I talked to Mom and Dad on their way to the hospital this morning.  They are in good spirits.  Greta was awake and hollering at them through the phone, so that is always a good way to start the morning.  Mom is deprived of her coffee (nothing to eat or drink after midnight on surgery day), but that appeared to be her biggest problem, so all is well.  Luckily, she...

Tomorrow (Tuesday) is my mom’s surgery. She blogged about it, so I won’t say much. I will, however, ask you to pray for her tomorrow! Today I took the girls over to her house to play.  Greta showed off all of her new words and charged around the house as if she owned it.  She really does have the best self-esteem; she yells, “Good...

Yesterday Brad and I met with Dr. Awesome to discuss my upcoming surgery.  She was pleased with the shrinking tumor(s), and gave me a B+ in cancer-killing.  A B+ is good, but I’ve always been a straight-A kinda girl.  I am happy that I have eight more weeks to continue chemo and Herceptin (the non-chemo biological drug).  I have that time to get to an A.  I...

Since Memorial Day, when our pool opened, I’ve known that I needed a new swimsuit.  Last year I was carrying post-partum weight, and, fortunately, my body seems to have rebounded better than my swimsuits.  (Ha ha!)  The need for a new swimsuit is complicated though.  I have many of the young mom body issues, but this year, I know I’ll also be having a...

Today Dr. Wonderful and I had several things to talk about: -My cancer:  It is shrinking and breaking up.  Yes!  However, he did comment that he wishes it was shrinking and breaking up faster.  (Note: even if we couldn’t feel/find it, there would likely still be microscopic cancer.)  Ultimately, I am very happy that surgery and radiation are still tools in the...

Last week at chemo, I ended up sitting next to Newbie and Spunky: the three of us were all diagnosed a short time ago and are in Round One of our cancer battles.  Their treatments are bi-weekly, so I didn’t see them today. Today, I sat with new-to-me friends: Bear, Sunny, and Vivid.  They are self-described “Lifers” in the Chemo Room.  They are all...