March/April 2020

Hi Lovers! 

SOOOO March 2020 will forever be THAT month, y'all feel me?  That is when 'Rona came to town and our whole world turned upside down.   But I am here to tell you in the midst of all the bad it brought, it was actually a huge blessing for my little personal life.  Yep I said it! 

Most people know two major facts. Chemo kills everything in your body the bad cells that you are fighting and the good cells along with it that keep you healthy.  Second fact, kids are nasty critters and spread all the germs.  I mean I love them, with every fiber of my being, but they are nasty critters!  What do you get when you mix the two? A set up to become extremely sick.  SO naturally I was extremely worried about working along with everything else, I was gonna do it, but still scared!   

We discussed my first treatment in my last post, so after that infusion I ended up in the ER because I had a fever (they don't take that lightly) after being at work during the week,  It turned out to be nothing but just being worn down but still scary. SO between my 1st and 2nd infusion we got shut down.  Why was this is a good thing? I got to complete my treatments at home, no germs from kids, and basically couldn't go in public.  I really think God planned that just for me (haha not really but I do think I wasn't an oversight in His eyes), 

Treatments over the next few months were relatively uneventful.  I would go in, get my blood checked, see the doctor for a minute, get my infusion (that took about 3 hours) and we would go home and I would pretty much hunker down for the weekend (even tighter than shut down). Of course, we had our slumber party which was hands down my favorite part of the whole ordeal.   I made it all the way to the last treatment without any hiccups. 

The last treatment was umm....eventful.  So there is a name for it but basically my view blew and the chemo medicine went outside my veins  because even though we switched back and forth they were pretty much just done at the point.  I looked down and saw my arm swelling up. I call over the nurse and they flipped out.  Luckily, I hadn't had a lot of the actual chemo medicine at this point but my arm was really bruised and hurt for several months. I can still feel the sensitivity even today.  Such a weird experience! I remember crying because I just wanted my momma and no one could be there with me, thank you RONA!  I was texting her during it and she was flipping out too because she couldn't come in.  But, we made it and God once again had his protection all over me. 

After all that, I got to ring THE BELL. I didn't think it would be emotional but it was very emotional. But in a mix of emotions sort of way. I came to really like the people I saw all the time in the doctor's office,  even the lab people were so sweet! It hit me harder than I thought it would, but for all the right reasons. 

**side story, I was ear hustling their conversation one day and they were getting chic fil a for lunch. I was starving and said oh my gosh that sounds good! They were so sweet and offered to even get me some. just good people in there y'all.**

Well,  y'all....that is pretty much my story. The good, the bad, the ugly.  That is my journey as best as I can recall. It was a short time in reality, but seemed like a really long time while it was all happening.  I am so happy to report God saw me through, and I am healthy and thriving today.  

I think God has big plans for this little blog platform! I just feel like we have a lot of light to share together! I want to challenge you, if you are reading this today, send the link to a friend.   I have nothing to gain (you know like some people are sponsored...ya not this girl) my heart really is just to encourage as many people as I can with what tools God has given me, and He has given me a pretty cool story!   

I love you guys so very much and can't wait to keep blogging about well....whatever life brings! I am currently house hunting,,,,now there are some stories! 

until next time lovers! 

XO!