So...I really have meant to get on here and update you on my junk, but I just feel like I don't have enough time in the day to get everything done that I want to get done! :)
I am finished with my treatment!!!! Whooohooooo!!! I have my first PET scan on April 5th and I am extremely nervous about it. I never did lose my hair, which is awesome!!! My doctor said he has never seen anyone receive the chemo I did and not lose their hair....guess I'm a little abnormal!:)
Remember how I said that I just want to be able to share my story? Well...GUESS WHAT....I am speaking at Relay For Life in Tifton, GA (on the 27th of April) and the one in Ashburn, GA (May 18th)...so I am getting my chance to tell my story. I am NOT a public speaker and I'm afraid I may need a puke bucket! Every time I think about getting up there and telling my story I get all emotional....I still can't believe that I am finished with everything....actually, I still can't believe all this has happened to me. Sometimes I look at Andrew (who is now a year old and he is precious and GREAT) and I think about being asked to terminate my pregnancy to go ahead with the hysterectomy....I can't imagine my life without him!!!! He is walking around everywhere and he melts my heart every day. Barry, Joey and Samuel are doing good too....Sam just turned 4 and Joey will be 12 in August....this past year is a blur....I do not even remember being in the hospital in Atlanta, just bits and pieces, but that's it. I am still so thankful for everyone of you that has prayed for us and been there for us. It really means so much to me to know that I had an army behind me cheering me on.
Relay for Life stuff has been really emotional for me. I am not walking this year as a supporter to help find a cure......I'M WALKING AS A SURVIVOR!!!! Cancer has hit my community hard these past couple of years and a couple of people has lost their battle...which really makes me feel extremely guilty. Don't get me wrong...I am grateful that God allowed me to stick around to raise my babies, but why don't their kids deserve to be raised by their mommies??? What makes me so special to be ok? If you've never been through this, you may not understand. BUT....their families are hurting and their children and parents and sisters and brothers and cousins....it could've so easily have been me. I thank God every day for using me and keeping me around for a little while longer. It's just really hard when someone loses their battle with cancer.
Anyway....if anyone of you would like to support Relay For Life....go to www.relayforlife.org and put in Tifton, GA or Ashburn, GA and then you can donate directly to my team....the team's name is Team Jayme!!!!
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