Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Foot loose and cancer free...

Tomorrow marks 3 years since I had my thyroid removed because of cancer. Despite a few scares between then and now, I am cancer free :D It continues to be a difficult journey mostly because my body will never be the same. It feels like my mind belongs to someone else. Someone with ADD. Unlike many in my family, I never really had a problem concentrating. Now I fear going back to school for the simple fact that I don't know if I can absorb the information like I used to. I guess I'll have to learn new tools. I know a few people who know a little about living with no attention span. Red ball! Just kidding.
A scary new development on the thyroid front involves my daughter. The autoimmune disorder that attacked my thyroid in the first place is called Hashimoto's Thyroiditis. It didn't cause the cancer but I had been dealing with thyroid disfunction for years before that due to Hashi's. I said all that because thyroid disorders are often times hereditary.
My daughter's thyroid is enlarged and she recently had an ultrasound that revealed two cysts. Now, I know that it is not uncommon to have these thyroid nodules. It may be that she simply has a thyroid disorder. But, given my history I can't help but "go there." I have no doubt that whatever the case may be, all will be well. It is just ten times scarier when your child faces things like this. I would rather be the patient any day of the week. She sees the ENT on July 11 and we get our next step from there. Praying she doesn't have to go through too much waiting and wondering that comes with testing and testing...

More pictures :)

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

More recent pics...




It's been a while...

 So, I've recently discovered a t.v. show called Awkward. I really like it. Anyway, the main character is a teenaged girl who blogs everything that happens to her. It reminded me that I too have a blog. Lol I thought I would do a quick updated post and maybe start blogging regularly.
  I do not plan to blog about every mundane detail of my existence, just the high points lol. Btw, I use lol and :) way too much, but it doesn't seem to be something I can change. :) See?
  My daughter turned 16 recently. Very hard for me to believe. She is such an amazing person. I really couldn't be prouder. I know we all tend to talk about how great everything in our lives is but this is one area where I'm not exaggerating. We are completely blessed parents. 
   My husband and I have had a rough couple of weeks. He was really sick and had to miss work, doctor's orders. His grandmother got really sick and passed away. She was a really special lady. And on the day of her funeral, he got fired for missing work after being out on sick leave. It was really crappy, but you play the hand you're dealt and we are rolling with it. It'll be really hard for a while but we'll make it. We have before. 
  I guess that will be all for now. Hopefully, this will become a habit. Lol (last one, I swear)