Many, Many Thanks

Many, many thanks to everyone.

The outpouring of love, support, prayers, meals, offers of rides, flowers, cards, comments, and emails; you name it. It has been so overwhelming. We are truly blessed and loved. You will all be in my thoughts to give me strength tomorrow during my first chemotherapy treatment. The unknown is often frightful, but with you in my thoughts, all will be okay.

Mark and I can't thank you all enough!

Hugs, Debbie... aka the cancer warrior; soon to be survivor 

LIVESTRONG: 

I AM STRONG. I AM LOVED. I AM HEALTHY. WE WILL WIN!

Unity is Strength, Knowledge is Power, and Attitude is Everything.

In the fight against cancer, we believe unity is strength, knowledge is power, and attitude is everything.

..... As my buddy Lance Armstrong personally wrote to me today.

Okay, Lance didn't write it to me personally. But I did get a packet today from LIVESTRONG with a guidebook and journal. And the first page of the guidebook contained a letter from my "buddy", Lance:

Cancer is a long, hard road. But if there's one thing cancer has taught me, it is that we are stronger than we think. The journey may be frightening and challenging. But when the way gets tough, we find the strength to go on. That's the message of LIVESTRONG.

 Cancer may leave your body, but it never leaves your life...

 ...Life is messy and this illness is messy...

We believe attitude is everything. Every day, you have choices about how to live. How will you spend your time and energy? Who will you spend time with? What will you do? LIVESTRONG, means living rue to yourself, your ethics, goals and dreams. 

Lance goes on to say how the LIVESTRONG Guidebook was created to help me (and you) not only live, but live life on your terms.

Thanks, Lance!

And especially thanks to Mark's coworkers for sending this packet to me. The people he has spent countless hours on the routing and signs team seeing that riders have their course carefully marked, the people who are up before sunrise to get out on the road and spend a long day with hardly a break for lunch. Then return late at night and get ready for the next day before getting a late night's dinner and then hit the sack. Thank you to them, the team he will sorely miss this year as he takes a break to be with me and care for me during this year of 2011, "this long, hard road".

Hugs, Debbie... aka the cancer warrior

LIVESTRONG:

I AM STRONG. I AM LOVED. I AM HEALTHY. WE WILL WIN!

Sisters Rock

My sweetie presented me with a Livestrong bracelet and ball cap today!

Last night, Nancy and Tina came by with Mexican take out dinner and visited with my while Mark was out doing chores. It was so nice to see them and hug. And I know it so hard for Donna to be so far away right now. But we are very close and communicate almost daily. I miss her very much, though.

We looked over my pathology reports and talked about so much. They were both so excited to see that the two tumors listed on the pathology report were under 2 cm.

One of the bright notes was to learn all about Cameron’s upcoming graduation on Friday, and how it is just for him. An assembly with one graduate! How cool. He has made such strides over the last couple of years. After they leave, I decide I may try to attend after all. Besides, we’ve gotten to hug and get some tears out, so hopefully I won’t spoil his day and it will be all about Cam. I’ll check in with Tine tomorrow to see what she thinks.

Hugs, Debbie... aka the cancer warrior

LIVESTRONG:

I AM STRONG. I AM LOVED. I AM HEALTHY. WE WILL WIN!