Wednesday, March 3, 2010

10 Months Later

This will be brief, and I hope, filled with hope for others. It has been 10 months since that moment when sitting at this very same desk (see picture at right) that I received the phone call and was told I had this dreadful disease.

Since then, my life has been a roller coaster filled with tears, fears, hope, prayer, hugs, help, and every other source of assistance imaginable. My friends and family were closer to me than I could have ever imagined and for which I am eternally grateful.

My tush is bigger, but so is my heart. I lost my breasts, my modesty, my dignity (at times) and my hair, but I've gained so much more out of life and every single day for me now is an amazing and beautiful gift. And honestly, I hope I feel this way for each and every day of the rest of my life.

Every morning, I wake up, and the first thing I say is, "Come on girls (to my dogs) and thank you, Jesus, for another day....It's going to be beautiful yet again." How could it not be.

Nowadays, I'm getting the "Hey, you sorta look like that Jamie Lee Curtis gal on the Activia commercial.....yeah, sure I do.... I don't care who I look like as long as I wake up and look like someone each day...and I get to do something good - somewhere.

Have an awesome day all...hugs ~

3 comments:

  1. you have always been beautiful.

    you will always be beautiful.

    I am glad you are doing well.

    Best of everything to you and for you!

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  2. YOU GO GIRL......YOU ARE AWESOME.... YOU ARE STRONG....YOU ARE ARMY STRONG!!
    I'M HAPPY TO SEE YOU ARE FEELING BETTER AND MOVING ON WITH LIFE.... THAT WAS JUST A BUMP IN THE ROAD!
    YOUR FRIEND, DONNA

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  3. Hey Arla,

    I think you have the right way of thinking. Every day really is special.

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