Sunday update...

Happy Mother's Day! I hope all you Mom's had a super day today full of pampering and love - you deserve it. Even though we had a chance to talk today I will say Happy Mother's Day again to my Mom..love you and can't wait to see you this week when you visit. Love you!!

Happy Birthday to my sister, Vicki. I hope you had a great day!!

I had my first fill on Friday. It's a good thing that needles don't bother me because she uses a needle that must be at least 4 inches long that is attached to a huge syringe full of saline. She said some people complain of pain during the injection but I was lucky and barely even felt it. She only gave me 50cc's. I told her that I would like to try to go faster and she agreed that we could do 100cc's next week but if I am in a lot of pain she will want to slow back down. I took some Tylenol in the afternoon but it really was not very painful..I think I will do fine with 100. It was amazing to see that even 50 cc's could make a difference. I didn't really look until late Friday but I was so excited to see that I could tell the difference....new motto - FILL 'ER UP!!

Last week I went to a Kindervelt fundraiser...this is an auxiliary group that raises funds for the Cincinnati Children's Hospital. Not long after I arrived one of the members named Pat came up and introduced herself. I had on a hat so she immediately starting asking me if I was going thru treatment for cancer...she then went on to tell me that she was going to have a mastectomy on Friday. My heart just broke for her...I just hugged her and told her that I understood and that I was sorry she was having to go thru this. She was just diagnosed in April so she will find out this week what her treatment plan will be. She was being very strong and has a great attitude. I asked if I could make a meal for her and her husband after surgery but I guess her friends already have a plan worked out for the next few weeks. She asked a lot of questions about my surgery and I told her things that worked well for me and suggestions on things I wish I would have done differently..we didn't talk much about chemo since hopefully she will not need to do it. We exchanged emails before I left and all the ladies there kept saying it was just "meant to be" that I was there for Pat. That night I tried think what would be the best thing that I could do to help her...I kept thinking back to when I was first diagnosed and I had some crazy "fear of people with cancer" and didn't want to actually talk to someone else that had been thru this. Late that night I emailed her and told her that I will support her in any way that she wants..we only live a few minutes from each other so I told her that any time she needs me I can be there for her. The main idea of my message to her was we each have to decide how we want to make this journey...we cannot do what other people tell us to do or to do what we think they want us to do. This is the time in our lives when we must do what feels right in our hearts and trust that God will guide us. I told her that there were a lot of days that I wanted to just pull the blanket over my head and pretend that this wasn't happening but that I knew that wouldn't do any good...you just have to get up and take it one day at a time. When we met that evening I was also telling her about all the great support we have received and that it is good to let your friends and family help...this is the time that you need it.

I have not heard how her surgery went...I should be able to email a friend of hers at work tomorrow to get an update. I have been saying lots of prayers for her because I know how overwhelming this time can be but I really think she will do well and I am hoping that I will be able to help her in some small way.

Not much else to write about...yesterday was a busy day. Jillian had dance pictures at 8:30 and then we rushed to the Y for swim lessons. After that she and I went out for a nice lunch together. In the afternoon we all went over to Sam and James' house for a mexican themed party on their deck....the food was awesome and we met lots of new people. I left to go play Bunco and then after Bunco a few of us girls went back over to Sam and James' to hang out a little longer....it was a fun evening!

Have a good week.