I figured I could update y'all on Mom via the blog since updating on Facebook, texting & e-mailing is so redundant :)
Mom just spent 6 days in the hospital...a grueling, uncomfortable, painful, frustrating 6 days.
As some of you know, she was admitted to the hospital over New Year's for 4 days, treating her for diverticulitis. They released her, she never got better, only continued to get worse and therefore was put in the the hospital last Tuesday. They started treating her with antibiotics immediately, nausea medication, and pain medication, supposedly all caused from the Diverticulitis. Then, she sort of became the mystery patient and they weren't 100% sure she had diverticulitis. They need another scan of her abdomen area and noticed a large amount of fluid around her pancreas behind her intestine. They ended up removing 33 cc's of fluid, which in human terms is 5 1/2 tablespoons, which is a pretty good amount of fluid just floating around that's not suppose to be there! They did a culture and a biopsy on the fluid to figure out exactly what it was. There were no cancer cells found in the fluid, PRAISE GOD, and it was just determined to be infection, possibly caused from a cyst that formed on her pancreas, most likely from the chemo.
So, after 6 days, she was finally released from the hospital tonight. I think she was more looking forward to getting to sleep in her own bed more than anything!
The gastro doctor wants to do the procedure where the put the scope down her throat to check her stomach & pancreas in a few weeks.
Her oncologist said today that she probably won't be well enough for chemo this week, but maybe next week. He also plans to do another scan in a couple of weeks to check the status of her cancer and the status of the infectious fluid.
On top of all of this, she's going on her 4th week of not having chemo, which is frustrating because the chemo seemed to be working pretty well (as far as the cancer is concerned) before all of this happened. The chemo is stripping her body of all the bad (hopefully), but unfortunately a lot of the good too, which makes it difficult for her to stay well and her immune system up.
On a happy note, since she has been off of the chemo, her hair has started coming back...just a little peach fuzz, but it's still just as cute as ever. I personally think she's beautiful with or without hair, or with just a little peach fuzz.
Thanks again to all of you who have prayed, commented, messaged me, sent texts or called, visited or just thought about us during this time. Please continue to pray for her!
Mom is the strongest, most precious person I know. If I ever have to experience anything like she has, I only hope I could go through it with half the poise and grace as she has had. She's amazing and I'm lucky enough to call her my best friend.
I ran into someone at a restaurant the other day that has known our family for quite a while. She had such nice things to say about our family, but especially Mom. One of the things she said that was so true..."Judy has always had the sweetest spirit and touched my heart in so many ways."
What will people say about you when you're fighting a battle in your life?
Monday, January 16, 2012
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
I Can't Believe It, but It's True
I haven't "blogged" in a while. I've had a lot on my mind lately so I figured I would sit and write about it. There are so many things in this life I don't understand, that I look at and say "Is this really my life?," "Am I dreaming?," "Will you pinch me?"...
For example:
-I have an almost 18 month old little girl who is so full of life, so smart, so angelic, so perfect...most days I look at her and can't believe she's really mine. Can't believe that I'm a mother to such a wonderful little creation.
-I'm 30. Enough said there.
-I have a husband who can absolutely drive me up the wall picking his fingernails, falling asleep on the couch *almost* every night, watching movies blaring on volume 50, he's messy, unorganized, the complete opposite of me, but somehow my perfect match.
-We own 2 businesses...which means we are both self-employed, which means we pay a bootie load of taxes, banks don't like us, we never have a day off, but also means neither one of us have a boss, and we couldn't see it any other way.
-I have a dog that has probably costs me more money than I will ever add up on paper because I think I would fall over at the amount I have spent on her countless health problems and now 2 stomach surgeries, the first to remove razor blades and the second to remove 2 pacifiers from her intestines.
-I have 2 brothers that have shown their true colors over the past year and all I can say is that I definitely have the best brothers a girl could ask for. They have always had my back and always will.
-I have a Grandmother in her 80's that comes to my house almost every day to keep Hali. She is the rock of our family and someone I admire and can only hope to be like one day when I grow up.
-I have a Father who walked into my life at my age 10 and has never left my side and I know he never will.
-I have a Mother who I looked at this morning standing in her kitchen, so sick she could hardly stand up straight, not a hair on her head, no makeup, wearing a t-shirt & sweatpants, body filled with cancer, but a heart full of complete joy & hope. And not to mention the most beautiful person I have ever seen in my life.
As you can see, some of these things are true miracles, some tragedies, some I don't want to think about longer than a millisecond because I'm afraid of what the future holds, and some I can't wait for life to pass by so I can experience the future. I try to remind myself constantly that some things, ok most things, aren't made for me to understand, are out of my control, are all in God's hands. If you know me even a little bit, I'm very much a Type A personality...even been referred to as AA or AAA, ha! I want things done in a timely manner, a.k.a. immediately; I want to know about problems immediately; and I want solutions just as fast. I don't like surprises, actually I despise them. I want to know that I will have enough money in my bank account to pay all of my bills, buy groceries, maybe go on a shopping spree for Hali & I a *few* times a month. But, none of these things are guaranteed to me, nothing promised. Tomorrow isn't promised, much less the next minute we are sitting here on this earth. All of the things we have to do, all of the rushing around and errands to run, it can all stop in an instant. Life is so precious. Don't try to figure it out for yourself. Lean on the Lord and he will guide you through life, holding your hand, holding you up, when you don't think you can stand on your own 2 feet another second alone.
For example:
-I have an almost 18 month old little girl who is so full of life, so smart, so angelic, so perfect...most days I look at her and can't believe she's really mine. Can't believe that I'm a mother to such a wonderful little creation.
-I'm 30. Enough said there.
-I have a husband who can absolutely drive me up the wall picking his fingernails, falling asleep on the couch *almost* every night, watching movies blaring on volume 50, he's messy, unorganized, the complete opposite of me, but somehow my perfect match.
-We own 2 businesses...which means we are both self-employed, which means we pay a bootie load of taxes, banks don't like us, we never have a day off, but also means neither one of us have a boss, and we couldn't see it any other way.
-I have a dog that has probably costs me more money than I will ever add up on paper because I think I would fall over at the amount I have spent on her countless health problems and now 2 stomach surgeries, the first to remove razor blades and the second to remove 2 pacifiers from her intestines.
-I have 2 brothers that have shown their true colors over the past year and all I can say is that I definitely have the best brothers a girl could ask for. They have always had my back and always will.
-I have a Grandmother in her 80's that comes to my house almost every day to keep Hali. She is the rock of our family and someone I admire and can only hope to be like one day when I grow up.
-I have a Father who walked into my life at my age 10 and has never left my side and I know he never will.
-I have a Mother who I looked at this morning standing in her kitchen, so sick she could hardly stand up straight, not a hair on her head, no makeup, wearing a t-shirt & sweatpants, body filled with cancer, but a heart full of complete joy & hope. And not to mention the most beautiful person I have ever seen in my life.
As you can see, some of these things are true miracles, some tragedies, some I don't want to think about longer than a millisecond because I'm afraid of what the future holds, and some I can't wait for life to pass by so I can experience the future. I try to remind myself constantly that some things, ok most things, aren't made for me to understand, are out of my control, are all in God's hands. If you know me even a little bit, I'm very much a Type A personality...even been referred to as AA or AAA, ha! I want things done in a timely manner, a.k.a. immediately; I want to know about problems immediately; and I want solutions just as fast. I don't like surprises, actually I despise them. I want to know that I will have enough money in my bank account to pay all of my bills, buy groceries, maybe go on a shopping spree for Hali & I a *few* times a month. But, none of these things are guaranteed to me, nothing promised. Tomorrow isn't promised, much less the next minute we are sitting here on this earth. All of the things we have to do, all of the rushing around and errands to run, it can all stop in an instant. Life is so precious. Don't try to figure it out for yourself. Lean on the Lord and he will guide you through life, holding your hand, holding you up, when you don't think you can stand on your own 2 feet another second alone.
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Who's in Control?
Since we were snowed in for much longer than what we all expected, I spent a lot of time thinking about a lot of different things. But, after so many thoughts, the only conclusion was reminding me of who was in control....and obviously God.
First, I think God sometimes does things to remind us who is in control. He can simply cover the ground with 5 1/2 inches of snow and shut our whole city down for a week. Everyone is always so busy going here, going there, paying this bill, going to this meeting, going out to dinner with this person, etc. I think a lot of times God does things to slow us down, put us back in perspective, give us a break, and to hopefully turn our focus back to him.
And if you think about it for just a split second, God is in so much control and has a perfect plan for anything and everything...creating beautiful and perfect babies; creating wonderful friendships that last no matter what and knowing you can always pick up the phone and they'll be there; being that friend back; watching one of your good friends go through the pain of her Mom dying so unexpectedly while being pregnant with her first baby; watching your Mom fight cancer (two times) and doing it with such courage and grace; watching two friends bury their newborn baby and be the two strongest people you have ever witnessed; looking at the stack of bills you have to pay and the amount in your checking account, knowing that you'll never make it, and then somehow you do; falling in love; answered and unanswered prayers.
Just remember...God always has a plan wether we realize it or not...we aren't in control of anything and nothing is coincidence...God can change anything in a blink of an eye and everything He gives and creates is simply a perfect and precious gift.
First, I think God sometimes does things to remind us who is in control. He can simply cover the ground with 5 1/2 inches of snow and shut our whole city down for a week. Everyone is always so busy going here, going there, paying this bill, going to this meeting, going out to dinner with this person, etc. I think a lot of times God does things to slow us down, put us back in perspective, give us a break, and to hopefully turn our focus back to him.
And if you think about it for just a split second, God is in so much control and has a perfect plan for anything and everything...creating beautiful and perfect babies; creating wonderful friendships that last no matter what and knowing you can always pick up the phone and they'll be there; being that friend back; watching one of your good friends go through the pain of her Mom dying so unexpectedly while being pregnant with her first baby; watching your Mom fight cancer (two times) and doing it with such courage and grace; watching two friends bury their newborn baby and be the two strongest people you have ever witnessed; looking at the stack of bills you have to pay and the amount in your checking account, knowing that you'll never make it, and then somehow you do; falling in love; answered and unanswered prayers.
Just remember...God always has a plan wether we realize it or not...we aren't in control of anything and nothing is coincidence...God can change anything in a blink of an eye and everything He gives and creates is simply a perfect and precious gift.
1/15/2011
So Mommy got me some glasses today because I get very angry when the sun hits me in the face. I really like them...they're big and round just like what Mommy wears.
1/13/2011
Every morning Hali just wants to chill and play with toys. This was Thursday morning 1/13 with Daddy since we were still snowed in :)
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
1/12/2011
So little did we know that we would literally be snowed in 3 days later and counting. Most businesses have been closed and the roads are literally covered with a sheet of ice. It's crazy! But the Pigs in a Blanket were delicious!
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