This past year has been filled with laughter, tears, perseverance, stubbornness, hopelessness, nausea, pain, new experiences, and so many silver linings. It sounds crazy, but I would not have changed any of this if I could. Yes, going through cancer, chemo, IVF, and three surgeries was absolutely insane, but I have been blessed beyond belief throughout this past year. During my hiatus the past month and a half, I had the opportunity to do some pretty cool things. Have I mentioned I'm a HUGE sports fan? More specifically, I'm a huge Cleveland sports fan! On Mother's Day I was honored as the "Honorary Bat Girl" through the MLB and got to throw out the first pitch at the Indians game; and on October 18th I went to my first Browns game. The best part of the Browns game was that they were playing the Broncos... (just kidding, but that was pretty awesome)! The 18th was Cleveland's Breast Cancer Awareness game and the American Cancer Society had a huge pink ribbon that was being displayed on the field during the pregame show. Colin and I were selected to be part of that because I was nominated by my mom and cousin for this awesome opportunity.
The game was absolutely amazing and absolutely FREEZING! I know Columbus isn't that far south, but it's far enough to get away from the lake and that crazy weather. For my first game, being able to go down on the field was crazy. Colin and I took so many pictures. We got to watch Peyton Manning warm up and got some pretty cool pictures (from that too far away). Emmanuel Sanders, Demaryius Thomas, and Bradley Roby were also warming up by us, so we got some pretty great pictures of them as well! Here are just a few...
It was so much fun. But of course, the Browns were the Browns and lost a game they should have won... Go figure! The coolest part of the whole experience was seeing... JOHN ELWAY. He walked right past us and Colin decided to shout... "You're John Elway" as if he didn't already know that.
Also during my hiatus, I got to take my official #sisterhoodofthetravelingpinkwig pictures! Thank you to my step-dad and mom for running around downtown Columbus with me the in cold weather (while they were sick) to take these. I am so excited to see how they all turn out when they're done, but here's just a sneak preview...
Don't you just love that shirt? I stood strong. I fought hard. I WON!
I am so excited to share with you all that my third and hopefully final surgery is this Friday! WOO HOO! No more boulders in my chest! I cannot put into words how excited I am about this!!! Thankfully this is only an outpatient procedure, so no hospital stays for me. I kindly ask for any positive thoughts or prayers to be sent my family's way for an easy surgery and fast recovery.
Again, thank you all for keeping up with me and letting me share with you.
Until next time...
AD
