Saturday & Sunday
WOW what another busy weekend!! Saturday Tom had to work so I got some much needed cleaning done yuck cleaning is not my thang!! When Tom got home we went to Giacomos for a cheesesteak and then Best Buy to pick up a couple Christmas gifts for my boys!! Yes get thinking about Christmas!! Actually they are almost done cause their "toys" are so expensive now days!!! Then we got to go to my nephews mothers house and hand out candy and see all the kids dressed up. What a great time we had just hanging out with some OLD friends and their kids. My how time flies!!! This time is so important to me just watching kids get ready for trick or treat and how every year they get bigger and bigger and how their attitudes change and their personalities change. I know for myself how much I have taken for granted in not really looking at the kids and not really watching them cause when I sat back and just watched each child all of them are soooo different yet so much alike!!! All of them dumped out their candy right on the floor in front of them and each child knew exactly what candy was theirs!! They can all watch Hannah Montana and open a box of Dots without looking at the box lol!! Just good times!! Today was much more laid back got up and went to church and then came home got some lunch and took a loong nap!! Probably too long cause its 9:45 and I'm not the least bit tired so I guess Tylenol pm for tonight!! Got to do Sunday school this morn with the teens and they are so funny!!! They love to hear their own voices I am convinced!!! They just TALK all the time but their voices sound different to me now....ok I'm really listening now days!! I like to hear things now then I ever did before I want to remember things that I never wanted to before. I want to spend more time looking and listening then I do talking. Listening to others really tells a lot about them....I pray that each of you will start to listen more you will understand what I'm talking about if you will just listen to noises around you and people talking around you! More importantly I pray that each of you will take a few minutes everyday to listen to the Lord. He wants to speak to you He wants to fill you with His love and His peace and I'm here to tell you His love and His peace are surely worth being quiet for a few minutes!! May God bless each of you this coming week and keep you all safe during your travels!! Love ya
Hi Shannon. I'm a friend of Rose Viramontes. She called me this morning to tell me about you. I was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer four years ago. After a mastectomy of my right breast (and reconstruction) I had 8 chemo treatments- four A/C and four Taxol. I noticed on your blog that you are going to have these same treatments beginning with the A/C every two weeks. Please allow me to offer some advice. This is actually huge. I highly recommend that you space your treatments out to every three weeks instead of every two. I've met a lot of breast cancer patients and survivors. We all agree that if you want a good quality of life during chemo the three week spacing is the best. Every woman I know who received treatments two weeks apart was so sick with naseau, weakness, and worst of all horrible mouth sores in the roof of the mouth. Those of us who did three week regimens had no mouth sores and got through chemo so much easier as the body had time to heal before the next round of chemo. Many doctors will say a two week regimen is okay for someone who is young. Many breast cancer patients just want to get the chemo season over as soon as possible. I've never met one who did a two week regimen that didn't regret that decision. Please pray about this. By the way, the hair loss will become so minor in the grand scheme of things......I wore more warm hats than wigs, but I do remember how hard that first trip to the wig shop was. My mom and I teared up too. My cancer was triple negative, stage one, grade three and I was considered a "poor prognosis" even though, thankfully, the nodes and margins were clear. Today, nearly three and a half years since my last chemo treatment, I am cancer-free and red and white blood cells are healthy and normal. There was a time when I didn't know if I would live to finish raising my children. God was with me through the journey and I discovered more about Him than I have ever known in my 30 plus years as a Christian......there truly is "peace that passes understanding" for those who include Him in the process.In Christ, Kim.
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Shannon, You made a lot of the girls excited on Sunday morning for you to be back in their class. You and Tom have planted many seeds in their lives and are blessing them greatly with your walk and teachings. We love you guys and pray daily for you, Tom and the boys. Love, Sandy & Girls
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