2 YEARS AGO TODAY....

Two years ago today, March 31st, I got the heartbreaking call that Mark had been in a horrible automobile accident on his way to work that morning.

Doctors said they weren't sure if he would live. He had many surgeries, was in ICU for a MONTH and struggled for months in rehabilitation & physical therapy.

Well, today he is at his first fishing tournament of the year with his Bassmasters Club at Lake Malone and having a great time on this beautiful day.

It's true, when God closes a door, somewhere he opens a window. All we can do is just keep pushing on.

Good news & Bad news....

GOOD NEWS....We officially have clean water as of today!! It's been 4 years of this dirty brown well water you see in this picture of my bathroom sink. We've had to brush our teeth, bathe & do laundry in this nasty water, but NO MORE!

Today, Amy & Tim Spurling, sent their best guys from Spurling properties to run the water lines from the meter into our house. We have clean water now coming from the faucets! What a huge blessing! We want to sincerely thank Scott Elementary School PTA, Mrs. Janie Thomas, Kelly Vincent, Shannon Curtis, Tim & Amy Spurling and everyone else who had a hand in helping us get clean water!

THANK YOU SO MUCH!

BAD NEWS....now, the bad news. I had a PET scan, CT scan & MRI all done this week. The results are not good. The doctor says there is 'activity and questionable abnormalities' again in my right hip area. This is bad.

My Dad & I are meeting with Dr. Browning monday to see what the next steps will be. I am praying to God, that I won't have to start chemo again already. It's only been about 3 months, whew! I thought I was just getting back on my feet again. Please help me pray it's not the cancer coming back already, Please God!

Not again ???????????!!!!!!!!!!!!....

The results of the PET & CT scan show signs of activity in my right hip again. Dr. Browning's nurse said, however, that the results are inconclusive, so they have decided to send me for more tests. I go back to the hospital tomorrow for an MRI. Hopefully, we will know something soon.

Please God, don't let it be the cancer coming back already. It's only been a few WEEKS. I don't know what to say, I think I'm still numb.

PET scan today

Had another PET & CT scan done this morning at St. Mary's hospital. Glad it's over with. The PET scan alone, takes 1 1/2 hours. They inject me with a radioactive tracer substance that is in a scary looking, metal, incapsulated syringe. It has to circulate thru my body for 45 minutes before they can take the scan. The pet scan lasts about 30 minutes. The ct scan was much shorter.
Anyway, I should know the results tomorrow. Naturally I'm a bit scared, but overall I think it will be good news. I sure hope so anyway.

It's been 8 weeks since my last ct scan, 11 weeks since my last radiation & 14 weeks since chemo.
Please help me pray that it's good news tomorrow.
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Great time at Concert last night!

Mark & I went to see comedian Wayne Brady and country singers Big & Rich last night at Robert's Stadium. It was the annual concert hosted by Toyota for all it's employees. The place was packed and we had a great time. Wayne Brady was the best!!! He is SO clever & hilarious!
He was awesome, had the whole place rolling!



We dressed the part for a 'country concert' and had on our cowboy hats. I also wore my wig after I had tried on my cowboy hat earlier without a wig and realized I looked more like Mark's brother than his wife!!! ha ha

We had so much fun!

Beautiful Day

It's a beautiful day today. My little daycare girls are here today and all the kids are having a great time playing outside on the swings!
I'm so glad things are getting better all the time for us. I love being with the kids, they are so much fun.
Tim Spurling came to visit yesterday, he's the nice man who's son is friends with Wade in kindergarten, he owns Spurling properties & has offered to get the water ran from the meter in the front yard, into our house, isn't that wonderful?! Him and his wife, Amy are such nice, generous people.
We also got a letter yesterday from St. Mary's Hospital, they said based on our income, that we qualified for financial aid and that they have wrote off our bill so far this year! Isn't that great?! We were getting worried, even after the insurance paid, we still owed a couple thousand, so they wrote it off, we are truly blessed!

Feeling Great!

I am feeling great finally! My memory & anxiety continues to slowly improve. My hair is coming in nicely. I've been laying low, mostly just working around the house & doing things with the kids. It's been good for my soul.
A little quiet time just getting caught up on things & getting ready for spring. My body doesn't quite keep up with me like it used to, but I guess that's to be expected. I'm just grateful to be well again! The boys & I spent alot of time at the playground today playing in the sand & making friends, it was a beautiful day!