My sad weepiness over my daughter's growing old that is....can we fast forward a few years??? Funny what a day o' drama will do, huh? Not that anything major or big happened per se'...just that "Everything IS happening, Mom!" And since she can't actually take out her feelings on the kids that it may/may not involve or the fact that she is going to middle school next year, she's taking it out on me! Lovely, and yes mom, I do realize that payback is a b**** but I don't recall yelling at you like this...Anyway, it's not even bedtime yet and already I just want to crawl under the covers and shut my eyes tight and hope that tomorrow will be much brighter because this is really not the least bit enjoyable ;-)
On a slightly different topic....today is two years from the date when I found my lump. It seems like a very distant dream sometimes...and then I look down and go, "Oh yeah" and realize unfortunately it was not a dream but a nightmare that I will have to live with the echoes of for the rest of my loooooong years left here on planet Earth. But today I celebrate making it to this point and continuing to move forward. And to honor that I will remind you all to......
wait for it.....
wait for it......
FEEL YOUR BOOBIES!!!!
It very well may save your life! It most certainly saved mine since I was below the age when they consider breast cancer "normally" occuring in women. And I also want to stress that knowing your own body is the best weapon you have against any disease...the second best being stubborness, if something isn't right, insist that it be checked out-it is far, far better to be safe than sorry, 'cause being sorry might actually mean you're sorry you are no longer around! And if that doesn't work...call me, I'm a troublemaker afterall and I'd be more than happy to go in to any doctor with you and insist, very politely but firmly of course, that it be checked out!
One last thing...if you would desire to walk/run in the St Louis Komen for the Cure and haven't signed up yet, you are welcome to join my team, "The Rack Pack". But...registration for the team is only open until noon this Sat., May 22nd. You can of course always just register as an individual right up until the actual 9am start time on Sat., June 12th, but if you would like to join with a group of fun and crazy people(many kids included) please feel free to and I will be able to contact you through the Komen STL site and get you more info. And if you miss the team registration deadline but don't want to walk alone, you can contact me through here(leave a comment with a way to contact you-I screen all comments first so I PROMISE I won't make anything you leave here public unless it is ok with you) and I can give you info on how to meet up with the team to walk with us regardless of your official "team" status :-)
Thanks for bearing with me these past two years...all of your support and love has helped to carry me through for sure. Love you all and as always,
Blog ya later,
K
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