As of November 3, it has been one year since my diagnosis. Today (11/14) is one year ago that I started chemotherapy. I had a CT scan this week and it is clear! NO CANCER! :) Its been a lot to celebrate. I finished all my treatments in August. I am doing really well. I will have another surgery in August 2013. Last night I took a picture of the exact time one year ago on my watch that is in the website header above. Does it seem like a year went by? Yes. Now that I am cancer free, I am excited to see what the next year has in store. This time of year will always be a marker and a reminder in my life. A reminder of how much I am loved by my family and friends and a marker of how to live out every moment God has given me in this life. Though, there is one thing that hasn't changed and won't change...I will always need 5 more minutes!!
I am so thankful for this season without treatments and without cancer. I am thankful for the Christmas season, the lights, the trees and trimmings, the music, the bustling, the kid's excitement, the planning, the meals, the quality time. I hope and pray that you and your family will enjoy it as much as I will, this year and every year.
I spent some time reading my blog from last year on these days, reflecting on those times beginning treatment, what I felt like, etc. I praise Jesus that it's done. There was nothing more than God's grace in those days. That I was playing with my son, not overly sick, blood levels stayed up...nothing but God's grace.
