One year ago today...

Hello all there are a couple of videos here so turn off the music... (:)

One year ago today...

January 30th, 2008

This is the day I found the lump...

On that day, my world, my thoughts, my feelings, and my priorities, completely and radically changed.

I try to make the most of my life these days. But I was really trying to do that before my diagnosis, too. I think to myself "has it actually been one full year since this whole experience began?" Wow. It’s really hard to believe that my one year anniversary has come and gone so quickly!

Time flies when you’re…

Um... in this case "fun" is not the word here!

BUT I AM HERE!!!!

From the day at home, at my desk, while working in my office, right after lunch, a phone call from our family Doctor confirming what I thought, confirming that little lump in my right breast... Confirming

C A N C E R!!!

(Can Survive)

From my Pre-Chemo Cut...

To that weekend of Easter when clumps of my hair were falling out, just blowing away in the wind...

That weekend my beautiful children were there, standing by me (as always) while we shaved my head...

My youngest baby girl Sarah could not do it, she was very upset.

As alway we tried to make the best of it!!!

WATCH VIDEO... Scroll all the way down and turn off music...

Within 1 week, completely bald was I!!!

A tear or two

I must admit

I did cry...

Through weekly treatments

through the aches and pains

the steroids trips

the allergic reaction to steri-strips...

The tata to the tata's

WATCH VIDEO HERE - Oh my I looked terrible LOL...

Me and Dylan night before surgery in his chifferobe!

January 30th, 2008

On this day, one year ago today - my life officially began!

Today I celebrate!!!

Today I celebrate...

ME

Deanna = Pretty in Pink...

Not The End here

To Be Continued for at least another 40 years...

xoxoxoxox,

Deanna

Some pics that I wanted to share...

Me and my Emmy...

Me and my crew...
My lil' man-Dylan Jon

Umpa and Dylan

Santa & Dylan

Papa, Dylan, Taylor and Sarah Beth!

Dylan, Sarah and Shelley at the mall...

Great Grandma and Dylan!

My crew with our lil' tree... That's Kyle on the left, Michael in the back, my Lil' Man Dylan Jon, Taylor (don't she look thrilled-LOL) and Sarah Beth on the right...

Me and our Oba... "You paid too much" LOL

Nana and the kids!

My baby girl Emily and my wonderful Son Inlaw Tom!

My beautiful Sarah Beth and of course Shrek!

Christmas morning... Wow check out all those stockings! I am TRULY blessed!

Never dare me... My oldest daughter (Emily) dared me to take this list to the store with me to pick up a few things left to buy for Christmas dinner...Me in the store... You should have seen the people looking at me like "what is she doing"... LOL I love it... And the lady at the register LOL I had to tell her I was not stealing the banana that I brought it in with me... LOLYum what a good list it was...

Hello all...

Well, it's 2009!!! And here is wishing ALL of you a wonderful, fantastic and marvelous NEW YEAR! We had a rough one and I looking forward to a FANTASTIC NEW YEAR!!! It soon will be one year this month that I found the lump and a year since my diagnosis. Still can not believe all of the trials and tribulations as well as the friends and family that I have lost and family and friends who have had to deal with life changing events. I love you all and will keep you in my prayers.

xoxoxoxoxo,

Deanna

Goodbye 08' Hello Fabulous Wonderful Happy 09'

2008 year in review:

Nearly every part of my life that I had considered "normal" changed. My cancer diagnosis was also a real turning point in my life because it forced me to reexamine my goals and priorities. I lost my hair, felt ill most of the time, dealt with achy bones, numbness of the hands and feet, put a hold on my career, attended support groups, and met a whole new world of health professionals. There was and still is an ongoing unease and fear that cancer will come back and take my life. At the same time, I feel the love and support of a wonderful group of family and friends who have reached out to me in so many ways that I had never experienced before. Certainly I had days full of sadness and fear; no one walks this journey without them. But I also had laughter and the blessings of friendship, family and God -- blessings in unbelievable numbers.
Today, I feel so blessed to be alive. I appreciate the miracles of each and every day. I'm grateful to be where I am right now, and to have the wonderful family members, friends and children with whom I spend the time I have. I have been inspired by and learned from so many others who have walked in the path of cancer. I have ached but I have learned many things from the wonderful people that have I lost this year, people who near and dear to my heart that within a moment their and my whole world changed in an instant!
I have a great sense of optimism about what lies ahead. I look forward to waking up everyday seeing my children, family and friends. No matter how crazy and hectic some days may be. I look forward to grand-children, graduations, wedding and I look forward to (as I have ALWAYS said but never followed) living each day to its fullest and to savor each and every moment. Because in a split second, anyone’s life can change. Breathe in the wonderous happy year ahead 2009 will be FABULOUS!

So, live with no regrets, never leave things unsaid and always, always kiss me goodbye and goodnight.