This weekend was wonderful! Miss Sydney turned 7 on Friday. We had a girls only movie night to see "Up". It was so well done. Then we had birthday cookies afterward. Saturday was spent at the pool and playing golf with Jason. Then today we had Syd's pool party. The girls all had a great time. Hayden did well as the only boy and Anna had a good friend there to play with. The weather was great and I enjoyed talking to the moms and dads that stayed. I just love weekends like this. I have a ton of house stuff to catch up on, but it's worth it after having spent a good time with my family.
School is over next week. Thursday is the last day. Our school is being renovated over the summer and so the building has to be empty by 4 pm on Friday. Our teachers and staff have been packing for weeks. I volunteered to help Sydney's teacher on Saturday and I hope to be able to help both girls' teachers tomorrow. They all have so much to do with normal year end things, but to gut your room as well, it's almost impossible to think of. But they are doing it and the school is going to look fabulous when it's all done.
I start back on Herceptin on Wednesday. I'm glad to get going on this again. Hopefully my cardiologist won't have any bad news for me on Tuesday. I'm starting to peel from the radiation, but the redness is getting better. I only have a few areas that are still bright red. Lots of vitamin E lotion and Aquaphor help.
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Almost there
Chemo...done. Mastectomy...done. Radiation...almost done!!!! Tomorrow is my last radiation treatment. I'm so excited. In 2 weeks, I start back on Herceptin. In 6 months, I'll be able to have reconstruction surgery. With luck, this time next year, I'll be done with everything and just be on my long term drugs. Ten years after that, I'll be completely done. Yeah!
School is almost over. Just 2 more weeks, and the kids are off for the summer. Sydney is signed up for a program through the school district called SLAM'N (Science, Language Arts, Math, Naturally). She's not quite were she needs to be with her reading, so this should be a fun way to work on that for another month. Anna will have 2 weeks of summer day camp through the Y. I think she's going to have a blast. Then, in July, they both have VBS through the church. After that, we are going on our western USA road trip. This summer is going to be so much better than last summer. I can't wait!
Here's a little something from the kids. Anna and Sydney were repeating a scene from the Night at the Museum trailer. Hayden thought it was neat and started doing it too. So here it is.
School is almost over. Just 2 more weeks, and the kids are off for the summer. Sydney is signed up for a program through the school district called SLAM'N (Science, Language Arts, Math, Naturally). She's not quite were she needs to be with her reading, so this should be a fun way to work on that for another month. Anna will have 2 weeks of summer day camp through the Y. I think she's going to have a blast. Then, in July, they both have VBS through the church. After that, we are going on our western USA road trip. This summer is going to be so much better than last summer. I can't wait!
Here's a little something from the kids. Anna and Sydney were repeating a scene from the Night at the Museum trailer. Hayden thought it was neat and started doing it too. So here it is.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Saturday, May 2, 2009
One year later...
Yesterday marked the one year anniversary of my journey to survive cancer. I got my diagnosis on May 1, 2008. The past year has been challenging, trying, difficult, rewarding and normal all at the same time.
While treatment has been tough, I have also become tough. I can handle most anything thrown at me. I think the years leading up to my diagnosis were to prepare me for this adventure. We had issues with Hayden's birth and first year of life, then mom's illness. This doesn't even count the years that Jason and I lived apart during the week. Basically, my move to Texas 14 years ago started it all. I'm just happy to be able to look back and know that I did it.
Actually, we did it. My kids and husband, large extended family, and the most amazing friends ever did it. Thank you to all of you for being with me while I went through this. While I'm not over, I can see the end. My hope is that this time next year, I will have completed all my treatment, healed from my last surgery and getting ready to enjoy a summer without anything to worry about. I can't wait.
While treatment has been tough, I have also become tough. I can handle most anything thrown at me. I think the years leading up to my diagnosis were to prepare me for this adventure. We had issues with Hayden's birth and first year of life, then mom's illness. This doesn't even count the years that Jason and I lived apart during the week. Basically, my move to Texas 14 years ago started it all. I'm just happy to be able to look back and know that I did it.
Actually, we did it. My kids and husband, large extended family, and the most amazing friends ever did it. Thank you to all of you for being with me while I went through this. While I'm not over, I can see the end. My hope is that this time next year, I will have completed all my treatment, healed from my last surgery and getting ready to enjoy a summer without anything to worry about. I can't wait.
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