I'm enjoying this fabulous Saturday painting and swinging on the porch at memas house. Wind chimes surround us, a perfect spring breeze and warm sunshine surround us. It's a good day when you can look back on two years of what we endured and can smile.
Today I saw an obituary for Dr Kristen Corigan, the first doctor in my quest for my team of doctors. An extraordinarily wonderful woman who I really did enjoy meeting. She lost her fight to Breast cancer today. My heart and prayers go out to her family as I can't imagine the heartbreak. Or maybe, I can. I think as a cancer survivor at some point, or maybe several points, you think am I going to be here in another 5 years? Will the treatment work. Can I do this? Again? Such a crazy life that I'm certain just won't make sense until we meet Jesus face to face.
My hope and faith are in God, millions of prayers, family and friends pulled us through it. But my greatest hope and appreciation is to God. Even when I got thoroughly discouraged in Him, he was by my side. As I heard it from a great motivational speaker last week, he was my holy stalker! He just wouldn't leave me alone, and I'm grateful. As I continue my study of 1,000 Gifts, I can't help but feel an overwhelming graciousness for having been given life. #100. What a perfect moment too list my one hundredth gift. Through the entire journey God knew I would be right here in this moment, recording this gift, and how perfect it was. A gift in itself!
Be sure you check those boobies and hug your babies tight. Today is a gift. If you're reading this know you're loved and thankful for you.
Here is to another year to being cancer free...
Blessings.
I have never met any person stronger than you, not only did you beat cancer but raised plenty of money to fight it on a bigger scale. I remember the day it became real, when I visited you at a lake house in Alabama where you were isolated from people, because you were radioactive. I arrived and you got all ready to ride your mountain bike but just did not feel good enough, so we sat on the dock and talked. Apparently iI wasn't supposed to be within 10 feet for too long but I did not care, hahahah.... I think I rubbed my arm on your neck because I had a bulging cyst (now removed) and was trying to soak up some radiation just in case. I walked out to an island, maybe 50 feet, with many indian arrowheads.
ReplyDeleteI always tried to not talk about cancer around you, I figured I would always try to give you a break when everyone else was constantly bringing it up. Anyhow, I never once worried, I always knew this day would come, when you said... "I am cancer free."
Oh, sorry for leaving you in the hospital right before a tornado, then Skip couldn't get there in time, and they had to move you from room to room alone... yeah, oops. Its funnier now than then.
I have never met any person stronger than you, not only did you beat cancer but raised plenty of money to fight it on a bigger scale. I remember the day it became real, when I visited you at a lake house in Alabama where you were isolated from people, because you were radioactive. I arrived and you got all ready to ride your mountain bike but just did not feel good enough, so we sat on the dock and talked. Apparently iI wasn't supposed to be within 10 feet for too long but I did not care, hahahah.... I think I rubbed my arm on your neck because I had a bulging cyst (now removed) and was trying to soak up some radiation just in case. I walked out to an island, maybe 50 feet, with many indian arrowheads.
ReplyDeleteI always tried to not talk about cancer around you, I figured I would always try to give you a break when everyone else was constantly bringing it up. Anyhow, I never once worried, I always knew this day would come, when you said... "I am cancer free."
Oh, sorry for leaving you in the hospital right before a tornado, then Skip couldn't get there in time, and they had to move you from room to room alone... yeah, oops. Its funnier now than then.