ARMY BRATS AND ME: Cindys Status

ARMY BRATS AND ME: Cindys Status

CAN YOU BELIEVE IT. IT HAS BEEN A YR SINCE I HAD MY SURGERY. I HAVE DONE SO GOOD THIS LAST YEAR. OF COURSE THEN I WAS NOT SURE I WAS GOING TO BE ABLE TO BLOG ABOUT IT TODAY. ITS WEIRD. THE FEELINGS YOU GO THROUGH BEFORE DURING AND AFTER A MASTECTOMY. I FELT ONE WAY AT ONE TIME AND NOW I AM NOT SURE. HOW DO YOU THINK YOU WOULD FEEL OR HANDLE ALL OF THESE DECISIONS THAT ARE I AM GOING TO BE Confronted WITH? RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY IS A BIG DECISION. THE CRAZY THING IS THERE ARE SO MANY WAYS YOU CAN GO. AS LONG AS YOUR A CANDIDATE FOR IT. IN THE WEEKS TO COME I WILL HAVE SOME VERY IMPORTANT APTS. 2010 WILL BE MY YR OF FIRSTS. I AM NOT COMPLAINING. I HOPE TO SEE SECOND AND THIRD AND YA KNOW AS LONG I CAN. THANKS SO MUCH FOR PRAYING FOR ME. CHEERS TO YOU AND TO ME FOR MAKING IT TO MY YR ANNIVERSARY. LOVE THE COMMENTS:)

Cindy

fighting like a girl

TLC One Big Happy Family

Has anyone seen this show? It is about a family of 4 weighing between 300-400lbs each. It shows their everyday normal life. The good and bad to being overweight. The show is about their journey to lose weight together by eating right and exercising. They are doing this without professional help or trainers. I has only been on a few times now. So if you have not seen it check it out. It was been funny seeing them drive down the street and walking in the neighborhood. It has been exciting to see people I know on the show. And you ask why??? Well remember I told you that I was staying with my sister until I sell my house. The family is on our street. I kid you not. It is like have Jon and Kate plus eight (when they first started out) My kids are turning into stalkers. I don't think they have asked to ride their bikes so much:) So we are super interested in seeing how they do with their weight loss. The other night I was driving out of the neighborhood and I saw the big CNN truck so yes I was curious. So I found out that they were about to be on Larry King Live. Too funny. I will you let you know if one of my family members get a clip. So I guess The Summers' are I don't know fans of the new celebrities:) Let me know what you think. Tonight on TLC.

Cindy
fighting like a girl

Things we take for granted...

Sometimes it is the smallest things. Do you know what LYMPH NODES are? I had heard of them. I knew the Dr always checked them when you go for you appointments. I guess I just took them for granted. They do so much for the body. My LN were removed on my left axilla. Which is under my arm on the same side of the cancer. I hope you are tracking. Anyway anytime you hurt your arm or exercise or do something that causes stress the LN know what to do. How can these little tiny things do so much??? Well now I know. My left arm is in so much pain. My two arms that belong to me don't match. It really looks like two different peoples arm. I am not sure that it ever gets better. It is hard to wear clothes because it is too tight. It looks terrible in a short sleeve top. It is just plain painful. So today be thankful for those little LN in your body. They are working hard to keep the Lymph fluid run thorough your body. I miss mine:( BUT I am thankful for what I do have and don't take any of it for granted.

Cindy
fighting like a girl

Pray for Savannah she is sick family member #2 Mike is #1

Prayer request for a breast cancer sister

I received a comment not too long ago and it tore my heart open. Yet another women has been diagnosis with this terrible disease. I would like everyone to take a few minutes and say a prayer for her. It is so tuff. Her last chemo treatment is on the 15th. Which to someone who is going through treatment is like the best thing ever. So congrats to you Cindy. You are almost there. Be strong. Fight as hard as you can. Surgery and radiation is a breeze to the chemo. I am praying for you. I know you are scared. I have been there. I AM THERE. I am there everyday of my life. I am almost at a year since my surgery and I know that I am high risk for the next several years. I pray that God walks with me every step. If you need anything let me know. Blogging has been amazing. My followers pulled me through. I needed them so much and they were there. My prayer for you is fight like a girl and be healed completely. Thanks to you all for praying for her.

Cindy
fighting like a girl

Savannah with the designer of the Disney Precious Moment

Savannah celebrated her birthday at Disney. On her birthday she received a gift card from Disney. She bought herself a Cinderella Precious Moments doll. This is the designer here. She was at Epcot selling her line and signing the dolls. Her stuff was too cute. What so you think about her hat? It says Savannah on the back. Hope you had a fabulous birthday.

Cindy
fighting like a girl

More Disney-fireworks over the castle amazing

Showing the girls places we have been stationed

My first friend in Fl while we were stationed at Tampa Battalion:) She had 3 boys and I have 3 girls. Our 6 kids could wreck a house faster than a tornado. Great memories! Love your family.

Alexa and Jacqui were in K-2 together. Alexa was crushed when her Daddy received orders to move. They are now 13 and still love each other:)

Carol and I were neighbors turned friends. Her son was a Ranger in the Army. She has been a great supporter of my military life. It was great to see her. Love you!

My very first home that we owned. All of those trees were what we planted. The have gotten so big. I loved it so much. The day we moved in Alexa was my only one and she was 1 yrs old. Where did the time go?

So on our trip we wanted to show the girls three areas we were stationed in Florida. My two youngest were born in Fl while we were stationed there. It was a lot of fun. I am not sure the girls were as excited as we were to see our homes, places we shopped and things we did. They seemed to like the headphones on their head and Disney channel Mike had installed in the car Haha. He just could understand why they were like Dad-OK Dad I see....:( Oh well when you are in the military and you look back at your rank and pay and how you did this and how you did that it was pretty cool. So those of you that know Mike knows he gets super attached to our homes. I kid you not very time we pulled up to a house he was saying oh my goodness what happened to the yard? Where is all the landscape? So funny. After he got over his shock he started knocking on the doors. Of course me I am running for the car and saying no no don't knock on the door. I think he still thought he owned them-lol. We did get to take a tour of the last one we owned so Alexa remember her room she was 5-7yrs there. We had a in ground pool at that one so I heard awww I want a house with a pool again. The man was very nice (same owner who we sold to). I think the one that took the cake is our first home. Mike and I had two of our girls in this home. He was an E-5 and he was so proud of buying this home for me. It was brand new and I loved it. It was my dream home:) He was so disappointed in the way it was taken care of. No tour the lady (same owner here too) was not home or was hiding from my stalker husband. As we traveled around we visited some of our friends and neighbors. Love the life of the Army. I would have never been able to meet so many wonderful people. Friends for life! Til tomorrow-

Cindy

fighting like a girl

HAPPY NEW YEAR

First of all I am going to break this up over the rest of the week. Our trip was fabulous. We were gone for 11 days. We started off our trip with Disney. Remember this was my promise to the girls this year. We had so much fun. I hope you can tell by the pictures. Secondly I am behind on my email, face book and blog. Thanks for all the Christmas cards. I will be answering all your emails and checking on your blogs in the next week. I promise I have not forgot about you. Sending my love to all. Thanks to all of our troops who were not home for the holidays. I am praying for your safe return and thanks to the families who are waiting at home. Lastly the 31st of Dec was a year since I had my last chemo treatment! I also had a radiation follow-up the same day. The Dr said my skin was looking good and that he has released me. I am so happy:) Now my next big appointments are Feb 3 and Feb 6. Please pray that they find clear and clean results. I am in the high risk right now. A toast to you and all for a wonderful year of good health and happiness.

Cindy

fighting like a girl