tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71123996391007357072024-03-14T03:08:05.223-04:00My Breast Cancer Story, Eleven Years Later...here I go again.My experience with Breast Cancer, what it was like when I found out I had cancer, my journey through treatment, and my life as a survivor. Fast forward to 2018... My journey into treatment again eleven years later.Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02649419017128922830noreply@blogger.comBlogger106125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112399639100735707.post-22175863342371461242018-03-08T19:17:00.000-05:002018-03-08T19:17:53.368-05:00Here we go againAnd here we go again. Really? Really?!!! My biggest fear has come true. After eleven years of looking over my shoulder this stupid cancer has come back. I'm more pissed off than scared. Every year I was cancer free, I would announce to anyone that would listen, "it's been five years since I was diagnosed with breast cancer, it's been ten years since I was diagnosed with breast cancer" I just reached eleven years in August of 2017 and said with pride, "it's been eleven years since I was diagnosed with breast cancer" This sucks!<br />
I am devastated. I just don't want to go through this again. I know what I'm in for......<br />
<br />Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02649419017128922830noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112399639100735707.post-18058578046833665892009-05-26T23:16:00.004-04:002009-05-27T00:12:41.772-04:00I didn't fall of the face of the earth!!!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Lo63jch7hao/Shy9sdfeBXI/AAAAAAAAAGo/fgpHKwrp-Es/s1600-h/new+032.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340351829683078514" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Lo63jch7hao/Shy9sdfeBXI/AAAAAAAAAGo/fgpHKwrp-Es/s320/new+032.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I didn't fall of the face of the earth I really didn't!! I have just been doing the same old stuff....babysitting, babysitting and more babysitting!! Little Jeffrey is getting so big. He is talking so good now and is the sweetest boy EVER!! He really has me wrapped around his finger.<br /><br />So what's been going on other than babysitting?<br />I had my 3 month checkup with my oncologist. I have a "nodule" on my right breast.<br />I have to go June 5th for the usual workup. Mammogram, ultrasound, and breast MRI.<br />From there they will let me know if I have to have a biopsy. I guess I will never have a time in my life when I don't have to worry about breast cancer not creeping back up on me.<br /><br />I just celebrated my 46th birthday. I had a nice day with my family. My daughter Megan bought new cushions for my patio set. Jeff and Bonnie gave me a gift card and I went and bought an anti gravity lawn chair. It's the best chair EVER!!<br />I am really going to enjoy it when we go camping in July. We are going to Ludington State Park for 2 weeks. We are buying a new camper as soon as we find one we really like. The one we have now is really old. I love it but it is just falling apart!<br /><br />The weather is so nice! I have been working in the yard and planting flowers. I love this time of year. I have an ant problem on my patio though! I don't have the heart to kill them though...lol I have to get Jeff to put out the ant killer for me. I just can't!! Is that weird??<br /><br />I joined a gym a couple months ago and it is really helping me get strong again.<br />I love working out there. My sister Sue joined too and we have so much fun together there. I'm getting in shape and actually losing some inches here and there. I have to say..working out does make me feel better. I hate working out at home so I had to join the gym just to keep me motivated.<br /><br />This weekend is the Relay for Life. I am so excited and the weather is supposed to be nice. I hope the weather report doesn't change! Here is my Relay Page.<br /><a href="http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/RFLFY09GL?px=4408349&pg=personal&fr_id=14478">http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/RFLFY09GL?px=4408349&pg=personal&fr_id=14478</a><br /><br />I have to get to bed! I'm going to work out in the morning and then we have to pick up the lemons for our lemonade stand we are having at the Relay.<br />Be back soon</div>Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02649419017128922830noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112399639100735707.post-87215120524741387312009-04-10T11:14:00.002-04:002009-04-10T12:12:43.609-04:00Where has the time gone?I can't believe I haven't been on my blog in so long. The days go by so fast and I have been so busy. <br />So much has gone I on don't even know where to start. <br /><br />My mom had a second surgery on her knee. She is doing ok but has been in a lot of<br />pain. She has therapy and the guy has been bending it 100%. I know she is just really bored with being stuck in the house. She is starting to get out more a little here and there though.<br /><br />My computer crashed and I lost all my pictures!! I was a little upset but I'm over it now. Most of them were my vacations pictures. I saved a lot of the pictures of the baby and my kids stuff but I never got around to saving my folder and then CRASH!!! Oh well, life goes on..It's weird how you change after something like cancer...when things like my computer crashing happens it just doesn't feel like the end of the world anymore. lol<br /><br />Megan went on Spring Break to Florida and I was a nervous wreck! I tracked her plane all the way there. I called her 10 times before she ever made it to the hotel room, then I realized.....ok I have to let her go and have a good time without me stalking her. I finally told her to call me when she wanted to talk, and she said..."no mom, please call me anytime you want." She would call me when she was laying on the beach in Daytona and tell my how beautiful it was and that she wants to take a trip with me. She has grown up so much. It makes me happy, but it makes me sad too.<br /><br />I joined a gym! I go every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. The reason I joined was to get my strength back. I have lost about 25 pounds that I gained during my treatment. I'm about back to where I weighed when I was diagnosed. Now I just have to get some muscle tone back. So far I am loving the gym. I haven't been too sore..just a little and I don't dread going. Sue joined with me and we have such a good time together. They have a steam room, a dessert room, pool and whirlpool. <br />After working out it feels great to just go in there and hang out. I love it.<br /><br />I am going to have to come here more often. I really miss it. It's just that when I was sick, this was my place to go to vent and let everyone know what was going on in my life. I miss everyone and I really have to go catch on some blogs. I hope everyone is doing good.<br /><br />Well, I'm off to the show! I am taking my niece and nephew to see the Hannah Montana movie...(shh, I really want to go too!) I used to watch Hannah Montana marathons when I was sick. It would be the only thing on besides infomercials when I couldn't sleep. lol.Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02649419017128922830noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112399639100735707.post-69107887790204582822009-02-06T15:44:00.004-05:002009-02-06T18:35:00.138-05:00MIA<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Lo63jch7hao/SYzIiqKqcaI/AAAAAAAAAFg/rMna8eRyNjk/s1600-h/2+4+028.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Lo63jch7hao/SYzIiqKqcaI/AAAAAAAAAFg/rMna8eRyNjk/s320/2+4+028.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299831359268352418" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Lo63jch7hao/SYzIibc9HvI/AAAAAAAAAFY/hpeV-5xxwzE/s1600-h/2+4+029.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Lo63jch7hao/SYzIibc9HvI/AAAAAAAAAFY/hpeV-5xxwzE/s320/2+4+029.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299831355318542066" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I have been missing in action here for a while.<br />My mom is doing pretty good. She is on her third cast now. I think she is just really getting bored with being stuck in the house all the time. We have been going over to see her a lot. The other night we all went over and played poker. Wednesday I we over to have lunch with Mom, Pam, Sue and Megan. We played bingo and Pam even bought prizes. It was so fun. We are just trying to keep her busy because she is a little stir crazy. She will be getting the cast off soon and they will put a softer cast on that will help her gradually bend her knee. Then she has to go in and have the wire taken out that they put in when she had surgery. Her knee still looks awful. Sue took pictures of it when they did the cast change and she has 15 staples and it is still very swollen. I just can't believe she is going through this. <br /><br />I have been on a diet for 3 weeks. So far I've lost 8 pounds! I just cut out all the junk food and snacking at night. I am in a weight loss challenge with some friends from my RNL website. Knowing that I have to weigh in every week helps keep me from falling off the wagon. lol. My friend told me today that 8 pounds is like 2 bags of sugar! I feel really good and I even had to pull out my old jeans because the others were falling off my butt. <br /><br />I have been asked by the Relay for Life to participate in Faces of Celebration. <br />I am still learning about what this is but I know that my face will be on a banner<br />and I will represent "Celebrate". I also have to tell them my story and they will put it on the banner. Here's the kicker...I have to make a speech at a get together about my experience. OH NO!! It freaks me out a little but I think I can do it. <br />If they would have asked a year ago I don't think I could...I still had that lump in my throat when I talked about it. But I think I'm ready now. Ready to move on and help people. <br />I better get going and figure out what I'm going to say...Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02649419017128922830noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112399639100735707.post-2918077301570009782009-01-06T23:30:00.002-05:002009-01-06T23:39:25.996-05:00Mom's surgery.My mom had her surgery today and everything went good. They said that they will be getting her up tomorrow to move around a little. I couldn't be at the hospital today because last night around 9:00 my stomach started feeling weird. By 11:00 I had a full blown stomach virus. I was so sick and all I could think about was my mom's surgery and how I had to be there. Megan took great care of me, but I was so bad that I almost passed out. I was up every half hour until about 7:00 this morning running to the bathroom. It was not good. I finally remembered that I had some compazine left from when I was having chemotherapy. It helps with the upset stomach. I took that and went to bed all day. I am still feeling crappy but mostly tired. <br />I am just happy that my mom's surgery went good. I talked to her on the phone and she sounded good. <br />I am off to bed so I can rest up and see her tomorrow. My head is still really fuzzy.Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02649419017128922830noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112399639100735707.post-56873434003560771012009-01-05T21:42:00.003-05:002009-01-05T21:48:27.278-05:00Another update.The Orthopedic Surgeon came in and said he would be doing the surgery tomorrow.<br />He said it was an odd break so he will have to put a wire around it. He will also have to put some pins in. He also said the tendon will have to be repaired. He told my mom the worst part of the surgery will be 8 weeks in a cast from her thigh to her foot. She is doing better now because they are managing the pain. As long as she doesn't move it's ok but if they come in and try to move her leg she feels it. <br />I brushed against her foot and it really hurt her. I got the heebie geebies..lol.<br />Thanks for all your good thoughts and prayers. I appreciate it so much.Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02649419017128922830noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112399639100735707.post-27593742801325282652009-01-05T10:12:00.001-05:002009-01-05T10:13:46.311-05:00Update on my momI just got a call from my mom and they are not doing the surgery today. <br />I am headed up there now to see what's going on.Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02649419017128922830noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112399639100735707.post-64680888064587363332009-01-05T00:17:00.004-05:002009-01-05T00:23:11.405-05:00Mom is having surgery.Just a quick entry to let everyone know that my mom stepped in a pothole in a parking lot coming out of Bingo! She broke her knee cap in two places and tore the tendon under her knee. She will be having surgery today. She is in a lot of pain but I think the pain meds are finally kicking in. When I got to the hospital and saw her knee I could not believe it. It looked like the size of a grapefruit! Please keep her in your prayers tomorrow. I know that the surgery should go well but I know that she is scared. <br />I will update when I get back from the hospital later today.Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02649419017128922830noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112399639100735707.post-38919630274165828872008-12-29T14:06:00.004-05:002008-12-29T14:27:02.423-05:00I had a nice Christmas.<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Lo63jch7hao/SVkjO2LGA0I/AAAAAAAAAFI/tJ5if7XFIlY/s1600-h/12+17+036.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Lo63jch7hao/SVkjO2LGA0I/AAAAAAAAAFI/tJ5if7XFIlY/s320/12+17+036.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285294375663174466" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Lo63jch7hao/SVkjOeOOKiI/AAAAAAAAAFA/XEAHURRgnOE/s1600-h/12+17+042.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Lo63jch7hao/SVkjOeOOKiI/AAAAAAAAAFA/XEAHURRgnOE/s320/12+17+042.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285294369233840674" /></a><br /><br />Here are some pictures of baby Jeffrey. I love the one of him looking at the tree!<br />I framed it for my mom and for Jeff's dad for Christmas. <br /><br />I haven't been on in a long time. I have been so busy with Christmas and doing stuff on Ebay. <br />We had a wonderful Christmas and it was so much fun watching Jeffrey open his presents. He loves all his toys and hasn't stopped playing since Christmas. <br />I had a great day with my family. We went to Pam's to open presents with the family<br />and then had a wonderful dinner. I drank an Irish coffee that day and about a half bottle of wine. By the time I got to my in laws I was pretty much wasted...lol.<br />I had so much fun and got to catch up with everyone. It was a great day!<br /><br />I had a little scare right before Christmas. I went for my three month check up and <br />I told the doctor that I have been getting muscle spasm and cramping in my chest<br />and rib cage. I also have some pain on the right side of my abdomen. He was as he <br />put it very concerned. When he said that it freaked me out. I was thinking, uhoh...<br />He sent me for a full body CAT scan, and a bone scan and thank god everything looked ok. I was honestly scared out of my mind. I keep thinking this stupid cancer is going to creep back up on me so I keep looking over my shoulder. I just want to look <br />ahead and try not to worry about it for a while. <br /><br />I went to the store yesterday and picked up all of next years gift wrap for 75% off.<br />I bought 12 rolls of paper, about 6 packages of gift tags, and 8 gift bags all for $7.00. What a deal huh?<br /><br />Right now I am looking at toys all over the living room and a happy little guy playing with a choo choo trian! I think I'll go play with him!!Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02649419017128922830noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112399639100735707.post-7598104579533558672008-11-26T01:19:00.005-05:002008-11-26T02:01:44.061-05:00Getting ready for Thanksgiving.<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Lo63jch7hao/SSzy2oW0R5I/AAAAAAAAAE4/FNgwCREPOP8/s1600-h/ssktgwishespilgrems8.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Lo63jch7hao/SSzy2oW0R5I/AAAAAAAAAE4/FNgwCREPOP8/s320/ssktgwishespilgrems8.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272856284103985042" /></a><br /><br />I have some good news about my sister Sue. She had the MRI on her brain and the doctor called today and told her it is a benign cyst and that they will check it again in 6 months. Thank god! I was really scared that it was going to be something bad. Thanks for all the prayers for my sister. <br /><br />I have been getting ready for Thanksgiving. I realized I forgot a few things so off to the store I went. It was a madhouse! People standing over the frozen turkey bin trying to figure out what size bird they wanted. There were a lot of men on cell phones with confused looks on their faces. The funniest thing I saw was two guys looking at spices with blank looks on their faces. One if the guys asked his friend what they were supposed to use on the turkey and he said he was looking it up on google. Who knew there would be a day you could google from your phone in the grocery store. I was going to step in and help but who knows better than google right? lol<br /><br />Tomorrow will be a busy day. I am making cherry pie, pumpkin pie, carrot cake, and I am going to prepare all of the setup for Thanksgiving morning. I am looking forward to cooking for my family this year.<br /><br />I am going shopping on Friday with my sisters my mom and Megan. We do it every year and we have a really good time. We will all meet at about 4:30 a.m. and keep going until about noon then we have lunch and go home and crash out! My sister sue made shirts for us this year. They are so cool. The front says Black Friday Mall Rat shop til you drop and the back says...If you can read this I beat you to the deals! I can see us all with our shirts on now. It is going to be funny. I never miss it even when I was going through chemo I dragged my sorry butt out the door and went. I can still remember writing in my journal about it. I was bald at the time and Jeffrey said he couldn't find me at the mall and it was like playing Where's Baldo...lol<br /><br />Hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving and a great time with your families. <br />Save room for dessert!!!!!<br /><br />Thank you Sugar for the beautiful Thanksgiving graphic.Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02649419017128922830noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112399639100735707.post-9172379442244506712008-11-21T15:38:00.004-05:002008-11-21T16:44:32.292-05:00I'm still here..Geeesh. I am a bad blogger. I have not been on in a while. One of the reasons I wanted to post today is to ask everyone for prayers. My sister Sue has been having trouble - headaches, tingling on the left side of my her head, numbness by her temple, some minor vision problems, high blood pressure, and disoriented. Well she had a CAT scan and they did find something. They said it was about 1/4 inch spot that showed up. We aren't sure what it is but they want to do an MRI on Monday. This is freaking me out! She tells me not to worry but how can I not worry about something like this? Please keep her in your prayers.<br /><br />I was pleasantly surprised to sign on today and find that Sugar from <a href="http://alittlebitofsugarplease.blogspot.com/">The Sugar Shack</a> Passed the Marie Antoinette award: Real Blogs - Real People on to me! <br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Lo63jch7hao/SScg7x8yElI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/RiV7_3ZqIpg/s1600-h/marieantonette.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 148px; height: 191px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Lo63jch7hao/SScg7x8yElI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/RiV7_3ZqIpg/s320/marieantonette.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271218100253102674" /></a><br /><br /><br />Sugar thank you so much I am honored! You are so sweet and it means a lot to me. <br /><br />Now it is my turn to pick some of my friends blog to pass it on to. <br />First is Stephanie from <a href="http://stephanie-inperpetualmotion.blogspot.com/">Freshly Squeezed</a>. She is also a breast cancer survivor. If you have never read her blog you should stop by and say hi. <br />My second choice is Kelly from <a href="http://kelly-reminiscenceoftheyesteryears.blogspot.com/">"Reminiscence" of the yesteryears...</a><br />I think most of you know who Kelly is. Her sister Kim (I shaved my legs for this) lost her battle with breast cancer. Kelly writes about dealing with her loss. <br />There are so many other journals I love to read, I really could go on with a long list. You know I love you all!!! <br /><br /><br />Here are the rules for passing this award along. <br />1. Please put the logo on your journal - Real Blogs/Real People.<br />2. Place a link from the person, from whom you received the award.<br />3. Nominate as many as you want (2-10, with 7 being ideal).<br />4. Put the links of those on your journal.<br />5. Leave a comment on their journal to let them know.<br />6. Put the award on your sidebar, if you want.<br /><br />I hope I did this right..hee hee. <br /><br />Oh there is one other thing that I have to talk about..<br />My dog freaked us out the other night. Jeff woke up about 4:00 a.m. and woke me up and said the dog was gagging. So I got down on the floor with him and he gagged a couple times and then he laid down and peed on the floor! Then he just went limp and was having a really hard time breathing..Then he took one last breath and just laid there. I was hysterical! We were both crying and I thought well this is it, Dabny just died....Jeff picked him up and started shaking him and petting him and all the sudden he gasped and came back to life! Now he is fine. It was the strangest thing. That little shit scared the life out of me, now he is prancing around like nothing ever happened. He is going to be 17 in December so I know his time is coming but I am just not ready yet. Oh I forgot to mention in the heat of the moment I did grab his little snout and started giving him mouth to snout resuscitation...lolol. <br />Here's my baby...<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Lo63jch7hao/SSco-pbokvI/AAAAAAAAAEY/Zu8x1_Tia2Y/s1600-h/gosso.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 227px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Lo63jch7hao/SSco-pbokvI/AAAAAAAAAEY/Zu8x1_Tia2Y/s320/gosso.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271226945599214322" /></a><br /><br />I have to get ready to go to the grocery store so til next time......Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02649419017128922830noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112399639100735707.post-47187962981000977242008-10-30T23:53:00.004-04:002008-10-31T01:23:35.117-04:00Happy Halloween!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Lo63jch7hao/SQqTywT2guI/AAAAAAAAADY/G8fs7sokn_s/s1600-h/new+stuff+051.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263181614706754274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Lo63jch7hao/SQqTywT2guI/AAAAAAAAADY/G8fs7sokn_s/s320/new+stuff+051.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Lo63jch7hao/SQqRHby5nPI/AAAAAAAAADQ/V9G-Bzj74Ms/s1600-h/new+stuff+0332.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263178671442205938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 270px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Lo63jch7hao/SQqRHby5nPI/AAAAAAAAADQ/V9G-Bzj74Ms/s320/new+stuff+0332.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Lo63jch7hao/SQqRHOQLCTI/AAAAAAAAADI/YBbOPlMC0lA/s1600-h/new+stuff+003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263178667806886194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 330px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Lo63jch7hao/SQqRHOQLCTI/AAAAAAAAADI/YBbOPlMC0lA/s320/new+stuff+003.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div>Here are some pictures from our trip.<br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div>A lot has gone on since my last post. We took a trip up north to look at the colors. It was so beautiful. We left early Saturday morning and then stayed the night in Tawas Michigan.</div><br /><div>For the most part we missed the peak color, but the trip was still nice and we did see some nice color. We had a great time and it was nice to get away just the two of us.<br />We stopped at Frankemuth on the way home and then we stopped at the famous "Tony's"</div><div>to get something to eat. My dad always took us there on the way home from up north. They give you so much food. Jeff blew his diet for one day but it was worth it. There is a picture of the BLT we ordered above. It had more than a pound of bacon on it and it was gooood!</div><br /><div><br /></div><div>We have been working at the haunted house for the little league. We did it every Friday, Saturday and Sunday for about 4 weeks. We have so much fun scaring people and laugh so hard when we get "screamers" that come through. My sister Pam and her husband Mike work there too and my sister Sue runs the whole show. Megan has been painting the trailers with spooky scenes and she does such a good job. Karen my niece also did a lot of the painting and they made it look really spooky!</div><br /><br /><div>Yesterday we took little Jeffrey to the cider mill. Before we left I stopped at Old Navy and bought a new winter coat for him. It was cold out and he had grown out of his snow suit from last year. He is a great little shopper. He let me try 4 coats on him before I could find the right one. Then we headed for the cider mill. He was so cute looking at all the pumpkins.</div><div>He was trying to pick them up and he was saying..."ball"... he thought they were balls. lol</div><div>I finally just bought him a little tiny pumpkin that he could carry and then we bought one to carve for Halloween. Then he started getting cranky and crying and carrying on. I forgot how miserable kids get when they don't get there way! I wanted to put him back in the stroller and he wasn't having it. I finally got him buckled in and headed for the car with a screaming grand baby. He is such a good little boy though. I have so much fun with him. </div><div>Oh, He is going to be a pirate for Halloween. His costume is so cute. </div><br /><div>Jeff had a doctor's appointment today to follow up with his sugar and weight loss. He is doing fantastic! He has lost about 14 pounds. His blood pressure is good, and his sugar is under control.</div><div>She even said that if he loses 10 more pounds he may be able to go off the blood pressure medication. Then she turns and looks at me and says....you need your flu shot...huh? what?</div><div>Next thing you know, I am being poked with a flu shot! Damn! I just went to support Jeff and I get the shot! No fair!!!!!</div><br />I'm having a hard time adding pictures so I will do another post later with more pictures once I figure it all out. I have some pics of the hauted house and the cider mill!</div><div>Have a Happy Halloween!!!!!<br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02649419017128922830noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112399639100735707.post-28188065684982237312008-10-15T17:23:00.003-04:002008-10-15T17:38:56.600-04:00Coupon Crazy!!!I have been going coupon crazy the last week or two. Sue has been my partner in crime. We hit all the stores that have the deals that match up to the coupon and we are saving a ton of money.<br />The other day I bought 12 bags of Recees and KitKats for Halloween and 4 big bottles of Tylenol for about 20 bucks. Today we went to Super K and they had double up to $2.00 and I stocked up on shampoo, hair color, and lots of other things. Some of the stuff was even free after the coupon. It is well worth the hunt! I am stocking up on everything.<br /><br />Jeff and I decided to go away this weekend and do our own fall color tour up north. I am excited to just get away and look at all the beautiful scenery. Oh and I am sure we will be bringing the game we always play...it's called UpWords. We are in a major battle. Whoever loses has to keep score the next game. I was on a winning streak for a while, but he won the last 10 games in a row..that was until the other day when we went to the beach and I finally won a game! So the next game we play he has to keep score. hee hee.<br /><br />I have to go get ready to go out again..I think Jeff wants to go to SuperK and find more deals! He has bought enough soup the last few days to live on for a couple months. He has been on a diet and has been eating nothing but soup. Its working though, he has lost 11 pounds.<br /><br />ta ta for now.Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02649419017128922830noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112399639100735707.post-55880654240264147252008-10-08T23:18:00.000-04:002008-10-08T23:45:37.869-04:00I hope you all found me!!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Lo63jch7hao/SO1-Q18pOPI/AAAAAAAAAB0/v4ec6MaoP8o/s1600-h/jeffrey+e.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254995168035682546" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Lo63jch7hao/SO1-Q18pOPI/AAAAAAAAAB0/v4ec6MaoP8o/s320/jeffrey+e.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span >Ok I did it. I transferred my journal over from AOL. They made it really easy too. They did say my pictures would transfer but I don't think they did. Maybe when I am bored I will add some of the pictures that went with the posts. </span></div><br /><div><span ></span></div><br /><div><span >OK an update on me.</span></div><br /><div><span >I am doing really good. I am a little bit lazy though I have to admit. I used to be such a go getter and now I dread doing simple tasks. I think I had more energy when I was going through treatment! lol. I think it's just being home all day and not working. When I worked I had a reason to get dressed and get out of the house. </span></div><br /><div><span ></span></div><br /><div><span >I started to do eBay again. I have three things on and already have bids on 2 of them. We want to buy a new camper so that's what I am working towards so I better get going on that!!</span></div><br /><div><span ></span></div><br /><div><span >Little Jeffrey is so cute. He is getting so smart too. I love watching him and he is such a good boy. His favorite thing in his toy box is his little books. I will be at the computer typing away and he will swing the chair over towards him and hand me his book. I love to read to him and teach him new words.</span></div><br /><div><span >We have been working at the haunted house and I had to take him up there with us one night</span></div><br /><div><span >for a while. Jeff had a big scary mask on and Jeffrey said...."gampa" then he reached out for Jeff to hold him and then gave him a kiss on the scary mask! He is too funny. </span></div><br /><div><span ></span></div><br /><div><span >I wish I had more to say, but at this point I would have to change my journal name to "What Cartoon I Watched On TV Today". I wouldn't change it for the world though. I love my little guy. </span></div><br /><div><span ></span></div><br /><div><span >I am going to do some exploring around here and figure out how to do some things.</span></div><br /><div><span >Hope you all found me here!!!</span></div>Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02649419017128922830noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112399639100735707.post-45685057053033690422008-10-08T23:08:00.000-04:002008-10-08T23:09:30.032-04:00My New Home!Ok. This is going to be a learning experience. AOL journals was so easy that I could do an entry with my eyes closed. I was in a total panic today when I found out they were shutting down. I saved every journal entry I every made along with the comments and I am going to print it out just to be safe. (I think I better go buy more ink) lol.<br />I think aol is going to try and transfer all my entries here. We'll see if that happens..lol.<br />The part that gets me is all the pictures I had to go along with my entries.<br />I don't think they will be able to move those here too. Oh well. I'll write more later I just wanted to test this out and get the link out there to everyone. The next couple posts might just be some experimental posts to see my way around. See you soon!Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02649419017128922830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112399639100735707.post-83947874085423944222008-09-30T18:19:00.000-04:002008-10-08T22:54:30.987-04:00AOL journals is closing<P><FONT color=#000000 size=4><STRONG>OMG! I found out today that AOL will be closing all journals. I am looking for a new place to go. I spent all day saving my journal onto my hard drive along with all the comments. When I find a new place to write I will let everyone know with an email. </STRONG></FONT></P>
<P><FONT color=#000000 size=4><STRONG>If you still want to get my journal please email me at </STRONG></FONT><A href="mailto:gosso23@aol.com"><FONT color=#000000 size=4><STRONG>gosso23@aol.com</STRONG></FONT></A><FONT color=#000000 size=4><STRONG> and put in the subject line..YOUR JOURNAL and I will send you the link when I get it up and running. I am just running into a few snags. </STRONG></FONT></P>
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<P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>We went camping for 10 days and had so much fun. It was Jeff and I, Pam and Mike, Sue, Steve and Brad. Brian and Kaitlyn were there a couple days and so where Chris and Erin with the kids. It was so relaxing and refreshing. We rode our bikes everyday to see the sunset on Lake Michigan. We ate until we couldn’t eat anymore. And we played jokes on each other because it’s a camping tradition. Last Christmas, Jeff kidnapped two of Pam’s turtles off of her porch. We took pictures of the turtles doing random stuff with us and then while we were camping we gave them the turtles back with a photo album of their adventures with us…it was so funny. Pam and Mike played all kinds of jokes on everyone. Jeff always says how he has a black cloud following him around so they made a giant black cloud and hung it at out campsite. It was so funny. The black cloud ended up following us camping because our brand new EZ up canopy collapsed in a rain storm and broke! Oh and it fell on Jeff’s brand new chair and bent it up. I was so pissed off! I got over it though but it did take me an entire day of griping about it. Another joke that they played on me was so funny! I will NOT touch a ketchup bottle in a restaurant it totally grosses me out! Well, Pam and Mike made me my own ketchup bottle to use when we go out to eat. It has and industrial glove glued to it..Hee hee. There is a picture above.. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>We ate so much while we camping. Sue was the master chef. She loves to cook when we go camping. We had king crab leg night and it was so yummy! We had such a great time. I can’t wait to go again. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>I had my oncology check up yesterday and everything is going great. He said that there are still no signs of cancer activity. I have to go have a mammogram next week. I have to go every six months so it’s time I guess. But he is certain that everything is good. I feel fantastic. I am back to my old self and now that the thyroid medication has kicked in I have a lot more energy. This month it will be 2 years since I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I can't believe it!</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>Baby Jeffrey is doing so good. He is saying a lot of words and it is so cute. I really have to watch my mouth though because he repeats everything if you know what I mean. I spend most days hanging out with him taking him swimming in his little pool. Or just swinging on the backyard swing. Today the tree trimmers were outside cutting some dead branches out of our tree and he spent 2 hours looking out the window watching them. He is just too cute!!</FONT></P>
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<P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>I think my husband is falling apart! When <SPAN class=correction id="">I</SPAN> took him to the doctor for<SPAN class=correction id=""> </SPAN>the Bell's Palsy we found out he has high <SPAN class=correction id="">b</SPAN>lood pressure. He has been on medic<SPAN class=correction id="">a</SPAN>tion for a month. They wanted to see him to make sur<SPAN class=correction id="">e</SPAN> it was under control s<SPAN class=correction id="">o</SPAN> I took him back to the doctor..(yes I took him...you know how men are) and I had a list of things for her to check. First they took his blood pressure and it was higher than last time even on medication. So he has to take it two times a day now...then I pulled out my list...He has been having knee problems for a couple weeks now. He told me not to <SPAN class=correction id="">mention</SPAN> it, but how could I not mention it to her when he is up squirming in bed like he is giving birth!!! So she sent him for x-rays and gave him medicine for that..then he has this <SPAN class=correction id="">weird</SPAN> looking thing on his leg that I had her look at and she agree's it needs to come off and sent in to see what it is. He also gets a migraine EVERY day so we talked about that too. Thank god I'm healthy...<SPAN class=correction id="">lololol</SPAN>!!!</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>I'<SPAN class=correction id="">m</SPAN> off to get things ready for the Relay tomorrow. I have so much to do!!! Pray that it doesn't rain on us.</FONT></P>Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02649419017128922830noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112399639100735707.post-30651558159743916792008-05-10T15:58:00.000-04:002008-10-08T22:54:30.989-04:00Long Time No See!!<P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4> <IMG src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Lo63jch7hao/SO1xvydONbI/AAAAAAAAABE/WG49h_dxbMU/s1600-R/pic%3Fid%3D9510IASUlkUOWOVmDI*VRM2sU6ZYzvvVML*Mv4xQp5Fd3Ig%3D%26size%3Dm"/></FONT></P>
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<P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>Jeff is feeling much better and his face is back to normal. What a weird thing to happen to him. I’m just glad he is back to himself because he was very self conscious. His dizziness is gone too. He hard a hard time with that especially at work. Thank goodness he's better. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>I went for some blood work after taking thyroid pills for a month and the doctor said my thyroid is still functioning very low so I have to take the pills for a couple more months and we will see what’s happening. </FONT><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>I have lost about 5 pounds though even with my thyroid out of whack! </FONT><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>I still have about 20 lbs. to go to get back to the weight I was before cancer. I call it my B.C. weight. lol</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>I also went for a breast MRI Thursday. . It wasn’t nearly as bad as the previous two that I had. I don’t know if it is because I wasn’t hurting anywhere or what but it went very smooth. Maybe because they let me listen to head phones this time. It helps take your mind off of all the banging and clanking going on around you! I was waiting for patiently for my results. I came home one day and there was a message on my machine to call the doctor. </FONT><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>By the time I got the message the office was closed. I called my mom and started crying telling her that I knew it had to be something bad. Ok so now I have my family all wound up. I finally fell asleep around 3:00 a.m. I woke up and called the office right away..they tell me they are in with a patient and will have to call me back…ok…..now I am really scared….Then my power goes out in my house and takes the cordless phone with it! So I call back and tell them to call my cell number. Then I told her…ya know, I’m a little scared here because I just had a breast MRI and could they call as soon as possible. They called back about ten minutes later. The nurse then told me that the doctor wanted to make sure I was taking my thyroid pills and to come in for more blood work in three weeks..OH MY GOD!!! Way to scare the crap out of me!! I told her I already talked to someone about that last week and they called in a prescription. She said he just wanted to make sure I was taking it…ok now, why wouldn’t I be taking it…..der...Then I ask her about my MRI and she said it wasn’t in yet. To me that was good news, I had it a week ago, and from experience I know that if it’s bad, they get it to the doctor pretty fast. She finally called later in the afternoon and told me that it came back clear. YAY!!!!!</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>Megan is doing good and is working two jobs. She even went and bought a new laptop computer! She's making payments on it. I think it’s good for her to have to manage her money. The best part is we aren’t fighting over the computer anymore! Lol</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>It has been so nice out. We were doing yard work and took the baby out with us. He can stand on his own and he takes a few steps and falls. </FONT><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>I stood him up in the grass and he fell and freaked out when he touched the grass and started crying. Lol It was so funny. So I stood him up again and he stood their balancing himself so he wouldn’t fall and touch the grass. It was cute. Every time he would go to fall, he would balance himself back up. Too funny. He is really wanting to walk. The other day he took about eight steps and I thought I was seeing things! He’s so tiny that it looked like that little Alley McBeal baby! (if you don’t know what that is google it….it’s freaky.)</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>I finally got rid of the lemon fridge and bought a new one. It’s smaller than my old one but I am just glad to have that lemon out of my life! I got the five year warranty too. I’m not taking any chances. I just hope we have better luck with this one!!!</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>The Relay for Life is this month. We went to a fundraiser called the Amazing Relay Race. It was a road rally and it was so much fun!! </FONT><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>Our team was Jeff, Megan, George and myself. We were scrambling around trying to figure out clues and it was a blast!! We came in last out of 6 teams but we had a great time and we were the only team that didn’t call in to get aclue. We figured them all out and did our tasks and we had the best time. OUr biggest mistake was starting to drvie before we knew where we were going...we would figure out the clue and have to turn around and drive 3 miles back the other way...I'm blaming that on JEFF!!! </FONT><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>We also raised $130.00 for our team! </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>This year our team is going to have a fresh lemonade stand! The guys are going to build it this weekend. I hope it all works out and goes smooth. I just see a Lucille Ball episode in the works when we start making that lemonade...lolol</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>The Relay is May 31 and if you would like to donate here is a link to my personal page. </FONT><A href="http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/RelayForLifeGreatLakesDivision?px=4408349&pg=personal&fr_id=5401"><U><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>My Relay for Life Page</FONT></U></FONT></A><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>Thank you to everyone that has donated. It means a lot to me. Trust me, I know first hand that the money raised is put to good use. When I was feeling my lowest I went to a program called Look Good Feel Better that AMC helps to sponsor and I left there smiling with a bag full of makeup and new confidence to rock my bald head!</FONT><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4> </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>Just a warning…..when you go to Sam’s club with your husband…..don’t let him wander….you end up with tons of junk food and a year supply of tuna fish in your basket!!! lol</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>Terri, Thanks for being there for me..I am feeling much better. :)</FONT></P>
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<P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>This all started when he went to the dentist. He went for a cleaning and they said that he needed some work done under a crown. He went and had the work done and was doing ok until about 4 days later. He started having severe pain in his jaw. It hurt so bad that he didn’t sleep that Saturday and into Sunday. He was awake for 24 hours in PAIN! I called the dentists emergency number and he called a pain killer and antibiotics in to my pharmacy and said he wanted to see him at 9:30 the next morning. Jeff stayed up all night again because the pain medicine didn’t work. By the time we got to the dentist he was pretty bad. They did X-rays and found nothing wrong so they gave him a shot and sent him home and told him to come back if the shot wears off and there is still pain. He finally got some sleep and woke up a little before 5:00 and was in pain again. I called the dentist and they said to come right up there. They did another x-ray and decided he needed a root canal. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>After the root canal he was pretty numb, but the pain was gone. </FONT><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>The thing is his face stayed numb for a few days and then started to travel to the other side of his face. I thought maybe the dentist hit a nerve and there was nerve damage. The dentist thought maybe he was still swollen and something was hitting a nerve. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>Well that was a week ago! His face has been numb an entire week! I called the family doctor because he was starting to have dizzy spells and his eye wouldn’t close, he was drooling and had slurred speech. I though maybe he had a stroke or something. The doctor was pretty sure it was Bell’s Palsy after she evaluated him, but she sent him to the hospital right away for a CAT scan. I called my family to tell them and next think you know Pam and Mike are at the hospital. I know they didn’t want me to be alone in case it was bad news. I thought for sure he had a brain tumor or something. It’s sad, but with our track record I have started to think the worst and hope for the best. The CAT scan came back negative thank god. </FONT></P>
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<P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>Today he had to go to the dentist again and have more work done. The doctor said it would be fine to go ahead and have the rest of his root canal finished up. He did really good and the numbness from the shot is wearing off so that’s a good sign. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>So the diagnosis is Bell’s Palsy. It can last for weeks, months, or longer. It just has to run it’s course. The doctor is pretty sure he will fully recover. It is unclear what causes it but sometimes it can be an infection, or exposure to cold or even stress. </FONT></P>
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<P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4></FONT> </P>Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02649419017128922830noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112399639100735707.post-79766848169648280782008-03-28T23:02:00.000-04:002008-10-08T22:54:30.991-04:00My Four Month Checkup and the Relay for Life!<P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>I went to the oncologist yesterday for my four month check up and everything looks good. I have to go for a breast MRI just to keep up on the lump in my right breast. Even though I had the mammogram and the ultrasound, he thinks it will be best if I have a MRI just to be sure. I really hate that test. It doesn’t hurt, although I do have to have an I.V. those don’t bother me. It is just going into that tube and being still for 30 minutes that kills me. Laying on my stomach and my arms out like superman. I will just take my mind somewhere pleasant during it. Last time I just kept thinking about our camping trip that was coming up and it helped me get through the last 10 minutes of the test without getting up and bolting out of there. I had blood work and he also checked all my lymph nodes and he said he didn’t feel anything to be concerned about also he said my liver felt good and my other organs. He must know what he’s feeling for I guess. I just wonder how he would know if someone’s liver didn’t feel good….? He also gave me a shot and some antibiotics because I have some sort of infection related to my allergies and sinus problems. He said I am good for another 4 months as long as the blood work and MRI both come back good. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>So yesterday I am sitting here and the phone rings and it is my doctor’s office. The first thing I think is …uhoh…..why are they calling me. It was the nurse and she had my blood test results. My heart sank thinking that there was some sort of activity going on in there. Thank god that wasn’t the case. She informed me that I have a low functioning thyroid so now I have to take thyroid medicine for a month and then go and get another blood test. The nurse said it could be the medication I was on or the chemotherapy that caused it. Also I just read online that radiation can cause it too. Who knows what the heck happened. This might explain why I have been having a hard time losing the 20 pounds I gained during chemotherapy. I really hope this medicine works and gets my metabolism back to normal! </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>I will be participating in the Relay for Life again this year. There was an article in our local paper about it. They wrote about my sister Sue’s involvement with the Relay. They also wrote about Sharon my sister that passed away from breast cancer and how I fought it too and how far treatment has come since then. Here is the link if you would like to read it. </FONT><A href="http://thenewsherald.com/stories/012708/loc_20080127006.shtml"><U><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>Article</FONT></U></FONT></A></P>
<P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>I stepped down this year from the Relay for Life entertainment duties but I am still on the committee. I have too much on my mind to focus so much energy into it this year. When I get my head together I will take on more duties again. If you would like to donate here is a link to my personal page. </FONT><A href="http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/RelayForLifeGreatLakesDivision?px=4408349&pg=personal&fr_id=5401"><U><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>My Relay for Life Page</FONT></U></FONT></A><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4> There is also a link on the main page of my journal to the left. If you don’t like to do stuff like that online you can print out a mail in form. Or if you don’t want to print out a form you can email me and I can give you my home address. My email is </FONT><A href="mailto:gosso23@aol.com"><U><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>gosso23@aol.com</FONT></U></FONT></A><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>. Thanks to all of you that have donated already. I greatly appreciate your generosity and it means so much to me. </FONT></P><SPAN style="VISIBILITY: hidden" woohooNameSaved="classicView"></SPAN>Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02649419017128922830noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112399639100735707.post-45512277259122279222008-03-10T17:46:00.000-04:002008-10-08T22:54:30.992-04:00Time to vent!!<FONT size=2>
<P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>OK time to vent! The refrigerator repair man just left and the news is not good. This is the third time my fridge has broken, Last time it broke was only about 8 months ago and this time it is the exact same thing! It’s the motherboard! Who knew refrigerators had motherboards in them anyway. Why can’t they just make things like they used to? They ran just fine without all that computer stuff in them before. It is going to cost another $200.00 to get fixed. I think we are going to just go buy a new fridge. This one is only 4 years old. I am just sick over this. I am writing to GE to complain about this. I did some research and some of the GE motherboards are recalled but not mine. There has to be something going on that causes it to blow. The sad thing is I know I can call and complain all I want but they aren’t going to do anything. I already went through this with them last time it broke. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>OK vent over…….</FONT></P></FONT>Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02649419017128922830noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112399639100735707.post-27852020320702852662008-03-07T12:11:00.000-05:002008-10-08T22:54:30.992-04:00My Miracle. Happy Birthday Megan!<P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#993399 size=4>Happy Birthday Megan!</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>Nineteen years ago today a miracle happened. I had my baby girl. It was a very scary day for me and my family because she wasn’t supposed to be born until mid April. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>The morning before she was born, Jeff left for work and everything was fine. I fell back asleep only to be awakened by a feeling like my water broke. I got up and went into the bathroom only it wasn’t water, it was blood and a lot of it. I called my sister Sharon right away and then Pam and Sue. They were all over so fast. My mom and dad lived up north then but when they got the call they made it here in record time. They called an ambulance and off I went to the hospital not knowing what was happening to my baby. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>I was bleeding but I didn’t have any labor pains. At this point they told me I would be staying in the hospital until my baby was born which was one and a half months away. That evening I started to have labor pains. They gave me medicine to stop the labor but Megan wasn’t having it. They said my baby was in distress and I had to get to surgery immediately. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>They sent Jeff home and just when he walked in the door, he had to turn back around because I was being rushed into to an emergency C-section. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>I remember laying on the table crying and thinking the worst. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>When she was born I saw a glimpse of her before they scooped he up and ran out the door with her and she looked like a little baby bird that got kicked out of the nest. She was 3 lbs. 4 ounces. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>I went into recovery and Jeff came back with some pictures and showed me our new baby girl. She had wires and tubes and I was scared to look at them. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>She spent a month in the NICU and she was so tiny. She had to be fed through a tube in her nose. We would visit her every day and some days we couldn’t touch her or hold her. I would cry all way home. I remember one time we went to see her and she was naked on her tummy with her butt sticking up in the air and all you could see were two bones where her butt should be. They said she was sick and we couldn’t see her that day and we both cried as we walked back out the door to go to the car. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>They finally let her come home when she reached 4 lbs. but she had to be on a heart monitor until she was about 8 months old because she would forget to breathe. When the monitor went off we had to give her a shake to remind her to breathe. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>Today is Megan's 19th birthday and she has grown into a beautiful young lady. I just can’t believe where the time went. We went through her baby book last night and she really loved reading all about her self as a baby. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>Tonight we are going to the casino for her Birthday. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>Thank you god for our beautiful Megan.</FONT></P><SPAN style="VISIBILITY: hidden" woohooNameSaved="classicView"></SPAN>Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02649419017128922830noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112399639100735707.post-66783681800551211852008-02-29T22:37:00.000-05:002008-10-08T22:54:30.993-04:00Bread anyone?<P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>I have a funny story to tell. I went to my cousins daughters wedding shower last Saturday. When I was getting dressed I picked a jacket that had a breast cancer pin on it. Well, I put the jacket on and decided to take the pin off. I took it off because for over a year I have lived and breathed breast cancer. My hair is back, I don't look sick anymore, and I just wanted to go and be me. Not that I don't like to wear the pin. I'm very proud to wear it. I just wanted to have one day to go have fun and not think breast cancer.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>Well my sister Sue was sitting next to me and I told her, "ya know, I had a breast cancer pin on but I took it off because I just didn't want to be the BC girl today. So she passes me the basket of bread, and I grab a piece and hand it to my sister Pam who was on the other side of me. </FONT><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>I look down at my piece of bread and this is what I see....</FONT></P>
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<P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>We laughed our butts off. It was so funny. Next thing you know Sue is running over showing it to everyone and telling them the BC pin story and they are cracking up. My cousin Mike took off with it and showed it to everyone too. That piece of bread made it's rounds that day. Everyone at the shower got to see it and hear the story...lol... When he came back and handed it to me I said.."are you done playing with my boob now?"...lololol Then..I wrapped it up and put it in my purse so I could show Jeff.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>I told my cousin that I am taking it home, varnishing it and mounting it on my wall like a deer head. hee hee. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>Good news about my mom. She had the colonoscopy and it came back fine. Thank god. It shows some pockets where there is diverticulitis but that is it. So it was definitely the diverticulitis that had her in the hospital. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>Oh another story...at the shower my cousin Mike said that he had his colonoscopy. He said they found one polyp so he was one polyp away from being a perfect asshole...hee hee. </FONT></P>Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02649419017128922830noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112399639100735707.post-73475591052091945732008-02-25T22:14:00.000-05:002008-10-08T22:54:30.994-04:00So sad<P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>I am so sad today. I lost another journal friend. She was such an inspiration and a wonderful lady. Although she was fighting her own battle she had a prayer request on her journal for many people including me. Irene from </FONT><A href="http://journals.aol.com/alwaysireneann/meet-me-at-the-breakfast-table/"><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4> Meet Me At The Breakfast Table</FONT></A><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"><FONT size=4> lost her fight with ovarian cancer today. I just went back and read her very first entry in her journal and it brought tears to my eyes. In her first entry she explained why her journal was called Meet Me at the Breakfast Table. It is from a song by <FONT color=#000000>Chris Rice called Breakfast Table. She said it was a song that reminded her sister of her. Here is the chorus to the song.</FONT></FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"><FONT size=4><FONT color=#0000ff>Save me a seat at the breakfast table. <BR/>Save me a dance around the Milky Way. <BR/>And save me a thousand years to whisper in your ears. <BR/>All I've wanted to say. <BR/>Save me a smile and an angel's feather. <BR/>Save me a walk down the streets of gold. <BR/>And baby, we'll change our minds just like old times... <BR/>And maybe we'll just fly away. <BR/>Or maybe we'll stay. </FONT><BR/></FONT></FONT><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>She had such a loving family and I know that they are going to miss her. I will miss her.</FONT></P>
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