Happy New Year!
2011, it's been a tough year. A year full of fear, angst, shock, disbelief, hope and love. Forced to quickly learn how to adapt to the new lung cancer life, I still feel robbed of a "normal" life most mid 30 year old moms of a three young kids go through. The lens I live through each day is now so vastly different of most average, vibrant busy, seemingly healthy moms go through as when you are faced with cancer, especially terminal, metastatic cancer, life as you know it, instantly changes. My hopes, my dreams, my visions of me growing with the kids and my husband through the growing years, through old age, just are mere shadowed dreams now. It's sad. Sad with the loss of the promise of endless tomorrows and plans for the future.
But little by little, with the support of family, coworkers, friends, you, I've mustered strength to keep on fighting with bits of hope,and to be thankful for the beautiful gift of time, life and love with my kids and family and friends. Having cancer, I've learned to see and value things with a much deepened sense of appreciation and gratitude. I've learn to treasure all the hugs, the kisses, and the hard work of raising my kids. It's been almost a year that I've been a diagnosed with cancer, and ever since the Drs heartbreakingly gave me orders to get my "affairs in order", I'm glad I've had this whole year to celebrate the everyday moments with my kids and family. I'm glad to wake up to sunny skies and feeling the love of my kids. Having cancer, I've gain to keenly admire all the beauty of life that profoundly surrounds me.
So here's to continue stability and hopefully remission in 2012. Happy New Year.
Spaghetti Fundraiser
Thanks to my good friend, Ramona has organized this Spaghetti Lunch fundraiser as a way to help us with my continue treatment, copays and deductibles. Please come meet me, show your support and have lunch with us. The event will be held on Sunday, Jan 29 at 12:30 PM. It's called Lunch with Tony. The restaurant is located at 5202 N First Street, San Jose, CA. You can get your advance tickets at http://fawnlee.eventbrite.com/. Hope you can come support us.
2011, it's been a tough year. A year full of fear, angst, shock, disbelief, hope and love. Forced to quickly learn how to adapt to the new lung cancer life, I still feel robbed of a "normal" life most mid 30 year old moms of a three young kids go through. The lens I live through each day is now so vastly different of most average, vibrant busy, seemingly healthy moms go through as when you are faced with cancer, especially terminal, metastatic cancer, life as you know it, instantly changes. My hopes, my dreams, my visions of me growing with the kids and my husband through the growing years, through old age, just are mere shadowed dreams now. It's sad. Sad with the loss of the promise of endless tomorrows and plans for the future.
But little by little, with the support of family, coworkers, friends, you, I've mustered strength to keep on fighting with bits of hope,and to be thankful for the beautiful gift of time, life and love with my kids and family and friends. Having cancer, I've learned to see and value things with a much deepened sense of appreciation and gratitude. I've learn to treasure all the hugs, the kisses, and the hard work of raising my kids. It's been almost a year that I've been a diagnosed with cancer, and ever since the Drs heartbreakingly gave me orders to get my "affairs in order", I'm glad I've had this whole year to celebrate the everyday moments with my kids and family. I'm glad to wake up to sunny skies and feeling the love of my kids. Having cancer, I've gain to keenly admire all the beauty of life that profoundly surrounds me.
So here's to continue stability and hopefully remission in 2012. Happy New Year.
Spaghetti Fundraiser
Thanks to my good friend, Ramona has organized this Spaghetti Lunch fundraiser as a way to help us with my continue treatment, copays and deductibles. Please come meet me, show your support and have lunch with us. The event will be held on Sunday, Jan 29 at 12:30 PM. It's called Lunch with Tony. The restaurant is located at 5202 N First Street, San Jose, CA. You can get your advance tickets at http://fawnlee.eventbrite.com/. Hope you can come support us.
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