My Anniversary

Tomorrow is my official anniversary of being Cancer free for 2yrs!!! YAY for me! All thanks to The Almighty, God! Thank you Jesus! I completed my last radiation treatment on Nov.10, 2009! I was declared CANCER FREE! I got my Purple Heart Award & everything! I was so happy! I had to go Mon-Fri for 4wks! That was a sad time for me! I felt like crap & I had no energy to do anything! My husband changed his shift at work to take me to my appt's everyday! We would drive 40mins each way for 15mins of treatment time! My radiation treatment was 2mins on the table being zapped with radiation & 13mins of wait & undressing time. I made it through! I'm so proud of myself! I am a strong women & Blessed! God was with me the whole time & my supportive husband, kids, mother-in-law & friend. I thank God for them! Tomorrow, my husband is taking me to lunch to celebrate my anniversary! I feel like crying & praising God at the same time! Value ur life & take care of yourself. Eat healthy! Please do these things to prolong your life! My Cancer was hereditary. My father had the same Cancer when I was 9 & he was 29. It was in the same exact spots! How crazy was that?! He beat his Cancer & I did too! He told me I would beat this Cancer & I would be alright! My father passed away of a heart attack 2wks later. But, I know he's so happy for me! He told me I would be ok! People, please go to the doctor & get check-ups! It's so important! Early detection is key! Don't be afraid to go to the doctor. I knew something was wrong with me & I ran to the hospital. They said if I had waited, I would've died in 4 months! Thank you Jesus, I listened to the voice! I'm happy to be celebrating my anniversary tomorrow & I wanted to share it with everyone! I may be a broken record to some, but I don't care, I'm telling my testimony to all who will listen! I might just save someone's life! Happy Anniversary to me! Love to all! Until the next time, have a Blessed night.
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Living my life one day at a time

Hello! I've been away from my blog for a long time! I've been doing great! I got a clean bill of health in Oct! My Petscan was good! No Cancer cells! Thank you Jesus! I've been learning to just live & let things go. Life is too short to sweat the small stuff! We have to enjoy today. Life is not promised tomorrow. Treat people the way you want to be treated. Don't let something bad happen to you before you change as a person.  I want to see my children grow up & become adults. I eat healthy & I'm now taking vitamins each day. Today was a good day for me! I claim tomorrow will be just as good. I'm relaxing now. I cooked a wonderful meal today & made a sweet potato pie for my family. Cooking makes me feel so darn good! When I'm in my kitchen, nothing bothers me at all. Cooking is my escape from it all. That's my outlet. Get you & outlet & use it to relieve stress. Don't argue, do something positive! I'm a little tired, so I'm going to turn in early. I just felt like blogging today. I wish everyone a beautiful tomorrow! Make today count for something good! So, until the next time, love to all! Have a Blessed night!

Be nice!

I don't understand why it is so hard to be nice. I was always taught to treat people how you want to be treated. A smile is free! Some people can't even accept a simple smile from someone without thinking they are up to something. I was talking to someone who is battling a sickness right now & she's so mean! She's in the hospital right now & I heard her speaking to the aide in such a nasty manner. I couldn't believe that! I said to her you shouldn't be mean to the staff. You need them to take care of you, not the other way around! I said just be nice. Plain & simple. I told her that I understand what she is going through, but they didn't make you sick. She thought about it & the next time I talked to her, she said I changed the way I would talk to the staff. I felt good about that, but a few months later she was back at it again. That's on her. I tried! When I was in the hospital for 6 days in 2009 after my 1st Chemo treatment, I felt horrible. Pain, pain & more pain, but I never took it out on the nurse, aide or Doctor. Every time they took blood or anything, I would say thank you & smile. My one nurse told me I was her most pleasant patient. She said you are dealing with Cancer, but yet you smile & say thank you for everything. She said the staff talks about how nice I was to be around. I realized I wasn't sick because of them. I was angry, but they didn't make me angry. I still had to be me. Being mean doesn't get you anything. I smile at the cashier. I will get off my phone & engage in a pleasant conversation acknowledging the person. I say thank you & have a nice day. I ran across the meanest cashier! I guess she was having a BAD day! She didn't speak! Just ringing my stuff up with attitude. I started to get irritated, but the little voice in me said NO! I asked her how was her day. She looked at me, like what! She said I'm tired & ready to go home. I asked what time did she get off. She said in an hour. I said your hour is almost here & you can go home & relax. I said it with a smile on my face. I said thank God for today, tomorrow will be better. Her mood changed. She smiled & said you're right. When she finished, I told her to have a Blessed evening & get some rest. She smiled & said thank you so much & apologized for her bad mood. Just by being nice, I changed someone's bad mood. A smile can do wonder's for person. Try it! Let someone go in front of you with fewer groceries. Be nice & pay it forward. I try to be as nice as I can. That's what God expects of us! Being nice can change things. Why is everyone too busy to be nice? Slow down & smell the roses. Being nice is free! Would you rather be known as a nice or mean person? I choose to be nice. Think about it. It's easy to do. Have a Blessed Day. I'll be back soon! ;)
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Accept what is happening & embrace it!

Sometimes things happen to us & we always want to ask why. Everything happens for a reason! I had to accept that I had Cancer & embrace it. Did I want to accept that? Hell no! I decided to accept what was happening & embrace it the best way I could. I took the lesson in it all & decided to change my life for the better. Am I a better person? I'm a work in progress! I can take what happened to me & help someone else come out of a dark place of sadness. I get great joy in talking to people about my battle with Cancer. It's nice when people see me & hear I'm a Cancer Survivor. They may be experiencing the same thing or have a family member or friend battling Cancer. They can have something to look forward too. If God did it for me, he can do it for them too! That's my way of embracing what's happening in my life. If you're experiencing a loss & you're mourning, it's ok to cry & be sad. By all means, get it out! Embrace it, because that will help you move forward. No one can put a time frame on grieving. When you feel the need to cry, please do! Never let anyone tell you to get over it! You have to accept what has happened so you can embrace it. I'm a Cancer Survivor! I say that proud! I don't care who gets sick of hearing that! God gave me a 2nd chance & I want the world to know! I'm a Cancer Advocate for life! I've embraced it! This is who I am. I have a new purpose in life. There is life after Cancer & a loss. You have to fight you're way through it to get to a place of peace. Whatever you're going through, there is light at the end of the tunnel! Trust me, it's there! Defeat the Devil! Know that God will never leave your side! It's people out there that would love to trade places in a heartbeat to leave their problems behind. Learn how to stand strong. We all will go through things. That's life! Go through it with your head held high & remember you won't be the 1st or the last person to endure whatever it is that is happening. It is how & if you accept what's happening & how you embrace it. Life is what we make it. I choose to embrace life! I hope you will too. God Bless! I'll be back! Have a Blessed Day!
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Slow day for me

Today has been a slow day for me. Some days I feel tired, but I refuse to give in! My legs are bothering me today. When I get like this, I stay focused & just say to myself, "just a slow day, tomorrow will be better." I get so excited that I'm feeling great, I forget to slow down! This is my body's way of saying slow down & enjoy a slow day. I thank God that I am able to realize that now & not freak out & let the Devil get in my head!  The Devil will torment you & have you thinking you're sick, when you're just tired. I went about my normal day as usual. I cooked breakfast, lunch & dinner! Oh yeah, I ran an errand too! I cleaned up my kitchen & I've been relaxing. I will totally rest tomorrow! I'm just going to enjoy my slow days & not read anything into it! I just wanted to drop a few lines & say stay encouraged, because God is real & GOOD! I hope all is well with everyone & have a Blessed night! I'll be back soon! Love to all!

Thankful

I am so thankful for everyday! I appreciate life for what it is! Life is a gift from God! I'm so thankful for my 2nd chance at life. God saw something in me! God knows my potential & I have gifts that he wants me to share. I am suppose to minister to someone in need of support through a dark time. I hope I can help someone! Cancer is not the end of the world! God can cure anything at anytime! Know this & believe this! The Bible says have the faith of a mustard seed. This may sound crazy, but Cancer saved my life! What I meant by that is, Cancer made me take a hard long look at myself! Cancer made me learn how to be stronger! I saw myself at my weakest point in life! I wanted to stop Chemo & die! It was so hard to endure! God came to me & told me to hold on! I am thankful for God! My friend went on a fast & was praying for me. She told me God spoke to her & told her I was going to be ok! She started rejoicing & told me God said I was healed! That gave me hope! I'm thankful for praying friends & family! We all need a strong support system! I'm thankful for my husband making me fight & my kids for making me see they needed their mom! I didn't have family support, but I did have my mother-in-law, who held me like a baby & took care of me! My friend, who never stopped believing in me! Also, my in-laws prayed hard for me!   That's why I'm so thankful! I had Chemo every 3 weeks for 3 months! My husband took me & I had it Thursday & Friday! I would sit for 8hrs watching that drip! My friend would come & bring me lunch & talk with me for hrs! My mother-in-law was in town & she would sit with me & talk & pray. Those were the people who helped me! I will never forget what they did for me! I know that was hard watching all us sick people go through this! So very thankful! I cannot stress that enough! People will turn their backs on you when u get sick! I had people abandon me, like I had the Plague! People will rise up & support! God puts the right people in you life for a reason! My husband's friends were sending flowers, gifts & cards! I was so happy  & thankful for that! I had a complete stranger stop & pray for me! God brought us together in that moment! I thank God for her! We are not strangers anymore! God really Blessed me! Lack of family support, made up through the people I mentioned above! Be thankful for good people in your life! Don't take them for granted! Be a vessel for someone sick if you can! I am a vessel! I try to encourage people whenever possible! Learn to be more thankful for each moment! Give thanks to God!  Each day as I get up & go about my day, oh how thankful I am! I couldn't hardly walk! I couldn't drive! I was in so much pain! I couldn't see the light! Oh how I am rejoicing now! I had to ride the handicap buggy around the store, because I couldn't stand or walk that good! Do you know how I feel now? I am ABLE, SO ABLE!!! Thank you Jesus! Thank you for my healing! So many people told me of the horror stories of what relatives died of Cancer! What about the survivors? Deliver good news to  Cancer patients, not bad news! God has the final say! I had to leave negative people behind! So thankful for positive people! Thankful is my word for everyday! I'll be back soon!!!!

changing

I use to be so afraid of change. I'm finally learning to embrace change! I realize life is extremely short. I asked myself a question: Do you want life to pass you by? I want to live! I didn't go through Chemo & Radiation for nothing! If things don't work out as planned, oh well, it's not the end of the world! I'll just make new plans. I'm not living in my safe little bubble anymore. Learn to embrace change! Change will open up a whole new wonderful world! Today, I thank God for showing me the way through darkness into light! I'm a work in progress, moving forward. I just wanted to share this. I hope everyone had a wonderful 4th of July! Stay Blessed! I'll be back soon! 

No stress!!!

Hello! I refuse to stress or let anyone stress me! Stress is not good for anyone, especially a Cancer Survivor! I pick & choose my battles, wisely! I won't argue anymore! I realized something very important during my bout with Cancer. Life is too short to waste time & energy on stupid stuff! Yes, I get upset! But, I've learned to let things go. Please realize that your health is the most important thing! You can't be no good to yourself, children & spouse if your health is not good. Take care of your body! Let the stress go! Give yourself a time frame to be mad & release it! Stress will age a person ten years! When people want to argue, let them argue with themselves! You can't argue with a FOOL! I would argue a person down & stress! Cancer taught me to let it go! Do you hear me? LET IT GO! My husband irritated me today! The old me would have argued him down & told him where to get off! The new me didn't argue or get upset! I let it go! I let him vent & look like the crazy person! Lol! I wish everyone a stress free night! Have a Blessed night! ;) I'll be back soon!
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Life is beautiful!!!!

I was thinking about all the things in life I want to do. I will seize the day! What am I afraid of? I survived Cancer! I can do anything through Christ! Life is BEAUTIFUL! I have a 2nd chance at this beautiful life! Watch out world, here I come! ;) I will fill ya'll in later on my ventures. Love to all! I'll be back!

Out of the box

I did something yesterday I wouldn't have done! I enjoyed myself! I am living & shocking people! Live outside the box! Don't sit back & watch everybody else enjoying life & reading about their fun! Go out & create ur own fun! I feel GREAT! My friend said it best! Cancer made me more courageous! Some people can't handle the new "me". Oh well! I hope everyone had a great weekend! Have a Blessed evening! I'll be back! ;)
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My 39TH Birthday

My 39TH Birthday

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Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 18:25:20
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The start of it all!

     This is the month I was told I had Cancer Two years ago! June was a very hard month for me! I will not let this month bother me any more! I had a birthday & June 18,2009, my father passed away & June 20th on my husband's birthday is when I got that faithful call from the Dr, telling me that I did in fact have Cancer! I said, Lord I can't handle anymore! I cried for hours that day! I knew I had the fight of my life ahead of me! I was so depressed! My family was so sad! I had a series of test to take before I could began my treatment. All I knew was I had Cancer. I didn't understand anything else! I found out I was stageII, which was not bad at all! The Dr's said if I was going to have Cancer, that mine was the kind to have. Highly curable! That gave me hope! I will tell you this bit of advice, don't go online reading about Cancer right away! Big mistake! I read so many horror stories about death! That put me in a deeper depression! Concentrate on what kind you have & be positive & pray, pray, pray! I spent the rest of June in a dark place. I decided to fight! That's all I could do! Surround yourself with positive people. You need a strong support team. I had to get rid of negative people! Why would you tell a person who just found out they have Cancer, that you know a lot of people who died from Cancer? That's a big NO, NO! That's why I decided to write a book. Teaching people what not to say to a Cancer patient. I am better able to deal with the month of June! I look forward to June. It's my celebration month! I'll be back later! Enjoy you day :)

Feeling Great

Today I woke up feeling Great! I had a lot of thoughts throughout the  night. I wrote a book about Cancer. I have more things I want to add to my book. I will get my book published! It will help some people. I have so much to say! I feel like I'm going to burst! I hope all is well with everyone today. I must get out & do something today! I can't waste this great feeling that I have today! God is AWESOME!!!! I'll be back later, I just wanted to post my very 1st blog. So excited! Have a Blessed Day!!!!!   :)