Back to "normal" life?!?!

It feels so good to be preparing to go back to work tonight.I've been off since March 1st on sick leave, and the last two weeks I've felt so much better, I almost feel as good as new. Since I thank God that "I'll never be the same again", then I'm not returning to normal, but that's okay, I figure this is better.
I'll be working 2 shifts a week to start, the extra money, social life, excercise and getting out will be good for me.I've been able to exercise regularily for three weeks, the first time in over 2 years that my body has allowed me the opporunity to set new challenges physically and actually meet them.
With the much better weather I've been able to get out on walks, by myself but mostly with the girls. Pushing them in the large bike stroller adds an extra work out effort. I've been at Curves gym 3-4 times an week and using my Tony Little Gazelle (it actually works) the best part is seeing Chris on it, he looks MUCH better than Tony Little and he's back to the weight he was when we got married!!I've got a long way to go before I ever get there! MY goals are much more realistic after 2 kids (C-sections) and a full cancer run. The steriods toped up where the pregnancies left off:)
All is well, we are more than ready for an unadventful time; the more boring the better really. WE are happy to be dull for awhile, with nothing to report:)
A lazy, easy going summer with no real plans sounds good to me (except for surgery in July of course, which will hopfully be plain and simple:)
Happy summer everyone!!

Poetic attempt

All at once I knew
Life was brand new.
All that I had been thru
Was now in the rear view.

With open road ahead
and rest when I lay my head,
My heart and soul are on the mend,
pain and sorrow are all but dead.

Future adventures call to me;
by name they set me free.
Freedom to dream and not to flee
as I praise on bended knee.

A new joy has awakened my soul,
I know darkness will not take me whole.
From above, light reaches down like a rescue pole;
heartache will no longer take it's toll.

I step, one foot in front of the other,
I thank God that I am a mother;
that my husband says,"There is no other."

and that it is all in the hands of my Heavenly Father.

MRI test

I had an MRI of my back today. I'm feeling so good this last week I'm confident that there is nothing to be found; though my prayer was that if there was something to be found that God would give the Doctors the wisdom to find i t.The tests seemed to go fine but I won't know any results for up to two weeks.

An MRI of the spine is quite uncomfortable. I was in the tube like machine, very close to your face and fairly squishy for the body, for about 1 hour and 15 minutes, yuck! My back was so sore when I was done, I was glad I was getting the test done. My back hurts the most during the night when I've been laying still. I had to have a contrast IV injection, they always leave me feeling off and gross the rest of the day.

The purpose of the test is to see if my breast cancer has spread to my spine (bones), this would be metastises of my breast cancer, which is refered to as mets. So they are looking for breast cancer mets, but I've been feeling so good this last week I've been very encouraged. I've been able to exercise every day and I'm going to be returning to work at abc restaurant next week.

Now that I'm feeling more normal, in fact the best I've felt in almost 3 years, the future seems so much brighter again. Thank-you again for everyone's prayers; new prayer requests have been posted on the left.

Concert goer:)

I found a fellow concert goer to join me at the American Idol concert. Jenn and I were roomate my last summer semester of college in 1993 and then we got our first apartment together with our friend Evelyn 1993-1994.Though we have seen each other a bit over the years we have never gone out and done something together in almost 16 years! IT will be fun, we'll pretend that we are that much younger again. Hopefully our bodies will let us do the dancing and jumping without getting injured:)

Breast cancer movie tonight; a must see!

I am excited to watch "Living Proof" at 8pm tonight on W (women's network) starring Harry Connick Jr. a movie about the discovery of my kind of breast cancer and one of the treatments I had. I hope you get a chance to see it.

I am an American Idol fan; I confess:)

Chris hates that I watch the show, and this season was my favorite! So I just purchased tickets to go to the concert on July 8th at GM place and I need someone to go with me. I got decent seats and the cost for a ticket with all the taxes and fees is $69. Who wants to join me? Adam, Danny, Allison, Kris, Meagan...it will be a great show!!!I'll be dancing and singing and out of my seat, who is up for it?!?!

The tragedy of an old friend.

I just heard of the devestating loss that a highschool friend, Tammy (Hien) Woods has and is enduring. Her husband of 15 years, Gary Woods, was killed in a work related accident two weeks ago. They were happy, healthy and loving raising their 5 children, so much so that they had decided to have another. Tammy is expecting the couple's 6th child in June and is lost as to what to do without the love of her life and the father of her 6 children.

My heart just aches at this news. I can hardly believe that these things happen. There is a foundation set up to help out this family in the short term before other sources of income come through. Though I have not seem Tammy in 7 and a half years, I intend to support her anyway I can.

Tammy and I acted together in highschool, were cheerleaders together, members of the ISCF (Inter-School Christian fellowship)and were in the Miss Chilliwack pagent together 1990; we finished along side of each other, me in 4th and her 3rd.

Please keep this family in your thoughts and prayers.