After a hectic week of appointments and radiation everyday I'm so thankful for little moments like these...
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Tuesday, December 23, 2014
Thursday, November 27, 2014
Pressure
It's Thanksgiving...but to be honest it feels just like a normal day. It was the first time in eight years that I didn't cook our Thanksgiving dinner. I'm very proud of Lisa, she cooked all the sides and Daniel handled the turkey. Lisa and Daniel have kept things going while I am sick, and I am very grateful for them. Since I was not able to do much because of my surgery, it allowed me to think and feel all sorts of new emotions. The first feeling I felt was Anger - Why did this have to happen to me and...
Sunday, November 16, 2014
Sunday, October 26, 2014
Time Out
When I had my three biopsies the medical team would always stop right before they started the procedure to take a "time out." They literally say "time out" and everyone in the room stops what they are doing and uses the break as an opportunity to make sure the patient and team performing the biopsy are prepared for the procedure.
This blog post is my "Time Out" to provide an update.
I finished my four rounds of TC chemo on October 6, praise God!! It goes without saying that chemo is the most physically...
Sunday, October 12, 2014
Cake!
We celebrated James' birthday on Sunday, October 5 because I received my last round of chemo on October 6. I knew I wouldn't feel up to eating cake on his actual birthday, October 8. We had a nice celebration. I'm so thankful for this sweet little boy. I love the young man he is becoming, and I'm so proud of the reputation he has already made for himself at school. I did make it to morning prayer on his birthday, it's the small things. He got to eat leftover cake everyday after school so I think he had...
Saturday, September 13, 2014
The Chemo of Good and Evil.
Chemo...how do I even
begin?
I hate this medicine,
but love it at the same time. Fighting my breast cancer is impossible
without chemo. I appreciate what it is doing to my cancer, but I hate it
for what it is doing to my body. Chemo is hard. There is no other
way to say it.
I have had two rounds of
chemo; both infusions have been difficult. I had reactions both times to
the chemo. The reaction usually happens within the first ten minutes of starting
the infusion. I get flushed, hot, and then...
Saturday, August 23, 2014
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Eight Years
Photo Credit: Sarah Krepp
"In sickness and in health"...when you say your wedding vows as 23- and 25-year olds, do you understand the belief and commitment of that statement? Can you comprehend the love and selfless sacrifice it requires to live out your commitment to each other in sickness? Daniel and I celebrated our eight year wedding anniversary this past Tuesday (August 12, 2014).
It was a good night but very different than what I anticipated for our eighth anniversary....
Monday, August 11, 2014
Big Sister
(Written on 7/29)
As I sit here on the plane headed home after a few days at Mayo Clinic (for Lisa's health), for just a minute, it feels normal. I am looking out the window of the plane and all I can see below me are clouds and the moon rising over the clouds. Lisa turned to me and goes, "it looks like heaven doesn't it?" For a second, I find myself absorbed by the craziness of it all. How do you have two sisters that are in their early 30's and both sick? I have spent some of my energy on the "why's"...
Friday, August 8, 2014
We Survived
Our week was crazy.
All three of the adults had infusions, and Gracie had eye surgery at Duke. I wanted to document the week so when I look back in a year I can remember we all "survived!"
Monday, August 4 - I started chemo and spent the week recoveringWednesday, August 6 - Daniel had his infusion for Crohn's DiseaseThursday, August 7th - Grace had eye surgery (I was not able to go with her because of my compromised immune system. Daniel handled this one on his own - he did AWESOME!!)Friday, August 8th - ...
Saturday, July 26, 2014
Ready For Battle
She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come.
- Proverbs 31:25
Chemo starts next week. I'm ready!
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Friday, July 25, 2014
Letting Her Down
As a mother, our natural instinct is to protect our children. I remember when Grace was first learning to walk, I would follow behind her with my arms hovered around her so I could catch her the instant she fell. I didn't even want her to feel the pain from a scraped knee much less the pain from cancer.
Once I received the news that I had breast cancer, my heart went straight to Grace. What had I done to her future? I feel like I let her down. I put her at risk for something that can take her health away from...
Sunday, July 20, 2014
Why Cake in October?
It seems only natural that the first post should be about the title of the blog - Cake in October. Why did I pick this name for the blog? One of the first things I worried about when I was diagnosed was "how will this affect my children?" I am fortunate to have a strong support network and a good family (you all will never know how much you mean to me).
I think it is amazing how children process the world. James (my 5-year old) knows I am sick but doesn't understand what that means....his life hasn't changed...
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