Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Mister Twister 7/16/08
Mister Twister, that's what the emotions feel like. Up and down. It's nuts!!!I've had a little over a day to absorb this. Went through a lot of ups and downs today. Right now I'm feeling kind of numb.But the outpouring of support from the Big West community as well as my family and friends is humbling. Thank you all. I love you!I did get a call from the cancer doc's office. They are moving my appointment up to this Friday. That's a good thing. The sooner I have information the sooner I will feel empowered to fight this thing.I've been thinking about how amazing it is that this was caught early, much less caught at all. Being my mother's daughter I tend to avoid the doctors office unless I'm sick. I had never had a mammogram (yes, I know, terrible at my age!) and some of the other tests I went through that could be considered routine, such as a pap smear I have neglected to do for 20 plus years. The fact that I caught pneumonia, that the doctor in the clinic that day convinced me I really needed to get this stuff taken care of is amazing. Many doctors and PA's at the clinic have tried to convince me to do this and I have ignored them all. Why I chose to listen to Dr. Levstick is beyond me. But, I did and while this sucks big time, I could have let it go another year or more and I would wind up in a pine box. Another kind of odd thing is that when I set up this myspace page, it was a while before all this started. I chose the background at that time because I wanted something simple but with a message. And I know how many women suffer from breast cancer each year. I was drawn to this background with no specific reason for it.Some would call these coincidences, some divine intervention. Whatever you call it, it's amazing.I will keep moving forward. Thank you all for your support.