I’m blushing

Click here and you will see why.  I must admit, I may have cried a bit, but they were tears of happiness. So many FS bloggers, far and wide, shared their "where I am now" moments this week and many included pink for extra credit.   They showed their support for me and every other person (sadly, it doesn't just affect women) dealing with this dastardly disease.

We have also been humbled by the outpouring of offers for help.  Whether it would be with the kids, or scrumptious dinners being delivered to our doorstep, we are extremely thankful.  I had not realized until a week into this debacle just how exhausting the details of this sort of life-changing event can be.  Not having to cook several nights this week made our lives so much easier…even more important, we were able to finally meet one fellow FS blogger in person.  

Eve arrived on our doorstep on Sunday with enough yummy soup, stew and pie to keep us for several days.  Another friend stopped over Tuesday night and saved us on a day that the appointment at the plastic surgeon ran quite a bit longer than expected.  I thought up until then that I could just keep 'doing it all'…until I realized that even doing half of all is much harder when each day has something health-situation related that needs to be accomplished, in addition to everything else.

Today also had another bright spot, as I received a tiny bit of good news from the surgeon.  Nothing I should probably share yet, and I suppose the universe could shift and alter my reality (again), but it seems that the news we thought was so bad was not set in stone.  My doctor also neglected to mention (fearing it would upset me) a few details of the surgery.  Not hearing about them made me worry about the worst-case scenario.  

While I appreciate the concern, had I known the details (which, yes, we should have asked and just plain forgot, with our 80 other queries), it might have made life around here much less frustrating for the past two days. Peter was finally able to have a decent conversation with her regarding our concerns and was able to allay my fears concerning two, maybe even three of them. Confirmation should hopefully come next week, as well as *shudder* a date for surgery.  As much as I don't want do to this, I can't deny that the pain has not gone away.  After nearly two months, I am fairly sure it is a strong sign that even I can't ignore on my most "but I'm not sick!" days.

Now, please, click on the link above and peruse the blogs…..I promise you will be amazed by the show of support.   A huge debt of gratitude is also owed to Becky who came up with this week's idea and then worked to tirelessly to deliver a fabulous Round-Up!