughter and her family every week when I go to babysit my little Maxton. My stepdaughter moved in with our youngest grandson, Marcus, for 6 months. He is a little angel. My Mom has been so much help to me through all my health issues. My stepdad and I have become closer than I ever thought possible. He has been down the cancer road as well. My Mother-in-law has moved closer to us and our relationship has grown. And then I began working at Samaritan and have some wonderful friends! I love that place so much! It's worth the 45 minute drive.

I HAVE A WONDERFUL LIFE!
And I know how to live it...by the seat of my pants! :)

Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive well preserved body, but rather to slide in sideways, chocolate in one hand, a beer (or tequila) in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, screaming "woo hoo, what a ride"

**HEY! DON'T FORGET TO GO TO "OLDER POSTS" JUST ABOVE THIS ON THE RIGHT. LOTS OF COOL INFO THERE TOO! YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS ME WITH TIM MCGRAW!