Take Care of Yourself First

Have you ever been on an airplane and watched the safety video or demonstration? They always tell you, in the event that the masks drop down into the cabin, to first put on your own oxygen mask, and then help others put their masks on. They say this because if you run out of oxygen, you won't have the ability to help anyone, not even yourself.

Life works the same way a lot of the time. Many of us spend countless hours focusing on everyone around us, with very little focus on ourselves. Think about how much more we can give to those people in our lives when we have more energy, more patience, more endurance and a better mood. Take care of your body, your mind and your soul. Today, I want you to begin to fill your own cup, so that you will have something to pour for others.

What are you going to do to fill your cup?

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Post-Op and Recovery Update

Tomorrow will be one month since the removal of the GIST (Gastro-intestinal stromal tumor) in the lining of my stomach. Quite a few people have been reaching out to see how I've been feeling and for an update on what's next. First off, the surgery went well. My surgeon only had to make one incision in the mid-line of my abdomen, because as he started to cut, the tumor was visible immediately. He said I was a "surgeons dream" since there wasn't much to cut through! My pain was controlled well post-op and I did not have near as much nausea from the pain meds as I did from the lung biopsy. They made sure to stay on top of giving me anti-nausea meds and even put a scopolamine patch behind my ear pre-op. I stayed in the hospital for two nights and then was able to go home. Recovery went well with no complications. Over the last month, I've had a lot of emotional ups and downs. Waiting on the results from the pathology on the tumor was difficult. O

Surgery Update

If you read my last blog post, I left off with that I was home from my lung biopsy recovering and that the preliminary results showed up as "Organizing Pneumonia". They did confirm that on the pathology, so my lungs are cancer free! Praise God! I met with my Surgical Oncologist, Dr. Jeffery Hardacre which let me tell you is one amazing man. Not only does he seem highly qualified to care for me, but he has an incredible bedside manner. He took his time to explain everything to my husband and I and answered all of our crazy questions. I feel very confident in his hands and he seems to be very optimistic about things. I am scheduled to go into surgery with him tomorrow for the removal of the gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST). If you haven't heard of this type of tumor, it's not your typical "stomach cancer". Stomach cancer actually grows inside your stomach and could be a lot worse than a GIST. This tumor is in the "wall/lining" of

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