Sunny Days

This last week brought me my sunny days.  I needed a distraction and grandkids can do that well!

I began the week with my visit to our family physician on Tuesday.  He walked into the room with tears in his eyes, bear hugged me and said "you are going to beat this"!  Since he knows me so well he was also armed with articles and statistics about breast cancer.  I felt much better after my 40 minute visit with him.  He agreed I needed more facts and he will help guide me in my decision.  I left laughing with him and a smile on my face.

On Wednesday we drove to St. Louis to pick up two of the joys in my life!  Annabelle and Cecilia, my granddaughters, definitely made me begin my cancer free week.  On Thursday we went to Coco Key, a water park in Kansas City, and came home exhausted.  Friday was absolutely gorgeous weather in KC and the third joy in my life, Ethan, came over to play.  WOW....now that combination will make you even forget your name!  I loved every minute of it and was sad when they all had to leave.  But I was super tired so once again it is great being a grandma and sending them back home.

Yesterday and today have been low key days for me.  My mind is beginning to move to what the week has in store for me.  I will visit the radiologist oncologist on Tuesday morning.  Then at noon I will have the biopsies of the left breast.  Of course Valium is ordered!  It sounds like it will be a tedious procedure with going in and out of the MRI machine to map the exact spot the doctor will biopsy.  Hopefully I will have the results from that by Thursday.  On Wednesday I have an appointment with a plastic surgeon to discuss my options after surgery.  Of course I am ready to move on but I am glad I am exploring all my options and will make the best decision I can with the facts.

Once again I thank all of you from the bottom of my heart for all the cards, calls and gifts.  I have had some laughs with many of them.  My cousin, whom I call Bro, has more than entertained me trying to discover his feminine side!

Those of you on spring break have a great week.  Hopefully by the end of the week I will have my "plan".