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Today I turned 29!

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010

Today I turned 29. Not only am I grateful to still be here but to have such amazing support. I had more birthday wishes than I have ever had in my whole life! It is overwhelming to know that so many people care about me and my journey. Today I sat down to write down my goals for the next few years and one of the biggest goal is to see 30 and I firmly believe that will happen now. I feel overwhelmed by all of the information that Mark has given me over the last few weeks and the weight of getting better being on my own shoulders. Mark believes that Cancer is manifested not luck, chance or genetics and the more I learn the more sense that makes. However that does not make it easier to heal from or “fix” I am doing as much as I can handle to work on the issues that cause me to manifest my cancer. I know that my health is in my own hands and can only pray and hope that I can get there. There are days when it seems like “too much” however I keep plugging along. I learned today that Thyroid stuff comes from “feeling powerless” that makes perfect sense to me because of where I am but we’ll see where that goes.

I am thankful to all of you who have donated in my honor and those who also dropped by to wish me a happy birthday.

Also on a good note, Marika’s liver enzymes have normalized since her visit to Mark and she is headed to a clinical trail interview at the end of this week. Thanks to everyone who has had her in their prayers. She is a fighter and I believe she can win this fight as well.

I am ready for some sunshine!

Saturday, May 1st, 2010

Busy days help keep me distracted from the gloomy weather and ominous decisions that are coming soon.  It has been snowing for days and it is now May.  I am ready for some sunshine!

I see the colorectal surgeon on Tuesday.  I will be praying desperately that he will say that my ostomy is reversible.

I am doing my best to embrace the ostomy for the benefits of it but at the same time struggle desperately to want to be able to wear jeans or a swim suit especially with summer coming.  It has been nearly the hardest part of this whole journey.

I also just had to get on Thyroid meds because my thyroid has decided to go a little crazy.  If it’s not one problem it’s the next.  At least this one is a bio identical instead of a pharmaceutical and it isn’t horribly expensive.

I have had several very kind donations lately.  A couple boxes of ostomy bags and one of the purses sold on ebay!  Thanks to all who have done so much.  Hopefully this ostomy expense will be gone soon and that will help tremendously.

I’m spending today cleaning our house and getting ready to do some hair for prom.  I love to do formal hair and makeup! Should be fun.