What a big girl! She’s waving and clapping and *trying* to say Gracie. It comes out like Geegee. But still…that’s pretty good for 9 months! And good news for all you Gracie girl and Tiny Trinity fans, now that I’ve finally figured out how easy it is to upload videos to this blog, oh–you’ll be seeing a lot more of these cuties. I know that makes lots of out-of-town friends and family members happy!
Today I met a woman who looks like me–fuzzy chemo hair, big baggy sweatshirt, and tired looking. Turns out her little girl, Bella, started gynmastics in Gracie’s class. We talked about what kind of treatments we were doing. She’s in the process of reconstruction. It was nice to sit and talk face to face with someone my age (well, she’s 34) who has been there, done that. The other moms were asking us questions and it was kind of like our own private educational seminar LOL It felt good to answer questions and just be real. And I think between the two of us, we scared every young mother in there into going home and doing a breast self exam. I hope so. No one else needs to go through what I’ve been through, so if I have anything to do with it, my family and friends and anyone who reads my blog will be bugged until I know you’ve got the message. Just do your exams, if you find a lump, check the next week and if it’s still there, call your doctor! Do NOT let them tell you that you are too young! INSIST! Remember, I am only 29!
Oh–and speaking of– I’m only 29 for 4 more days. Boooo! THIRTY??? How on earth did I get to be thirty? I remember my PARENTS turning 30! Aaaaaagh! And nothing says “I’m falling apart” like spending my 30th birthday in my oncologist’s office. LOL I’m going out with my sister on Wednesday, my friends are coming to clean my house on Thursday, Dick and Janie are taking us out on Thursday night, we’ll probably go out with my parents on Friday, and Saturday Chris is taking me to a Hornet’s game! He won tickets from AOL–and I’ve been wanting to go ever since they got here. Yay! I feel soooo good this week–it makes me dread chemo even more. I’m just going to really enjoy it while I can.
Alrighty, well, that’s it for now. Bye!
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