I have mentioned a few times before here, here, here and here (oh and here) the way my husband took such amazing care of me during every phase of my diagnosis and treatment. From that grievous first meeting with Dr. Tafra and Nurse Amy when he asked all the right questions that I was too shocked to even […]
Day 25: Go To Appointments With Her
For those ten months of treatment, it felt like I existed to attend appointments. After that initial mammogram and ultrasound during which they found the cancer, there were many important appointments that helped them determine the appropriate treatment for me. Between my husband trying to maintain his work schedule and my mom needing to care […]
Day 24: Take Her A Meal Or Two
When I say we received meals for 6 months while going through treatment, that is no exaggeration. I sat and counted the months one day and it really was that long. Sure we got them more frequently at certain times during my treatment like after surgeries or in the first week after chemo infusions, but […]
Day 23: Get Her Out Into Nature
There is a tradition that a few of my friends and I try to keep during the summer months. We try to start as early as possible in the summer and continue it until as late in the summer as possible. I didn’t get hooked on it until after my breast cancer journey, but I […]
Day 21: Connect Her With Other Pink Warriors
I mentioned one of my friends, Cathy on Day 10. Cathy and I were introduced by a mutual friend Lori who sensed that we might each find comfort in our circumstances by being able to share our stories and swap advice. Although Lori had walked through treatment for Ovarian Cancer with her mom, she didn’t […]
Day 20: Give Her A Gift of Hand Stamped Jewelry
There were so many people that reached out to me during my journey. The Lord will bring to mind those thoughtful acts of love at different times. When the annoying effects of Tamoxifen or the thoughts about what my body is missing try to get me down, I choose to think about all the ways […]
Day 18: Help Her Celebrate Big
I was diagnosed about one month before my 34th birthday. Birthdays have always been important to me. I remember even trying to arrange my mastectomy surgery date so it was after my birthday. It didn’t work out that way and it was fine. But a few of my friends rescheduled my birthday and really did […]
Day 17: Hand Out Her Mailing Address
In the midst of treatment, I received more mail than usual. I have mentioned it before here when I talked about my passion for Christmas cards but I LOVE getting mail. There were a few people that I knew that sent me a handwritten note at least every week during those ten months. Then a […]
Day 12: Be Her Community
At our church, we have been doing a very engaging sermon series called Built, Loaded and Launched about what we are called to be as “the church”. Today was all about the launch. Pastor Pat asked several great questions to bring up the point that the church is meant to provide us a filter based […]
Day 7: Rub Her Back
I didn’t grow up with any sisters. I have two older brothers, and that served me well for my tomboyish, sports-loving childhood. It wasn’t like I sat pining for a sister, but there was a small part of me that always wondered what it would be like to know that kind of bond, to have […]
Life As Usual, Just More Precious
Your prayers have been felt! The last few days have been so incredible for me. It all began on Thursday evening when I was able to go on a pretty lengthy walk with one of my best girlfriends through our neighborhood. Then in the wee hours of the morning I was able to […]
Friends and Traditions
There are two things I love in life and therefore, pour a lot of my energy into: traditions and friends. I believe traditions allow for beautiful memories to be made for us and for our kids. And most of my closest friends I have, I have had for at least 15 years. However, there is […]
Blessed Assurance
After having some time to process and spend time as a family over the weekend, I decided that I really needed to be in church on Sunday. During the service, Blake and I were surrounded by a few of our closest friends which provided tremendous support. The sermon was about marriage but it was also […]
A Day to Grieve
I am thankful to say that there are only a few times I feel like I have truly grieved in my life. My most recent recollection of grieving occurred 2 years ago to the day when I walked with a dear friend through the loss of her baby boy when she was 36 weeks pregnant. […]
The Body of Christ
As the news began to sink in, I realized that I wanted my closest girlfriends to know so that they too could begin to pray. Not only did they start faithfully praying but the e-mails and texts filled with scripture came pouring in. (By the way, I cherish each and every verse/poem/excerpt that is […]
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