Sunday, November 30, 2008
Our Daily Visitor, Pete
The past 3 days we have had this same deer in our yard. This deer is always alone, and not afraid of the kids or our dogs. He just hangs out in the backyard and eats our grass. The kids decided his name should be " Pete". He's starting to become part of the family.
Friday, November 14, 2008
5 years
Five years ago on Monday, November 17, 2003, I heard the words "You have Breast Cancer". A day I will never forget. I look back at everything that has happened since then. I had a baby, bilateral mastectomy, reconstruction times 9, hysterectomy, nausea, vomiting. The stress was beyond belief. The stress of this event was just as traumatic for my husband and my parents. To a degree my children were also affected, even though we made life as normal as possible for them.
My family have been supportive through this journey. Dennis, my parents, Ruth and my sister-in-law Niki, were and still are my lifeline. My rock.
The year I was diagnosed, 2003, NEMO was a very popular movie. My children watched Nemo all the time. I remember a scene in the movie when Marlin was scared to swim in the deep, dark water. Dori held his little fin, and sang " Just keep swimming, Just keep swimming, when life gets you down just swim, swim, swim". That phrase got me though everything.
My first chemotherapy, Niki drove down from Denver with buttons she made that said "Just keep Swimming". She had a button for me, Dennis, our children and my parents. To this day, this button gives me comfort. Every time I scared to go get my blood work, scans etc... I take out that button. Just keep swimming.
I canno't believe it has been 5 years. I'm a 5 year survivor.
Below are a few pictures I found.
The top picture is my "real" hair. You can see at the top where it was starting to fall out. My goal was to match my real hair with my wig. The bottom picture was my wig.
The last 2 photos are of my hair growing back. The chemo made my face so swollen.
My family have been supportive through this journey. Dennis, my parents, Ruth and my sister-in-law Niki, were and still are my lifeline. My rock.
The year I was diagnosed, 2003, NEMO was a very popular movie. My children watched Nemo all the time. I remember a scene in the movie when Marlin was scared to swim in the deep, dark water. Dori held his little fin, and sang " Just keep swimming, Just keep swimming, when life gets you down just swim, swim, swim". That phrase got me though everything.
My first chemotherapy, Niki drove down from Denver with buttons she made that said "Just keep Swimming". She had a button for me, Dennis, our children and my parents. To this day, this button gives me comfort. Every time I scared to go get my blood work, scans etc... I take out that button. Just keep swimming.
I canno't believe it has been 5 years. I'm a 5 year survivor.
Below are a few pictures I found.
The top picture is my "real" hair. You can see at the top where it was starting to fall out. My goal was to match my real hair with my wig. The bottom picture was my wig.
The last 2 photos are of my hair growing back. The chemo made my face so swollen.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Happy Veteran's Day!
Here are my 2 favorite Vets. My Dad who served in the US Airforce and my husband who served in the US Army.
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Ski Season....
Is almost here! Aspen, Vail, Copper Mountain, and Breckinridge are now open. Sunlight Mountain (ski resort in our town) will be open on December 5th. The kids have unpacked their snowboards and are ready to go! We're all really excited!
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