A Brief Synopsis

Recently diagnosed with breast cancer, facing more surgery with radiation and possible chemotherapy... I face the biggest challenge of my life. Along with the love and support of my husband, kids, family and friends........... I type these words from my heart to share with you.







Sunday, March 18, 2012

Angel Number 811

Have you ever looked at the clock and saw your birth month and day as the time?  My birthday is August 11th, so, in past years I've noticed it at times, some more often than others, but really didn't give it much thought.

Since June of 2011, when I was diagnosed, I've seen this time on the clock more times than I can count.  Out of the nine months that I've been out of work, I've seen 811 on the clock at least once a day sometimes twice.  There may be a handful of times that I didn't, but after a month or so, I thought to myself, I wonder what that means.   It kept happening everyday!!! Now I thought maybe it's just because I'm home and had nothing to do.

I kept telling myself I have to google it and see what it means.  I found myself calling my husband every time I saw it, he probably thought I was nuts....and just telling me OK, the time is 8:11.  Maybe deep down inside I was afraid to find out if it meant anything, in case it was bad...Not that I would believe it or not.....

I finally decided to google it Friday, after everything was over. Then I thought how would I word it to google it????  I tried "what does seeing your birth month and day on the clock mean.".  It came up with some different links about Angel Numbers.

So I typed in my number 811 and was so amazed by what it said.


COMBINATIONS OF 8'S
8's and 1's, such as 811 or 881 - You are nearing the end of a significant phase of your life. If you are tired of some part of your life, be glad that it will soon be healed or replaced with something better. Surrender and release those parts of your life that
aren't working, as your thoughts of a better life are coming to pass.

There were other things in the article that said when you see it, you are to ask the Angels to give you a sign of what to do next, etc.... I thought this was very interesting.  Now I wonder, since this phase of my life has passed, will I keep seeing it, we shall see.

I did see it Saturday and also today.  So I did have Angels by my side through this whole journey. I always knew there was someone by my side looking out for me, but after seeing this, there is no doubt now.

Thursday, March 15, 2012

The end.

Today marks the end of all cancer related treatments and surgeries.  Last week was the end of 7 weeks of radiation and had my last surgery to remove my port on March 12th.  Today, I got the OK to go back to work after 9 months off.  Boy, it seems like it was a lifetime ago since I was diagnosed. Today, I told my surgeon, Dr. Malon, I met her on June 15th, 2011 and exactly 9 months to the day, today, March 15th I get the OK  from her to go back to a "normal life".  She was amazed how I remembered dates.  When you go through this, you remember a lot of dates.  Some good, some not so good!!!


Now, when I read the blog from the beginning, all the feelings and emotions come back to me as if it were yesterday.  Today, I am no longer scared of the cancer coming back.  Will those feeling change, probably, but right now, I feel like I've kicked cancer's ass and survived this journey.

My journey doesn't end just because I'm cancer free!  Another one starts.  Life after cancer.  I will continue to blog as I get back into the real world.  I'm sure there will be lots of other emotions, feelings, etc., to deal with.  I just need to remember to stay positive, and keep myself healthy, both mentally and physically.

So, I'm going back to work Monday and am looking forward to seeing my friends! I'm a little nervous, but that's to be expected!  Hope I haven't forgotten everything!!!!  I know I'll be exhausted for the first few weeks, but the nice weather is here and hopefully I'll manage to get my strength back to what it was 9 months ago! 

My hair is growing back, not the color I want, a steel wool gray,  but hey, it's hair......I will dye it when it's long enough for me to go without a wig, or when the hot weather gets here, whichever comes first!