So... yeah, I'm slacking/sucking on the whole write/think thing. I would like to say awesome things kept me from doing the whole spew magical word out and stuff, but no... I just didn't do it.
Anyone want a rehash of what went down in a years time? No? Great! I'll tell ya anyway because I can.
Let's see last summer was crazy busy with softball and baseball games, BBQs, and the usual summer activities. Fall was full of excitement as my momma went through cancer and treatment. That brought us to Christmas. That's when my husband and I made some very tough choices and how to deal with them. The new year came and blessed our family with more cancer and treatments, only this time with my Dad being the lucky one. After both were "cleared" of the cancer cells and treatments were done, they (my parents) took us to Disney. Must say I'm not sure who was excited more... the kids or me. That trip was well needed and very fun. The expressions on the older faces were just as priceless as the ones on the kids. I watched my mom light up as she watched Dude meet Spiderman and as Evie walked through HoneyDukes. Dad was fun to watch at the beach. It was his first time in the ocean and awesome to be able to see him enjoy the sights of everything.
Many have wanted to tell us how sorry they are that we went through all this, but in all honesty... we're not. I don't mean we want to go through that kind of year again, but it wasn't as bad as it seems on the outside. I mean you hear cancer and instantly think "OMG! You poor thing!" and "how terrible" and blah blah blah. It wasn't like that. Once we listened to the chances, possible treatments, and everything, we all sat down and talked about what we heard/knew/wanted. We all came up with a treatment plan and knew what to expect. Were we all scared at one point? Yes. Did we all have a day where we freaked the freak out? Well duh! Of course we did and usually on different days so we supported each other. Our family bonds strengthened and faith was reassured. Mostly we kept each other positive. While doing all that we all tended to cut the outside world off and kept to each other. Made things easier and less scary. Now each of us are starting to get back into the social swing of things... have to admit, that is more scary than the cancer was.
