Well, good and bad news. My mom has been accepted by both the Mayo Clinic and U of A Medical Center. Unfortunatley, she cant be seen until Dec 28th and Jan 4th. I should be thankful she was accepted but so bummed we have to wait for her to recieve any kind of treatment. I am trying to remain positive. I just fear that the cancer will spread over the next 2 weeks. I continue to pray for her , my dad, the doctors and all involved. I believe in miracles!!!

Thanksgiving 2010

I love you mom and dad and miss you tons. Thanks for spending Thanksgiving with us.

Journal

Well, its been months since I have been on here. I usually dont have the extra spare time to sit down and write. Today I decided to do nothing and just relax all day. I am still sitting in my pajamas, drinking a beer, and watching football with my husband. Its been a long week and I feel I deserve this. There will be many more difficult weeks ahead of me and my family. My mother was just diagnosed with a very rare cancer. She has a mesenchymal tumor behind her right aorta that extends down to her upper abdomen and it is malignant. She lives in such a small town that they are not equipped to treat her there. So they sent her down to the valley and they are now waiting to hear if she has been accepted to 1 of the two medical centers they recommend. WHAT??? You just told her she has cancer and now she has to wait and hope that she can get into a clinic to recieve treatment. For a breif second, I think I now understand what it feels like to be waiting for a new kidney, heart, etc. UGH!! I feel helpless, scared, sad...so sad. My mom had breast cancer 17 years ago( beat it)and has been living with fibromyalgia and constant headaches for years now. She has undergone many different treatments to help relieve any of her pain and is the most positive and brave person I know. How can this be happening to her? I am not writing this so people will feel sorry for me or her. I need to talk about it, get it off my chest, discuss my frustrations and fears, so that I can remain strong and focused in order to help my mother fight for her life. Please Dear Lord, dont take her just yet!!

End of Summer

Its official...Today marks the last day of my summer vacation. We've had a wonderful, fun-filled, action- packed summer. No sooner did we get out of school and we headed to Arizona for a baptism. On our way home from AZ we stopped and played in Vegas. I LOVE Vegas!! We were home for about a week before we loaded up once again and headed to Northern California. We spent 9 days traveling along the California/Oregon Coast. Although it was lots of fun, I think all 6 of us(including the dog)were happy to be home again. At this point I am starting to re-evaluate my sanity as we start to plan yet another trip. Somewhere between soccer practices, soccer camps, volleyball practices, Girl Scout play dates, and Scentsy parties, I manage to get ourselves ready for my sister and her fiance to visit. We spend 5 wonderful days playing on the boat, roller skating, bowling, staying up late and eating, eating, eating. All of this eating has led me to my new interest...The Gym!! Like I didnt already have enough things on my to do list yet somehow I manage to squeeze it in. The latest project I have been working on is planning my husbands 40th birthday party. We are excited and it should be lots of fun. So I will spend the last few hours of my vacation shopping for party supplies, picking up the dance floors, buying all the food, getting the lights put up, putting tiki torches out, and entertaining my in-laws who have come down for the big event. Its true what they say...I think I need a vacation from my vacation.

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