So my husband go approved for his SSI and SSD the kids also got approved for benefits due to my husband. Well apparently it takes NASA to get this crap straightened out. They say they only owe my husband SSI back pay from Jan and I'm like NO look at the court papers it says from Oct. Then the lady says oh well we owe him from April for his SSD I'm like NO seriously lady can't you read his SSD started in March.
Dear Lord help these people get their heads on right cause somebody don't got a clue. Which we were told by over 3 people they still owe him money and this one chick says they owe him nothing. I want to scream at these people and tell them to get to know the difference between their elbows and a hole in the ground. Because right now they can't tell the difference!
Monday, October 15, 2012
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Vickie's Angel Walk Team Pages
Each Team Page listed below is a different story of either a survivor or a loved one's story of someone who has passed. Please take the time to read each and every story. May God Bless your heart.
Team Pages
Teams are the heart and soul of Vickie's Angel Walk. We are blessed to have a growing list. Below are Personal Campaign Pages that our Teams have set up to help raise money for Vickie's Angel Walk. We are greatly appreciative to these donors.
- GARY'S GANG
- Scrap Happy Angels
- Marlene Keeny Memorial Softball Tourn.
- Team Pentagon Works For Angels - Will You?
- Four B's
- Ride the Rails for Cancer
- Walk This Way
- Odessa Design, Inc.
- Team Breast Friends
- Pink Lightning
- Friends InDeed
- Absolute Wellness Group
- Join us by Walking or Donating!
- Team YTI Capital Region!
- Wicked Wings
- TEAM KAMAL
- uFinancial
- DoInIt4Dave
- Walkers 4 Knockers
- Family Affair
- Big B's Angels
- HACC Surgical Technology Club
- PA Capital Region ONS
- STUART'S SOLDIERS
- Kristie's Krusaders
- Walk With Teal Hope
- lady ta ta's
- BROCKIN' OUT CANCER
- Eye Demons
- Mary's Marchers
- TooBlessedTooBeStressed
- Helping others who helped mom
- TEAM Boobalicious
- Cedar Cliff High School Key Club
- sunshine's angels
- T's Posse
- Zack's Dragons
- Turkey Trot
- 31 Think Pink
- Advantage: Pink! Women's Tennis for Breast Cancer
- ~~John's Cancer Fighting Wolf's~~
- Dave's Darlings
- Kathy's Krew
- There is No Place Like HOPE
- Joe's Team
Ride The Rails
http://www.briansmodeltrains.com/?page=links
Ride the Rails for Cancer
| Ride the Rails for Cancer was started in June of 2009. The Conrail Historical Society decided to give back to the local community by using their restored Conrail caboose to offer rides and donate all monies to VAW. | |
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10th Annual Vickie's Angel Walk
10th Annual Vickie's Angel Walk
| Our organization's signature event. | ||
Come join the fun and be a part of a great morning. Good exercise, good food, good entertainment, and touching stories bring the Vickie's Angel Walk family together for our key event of the year.
You can visit our Photo Gallery to see pictures from our past walks. You can visit our Teams Page to see the inspiring stories of our great Teams and how they help Vickie's Angel Walk bring hope to families fighting cancer.
Click on "Learn About Teams" on our home page to learn more. Or, register your team and it's walkers today.
New Cumberland Borough Park, 1st & Bridge Street, New Cumberland, PA
8:00 am: Registration • 9:30: Program • 10:00 am: Walk begins, rain or shine!
Contact Information
717-774-3800
See you at the Walk.
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| October 13th, 2012 8:00 AM | ||
New Cumberland Borough Park
New Cumberland, PA 17070 United States | ||
8th Annual SMT Turkey Trot
8th Annual SMT Turkey Trot
| A Thanksgiving Tradition at Vickie's Angel Walk. | ||
Join us Thanksgiving morning at New Cumberland Borough Park for a great event benefiting Vickie's Angel Walk.
Registration starts at 6:45am, with breakfast items and hot beverages available.
Race starts at 8:00 am.
To view a map of the course click HERE.
Questions regarding registration:
Contact Mari Lynn Dare. 717-418-4157, 431 Shuler Rd, Etters, PA 17319, or atsmtturkeytrot@yahoo.com.
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| November 22nd, 2012 6:45 AM | ||
New Cumberland Borough Park
New Cumberland, PA 17070 United States | ||
5th Annual Vickie's Silver Lining
5th Annual Vickie's Silver Lining
| Silpada Designs Fine Silver supporting Vickie's Angel Walk. | ||
Silpada Designs Jewelry- Live life in style. Beautiful Sterling Silver Jewelry with a Lifetime Guarentee.
Nicks's 114 Cafe
114 Bridge Street, New Cumberland
5:30pm - 8:30pm
To view jewelry and to place online orders
contact Lynne Bower at
717-774-6535
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| November 8th, 2012 5:30 PM through 8:30 PM | ||
Nick's 114 Cafe
114 Bridge St. New Cumberland, PA 17070-2123 United States | ||
5th Annual Tom's Ride for Vickie's Angel Walk
5th Annual Tom's Ride for Vickie's Angel Walk
| Bike ride to benefit Vickie's Angel Walk. | ||
Bike ride consisting of three individual courses of 15, 30, and 60 miles. Call Tom Conway directly to register at 717-840-0102.
Hurry, Hurry, Hurry!
Register early to receive a free t-shirt. And remember, you can still register the day of the ride, September 30th, 2012. Save the date! Please keep spreading the word and we hope to see you there!
Accept the Challenge!
~The Tom's Ride Team~
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New Cumberland Apple Harvest Festival
New Cumberland Apple Harvest Festival
| New Cumberland Apple Harvest Festival | ||
Visit our stand for great angel gifts and raffle baskets
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| September 29th, 2012 8:00 AM | ||
New Cumberland Borough Park
New Cumberland, PA 17070 United States | ||
5th Annual Breast Friends Benefit Bash
5th Annual Breast Friends Benefit Bash
| A Benefit Bash to support Vickie's Angel Walk. | ||
Food, Drink, Live Band
Door Prizes, 50/50
$25 a person.
For more details, call
Andrea Hettinger at 717-512-2119 or
Jim Baine at 717-732-3919.
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| September 22nd, 2012 6:00 PM through 11:00 PM | ||
West Shore Elks
108 N Saint Johns Church Rd Camp Hill, PA 17011 United States | ||
| Phone: 732-3919 | ||
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Childhood Cancer
What a nasty thing! I didn't realize until recently how little money and research was put into childhood cancer. I had seen a little girl in her casket, no hair. As I looked at her laying there my heart broke for the mother. I couldn't imagine as a mother myself having to bury one of my children. Yet here is this mother who is doing exactly that. The little girl was about 6 years old. I couldn't help but think all the research that's done there's no reason why this mother is have to endure this kind of pain. That's when I learned about how little goes into childhood cancer.
All these millionaires and billionaires could help donate money to childhood cancer. At least do something positive with their money. Every time we go into a store or anywhere and they want a donation for any disease we always try to give. We are not rich, actually we're classified as poor. The reason I'm saying this is not to pat my family on the back. But, just to say that if we all could give something no matter how big or small. That it would make research go a little further.
My hope and my prayers are for no parent to have to bury their child(ren). No child should have to endure such pain as having to suffer with cancer.
I've seen adults in my life die from cancer and it was horrible seeing what they went through. I couldn't imagine the pain a child endures going through cancer and cancer treatments. Or even being a parent having to watch your child suffer. I want to cry just thinking about it. My mind goes back to that little girl who was laying in her casket. Though I didn't know her or her family. It made me hug mine a little more.
I've seen my grandmother bury several of her children, one being my mom. I don't know how she endured so much pain. My grandmother always says that a parent should never have to bury their children.
My hopes and prayers for this little girl's family is to find peace knowing that she's no longer suffering and that she's with Jesus. That one day they will see her again. I can just picture her playing with the other children who have gone on. No pain, no sickness, no more needle sticks. Just peace.
My message would be to give a little. It's better to give than to receive!
Hug your babies no matter how big or small... Tell them you love them each chance you get.
God Bless
All these millionaires and billionaires could help donate money to childhood cancer. At least do something positive with their money. Every time we go into a store or anywhere and they want a donation for any disease we always try to give. We are not rich, actually we're classified as poor. The reason I'm saying this is not to pat my family on the back. But, just to say that if we all could give something no matter how big or small. That it would make research go a little further.
My hope and my prayers are for no parent to have to bury their child(ren). No child should have to endure such pain as having to suffer with cancer.
I've seen adults in my life die from cancer and it was horrible seeing what they went through. I couldn't imagine the pain a child endures going through cancer and cancer treatments. Or even being a parent having to watch your child suffer. I want to cry just thinking about it. My mind goes back to that little girl who was laying in her casket. Though I didn't know her or her family. It made me hug mine a little more.
I've seen my grandmother bury several of her children, one being my mom. I don't know how she endured so much pain. My grandmother always says that a parent should never have to bury their children.
My hopes and prayers for this little girl's family is to find peace knowing that she's no longer suffering and that she's with Jesus. That one day they will see her again. I can just picture her playing with the other children who have gone on. No pain, no sickness, no more needle sticks. Just peace.
My message would be to give a little. It's better to give than to receive!
Hug your babies no matter how big or small... Tell them you love them each chance you get.
God Bless
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Blessed for another chance at life
Well my husband got his stent out. The doctor checked his incisions which look really good. Then the doctor showed us pictures of my husbands kidney and the procedure as it was being done to his kidney to kill the cancer cells... It was amazing at how far technology has come that it gave my husband another chance at life. We did find out while my husband was in the hospital that one of his valves has a 60% blockage but the rest of his valves, arteries and his heart looks great. I am so excited that I get to spend more time with my husband. There are those who don't like us being together but all I have to say to them is GROW UP! I'm not going anywhere.. I am here and we are happy as a family.,.. You can be part of our family or you can go on somewhere.. .We don't have time for negative thoughts or actions..
See you have those people and they're in all families that it's pity me... feel sorry for me... I got caught stealing this or that but it wasn't me I don't know how it got in my hands...Well those I don't feel sorry for... They are so miserable in their own lives they try to make others around them miserable... They try to run the show and tell this one and that one how things are going to be but the only thing they are doing is making them self look like a fool, and pushing themselves away from other family members and becoming out cast...
Love your family...Enjoy each moment with them...
God Bless
See you have those people and they're in all families that it's pity me... feel sorry for me... I got caught stealing this or that but it wasn't me I don't know how it got in my hands...Well those I don't feel sorry for... They are so miserable in their own lives they try to make others around them miserable... They try to run the show and tell this one and that one how things are going to be but the only thing they are doing is making them self look like a fool, and pushing themselves away from other family members and becoming out cast...
Love your family...Enjoy each moment with them...
God Bless
Friday, August 3, 2012
Miracles
I know some people don't believe in miracles.. Well I do.. I look at my family and I see miracle after miracle.... I am so blessed that I have my family. We could have been watching a movie in a theater when that gunman opened fire killing those innocent people. Our hearts go out to those families.. Our deepest condolences. All the crime in the world and my family has been safe. I don't consider that lucky.. I look at it as a miracle.. At any given time any of my family members could have been in the wrong place at the wrong time. Each time I look at my amazing husband I see miracle after miracle.. yes, he has some health issues.. However his cancer is gone! the blockage in his heart was found early, the heart and other valves and arteries look very good and healthy... sure my husband has COPD but that to was caught early... I see each day as a miracle as none of us are guaranteed tomorrow or even the next second or minute. But, yet everyday I wake up to my beautiful family. Great kids.. yes, they have their sibling quarrels. but let someone mess with one of them they will come to the aide of any of their family members.... I am so proud of my family.. My husband quit smoking.. My older 3 kids are almost grown and the youngest keeps us all on our toes... But, looking at my kids I can see the great people they are becoming and I can see them reaching goals that they have and meeting expectations that people don't think they would ever meet. I see a great future in store for my children..
Love your family and let them know that you are there and that you love them.
God Bless
Love your family and let them know that you are there and that you love them.
God Bless
Monday, July 16, 2012
One day at a time...
I know I haven't posted in a while but here's what's been going on. As you know on July 12, 2012 John had his Cryoablation. The dr said everything went GREAT! They were able to get it all and he's now in remission and the dr was able to save the entire kidney. He was supposed to come home on the 13th but he started having chest pains on the night of the 12th. So they did a heart cath and found out that one of his valves has a 60% blockage. But, the rest of his heart and his other valves are wonderfully healthy. He now has blood pressure meds, nitroglycerin pills and baby aspirin that he has to take along with other pills.
I'm so proud of our kids for being mature and working together to make the 3 day stay in the hospital for John as pleasant as possible. He has to go this Thurs to get the staples out of his incisions. He has a total of 5 but only 4 of them needed to be closed. So, he got 4 staples in each of those 4 incisions.
Thank God that my family is doing well and we are pulling together and fighting anything that comes out way as a family. That's what's so important.
Some people have made the comment that I am up my families butt all the time... But, you know what I really don't care what people think of me. I'm not leaving and those like that are just jealous of the bond that John and I share. I can't help that our family is so close and others are envious of that. Maybe if they focused on how to make their families this strong then all the hate they have for ours would leave.. It's not hard to have a strong family that will stick by you through anything. Families are very important and family can help through anything that people shouldn't go through alone.
When you have family going through something that's so much... Always be there to support them.. Sometimes it just takes a phone call just to say "hey how are you... just wanted to check and see how you feeling". It's the simple things in life.
And for all those who think someone is faking because you are just to ignorant to admit something is truly wrong and you're just to ignorant to understand that with different dr' s saying the same thing over and over it must be true!
Can't fix ignorance nor are we going to try. Our days is full of trying to keep my husband and my family in the best health possible!
God Bless
I'm so proud of our kids for being mature and working together to make the 3 day stay in the hospital for John as pleasant as possible. He has to go this Thurs to get the staples out of his incisions. He has a total of 5 but only 4 of them needed to be closed. So, he got 4 staples in each of those 4 incisions.
Thank God that my family is doing well and we are pulling together and fighting anything that comes out way as a family. That's what's so important.
Some people have made the comment that I am up my families butt all the time... But, you know what I really don't care what people think of me. I'm not leaving and those like that are just jealous of the bond that John and I share. I can't help that our family is so close and others are envious of that. Maybe if they focused on how to make their families this strong then all the hate they have for ours would leave.. It's not hard to have a strong family that will stick by you through anything. Families are very important and family can help through anything that people shouldn't go through alone.
When you have family going through something that's so much... Always be there to support them.. Sometimes it just takes a phone call just to say "hey how are you... just wanted to check and see how you feeling". It's the simple things in life.
And for all those who think someone is faking because you are just to ignorant to admit something is truly wrong and you're just to ignorant to understand that with different dr' s saying the same thing over and over it must be true!
Can't fix ignorance nor are we going to try. Our days is full of trying to keep my husband and my family in the best health possible!
God Bless
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
John's big day
Well tomorrow 7-12-2012 John has his Cryoablation. Another step closer to me having a healthier cancer free husband.... I am so excited to be this close to him being healthier and cancer free...
I am so glad it was caught early.... When I think about how things could have turned out it breaks my heart to think I could have been without my husband..... But, with the grace of God miracles do happen. We may think things look bad at times but we truly have Angels watching over us!
God Bless
I am so glad it was caught early.... When I think about how things could have turned out it breaks my heart to think I could have been without my husband..... But, with the grace of God miracles do happen. We may think things look bad at times but we truly have Angels watching over us!
God Bless
Monday, July 9, 2012
Good and Bad ....
Well John had his stent put in today.. Dr said everything went well. John's having some bladder spasms and some discomfort. But, he said that it's worth it all to make him better.
I found out my Vitamin D levels are good now..
However, my good & bad cholesterol's are high along with my triglycerides are also high.. If it's not one thing it's another...
But, at least soon my hubby will be cancer free!
God Bless
I found out my Vitamin D levels are good now..
However, my good & bad cholesterol's are high along with my triglycerides are also high.. If it's not one thing it's another...
But, at least soon my hubby will be cancer free!
God Bless
Friday, July 6, 2012
Excited!! Yet a little nervous!
Well in just three days my hubby will start his journey on the road to recovery. I am excited that finally he will be getting his surgeries that will start him to recover. On Mon July 9,2012 he will have his stent put in. Then on Thursday July 12, 2012 he will have his Cryoablation. The Cryoablation is the procedure where they freeze, thaw, freeze and thaw the cancer cells until they are all dead... I am super excited that he will be better... I am a little nervous only because it's surgery.. I would be lying if I said anything different. On Thurs July 12th I will be spending my first night without my hubby that wasn't work related.. But, I will be up bright and early the next day on the Fri July 13th to bring my wonderful husband home. I am so blessed and so very lucky that he has another chance to be healthier. I am super excited about us spending a much much much longer life together.
Live like there's no tomorrow. But, don't forget about those who love you.... Also remember to tell them..
Three little words mean so much.
God Bless!
Live like there's no tomorrow. But, don't forget about those who love you.... Also remember to tell them..
Three little words mean so much.
God Bless!
Saturday, June 30, 2012
A great peace
I have a great peace knowing in my soul that everything is going to be alright. I know God will see us through anything no matter how big or small.. We have waited a long time for a great blessing... We are seeing miracle after miracle... Some people are probably thinking how can cancer be a miracle.. The miracle for us is it was caught early... and it can be taken care of.
I know when we go to the hearing at the end of July for my hubby's SSD/SSI that the judge is going to look at everything and see that the denial my husband received the first time was a bad decision that he should have been approved from day one. But, you know God works in funny ways.. He does things in his time not ours... That is so easy to forget...We are easy to say "Where's God?...What's God done for me?" when things are not done right then... But, he's sitting back and waiting for the right moment for things to fall in place as he wants them.
Over the last month I've been called some very ugly things.... Been told I was disgusting, nasty, don't bathe, don't brush my teeth (which I do by the way... I am a clean person)....told that we live like pigs... that I would never measure up to someone's mom.. But, like I told them I would never try to replace anyone's mom... I just sat back and let true colors flow and shine through...
The pain though on my husbands face made me furious though to say the least.... I'm in no way perfect but for someone to get mad over the fact that one they said "Happy Father's Day" to my husband through a text message no "I Love You" is beyond me... I was told I need to learn how to keep my F*ing mouth shut.. Well sorry to say that's not going to happen. I feel if you love someone like you claim then you should by all means tell them you love them at any chance you get.
I also feel that if someone is keeping you informed of a parents health condition you should be happy that someone care enough to tell you not get all mad and claim that that person (whom you've never met) is the reason why you don't want to see that parent.
People just amaze me. But, you know what since all that happened people that we already knew cared about us have really stepped up to lift our spirits even higher and encouraged us that everything is going to work out.
My husband and I are going to be a peace and live peaceful lives and if that makes people mad then they are just going to have to stay mad. They should be ashamed of themselves at the way they are behaving like little children instead of grown folks. But, I'm not the one that has to live with it.. My husband has apologized for so many things numerous times... and if people want to continue to live in the past they are never going to have a future no matter how many times they try to put on a fake smile..
If you have people in your life and you honestly and truly LOVE them...TELL them... Don't assume they know..
Especially if they are going through things whether it be health, or anything.. Don't kick them even further when their down. That does nobody any good.
Don't spend all your time and energy hating someone because you're only hurting yourself....
I guess my main message today would be just to LIVE, LAUGH, LOVE...... and to always tell the ones you love that you love them....
God Bless
I know when we go to the hearing at the end of July for my hubby's SSD/SSI that the judge is going to look at everything and see that the denial my husband received the first time was a bad decision that he should have been approved from day one. But, you know God works in funny ways.. He does things in his time not ours... That is so easy to forget...We are easy to say "Where's God?...What's God done for me?" when things are not done right then... But, he's sitting back and waiting for the right moment for things to fall in place as he wants them.
Over the last month I've been called some very ugly things.... Been told I was disgusting, nasty, don't bathe, don't brush my teeth (which I do by the way... I am a clean person)....told that we live like pigs... that I would never measure up to someone's mom.. But, like I told them I would never try to replace anyone's mom... I just sat back and let true colors flow and shine through...
The pain though on my husbands face made me furious though to say the least.... I'm in no way perfect but for someone to get mad over the fact that one they said "Happy Father's Day" to my husband through a text message no "I Love You" is beyond me... I was told I need to learn how to keep my F*ing mouth shut.. Well sorry to say that's not going to happen. I feel if you love someone like you claim then you should by all means tell them you love them at any chance you get.
I also feel that if someone is keeping you informed of a parents health condition you should be happy that someone care enough to tell you not get all mad and claim that that person (whom you've never met) is the reason why you don't want to see that parent.
People just amaze me. But, you know what since all that happened people that we already knew cared about us have really stepped up to lift our spirits even higher and encouraged us that everything is going to work out.
My husband and I are going to be a peace and live peaceful lives and if that makes people mad then they are just going to have to stay mad. They should be ashamed of themselves at the way they are behaving like little children instead of grown folks. But, I'm not the one that has to live with it.. My husband has apologized for so many things numerous times... and if people want to continue to live in the past they are never going to have a future no matter how many times they try to put on a fake smile..
If you have people in your life and you honestly and truly LOVE them...TELL them... Don't assume they know..
Especially if they are going through things whether it be health, or anything.. Don't kick them even further when their down. That does nobody any good.
Don't spend all your time and energy hating someone because you're only hurting yourself....
I guess my main message today would be just to LIVE, LAUGH, LOVE...... and to always tell the ones you love that you love them....
God Bless
A big month....
Well the month of July has so much to coming up... On July 5, 2012 my hubby's got to have a pre-admission testing for his surgery on July 12, 2012....Before the surgery my hubby has to have a kidney stent put in on the 9th of July..
Looks similar to the ones above.. It will go from his kidney to his bladder..... This is have to stay in until probably a week or two after his surgery. Then they will go in and remove it...
We are both nervous because it's a surgery and excited because it's the start of a healthier husband... I'm so blessed to have such a great husband and he was known at work as the machine... and just like a regular machine needing some oil and some tweaks and repair so does my hubby........
The surgery my husband is having done is a new procedure it's relatively new...He will have to be monitored closely for the next 5 years to ensure that the cancer comes back. The procedure is called a Cryoablation it's where they freeze and thaw and repeat the process until the cancer cells are dead... the tumor remains in the kidney but the cancer is dead... It saves the kidney from having to be removed.... If the cancer does come back they will do a procedure called a Wedge...
We are both nervous because it's a surgery and excited because it's the start of a healthier husband... I'm so blessed to have such a great husband and he was known at work as the machine... and just like a regular machine needing some oil and some tweaks and repair so does my hubby........
The surgery my husband is having done is a new procedure it's relatively new...He will have to be monitored closely for the next 5 years to ensure that the cancer comes back. The procedure is called a Cryoablation it's where they freeze and thaw and repeat the process until the cancer cells are dead... the tumor remains in the kidney but the cancer is dead... It saves the kidney from having to be removed.... If the cancer does come back they will do a procedure called a Wedge...
The video below shows what a Cryoablation is and how it's done... This is NOT my hubby's kidney..
Clicking on the words will open the video. Warning the video is graphic and not for weak stomachs. Thanks to YouTube.Com for the video.
My hubby has his surgery on July 12. 2012 and if all goes well will only have to spend one night in the hospital. Thank you for all your prayers.. We greatly appreciate each and every one of them.
Please remember to love your family everyday as you are not promised the next....
God Bless
Monday, June 18, 2012
Father's Day...
Today started out pretty good for my hubby.... Then some body got their panties twisted... All because my hubby got a txt that just said "Happy Father's Day" now granted that's fine... for a friend or a buddy.. but in my opinion when your child tells you "Happy Father's Day" I don't know should be followed by an "I Love You"....
So, that started a whole war.. Not between my hubby and myself but between the child... People don't realize that parents will NOT be around always.... and they take that for granted. I am so beyond furious it's unreal. Then to be accused that the reason one of the oldest kids keeps her panties up her butt is my fault! She's never even met me.. Never even spoken to me.. Nothing.. But, yet I'm to blame... That's just to funny to me.. Because she was an adult (yes, 18 in the USA is considered and adult) so she can take the blame for many many many things but instead blames her father for everything that's ever went wrong in her life... Just as her brother does.... I mean GROW UP!
Here's the bottom line... You CAN'T change the past.. you can only learn from it and move on through the future. But, no people like to dwell on the past and then can't figure out why they are so miserable in their lives....
GET OVER IT.... THERE'S NOTHING THAT CAN CHANGE WHAT USED TO BE.....
What makes me furious is that my husband is constantly being judged on how he used to be.... not the person he is today...
AND EXCUSE US FOR ENJOYING SPENDING TIME TOGETHER.. .. which apparently bothers some people that my husband and I enjoy doing things together as a couple...
More people should be that way.. If you can't be happy with who you're with then why be with them?
Oh and another thing that gets me is that people who get assistance or apply for SSI/SSD is just trying to skate through life.... That's the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard in my life... If people get any of that apparently they need it!
If you have people in your life who are struggling... regardless if you are asked for their help or not... Don't be so judgmental.. Besides who are you to judge anyone? We have one judge and that is God.... No one has any room or any place to judge another person!
God Bless
So, that started a whole war.. Not between my hubby and myself but between the child... People don't realize that parents will NOT be around always.... and they take that for granted. I am so beyond furious it's unreal. Then to be accused that the reason one of the oldest kids keeps her panties up her butt is my fault! She's never even met me.. Never even spoken to me.. Nothing.. But, yet I'm to blame... That's just to funny to me.. Because she was an adult (yes, 18 in the USA is considered and adult) so she can take the blame for many many many things but instead blames her father for everything that's ever went wrong in her life... Just as her brother does.... I mean GROW UP!
Here's the bottom line... You CAN'T change the past.. you can only learn from it and move on through the future. But, no people like to dwell on the past and then can't figure out why they are so miserable in their lives....
GET OVER IT.... THERE'S NOTHING THAT CAN CHANGE WHAT USED TO BE.....
What makes me furious is that my husband is constantly being judged on how he used to be.... not the person he is today...
AND EXCUSE US FOR ENJOYING SPENDING TIME TOGETHER.. .. which apparently bothers some people that my husband and I enjoy doing things together as a couple...
More people should be that way.. If you can't be happy with who you're with then why be with them?
Oh and another thing that gets me is that people who get assistance or apply for SSI/SSD is just trying to skate through life.... That's the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard in my life... If people get any of that apparently they need it!
If you have people in your life who are struggling... regardless if you are asked for their help or not... Don't be so judgmental.. Besides who are you to judge anyone? We have one judge and that is God.... No one has any room or any place to judge another person!
God Bless
Friday, June 15, 2012
A start to a healthier us!
Two of us started physical therapy. One for a knee... and myself for my back and hip.. hopefully the therapy will help... last night was in a lot of pain.
We go today to find out today hopefully when John's surgery is for his kidney cancer (stage 1 renal cell carcinoma). We're both nervous and excited...
Nervous because well it's a surgery...
Excited because it's a start to a healthier husband.
The excitement outweighs the nervousness.
It's so very important to get cancer screenings done every 6 months to a year.... I think this should be a routine exam. It doesn't take much to do a cancer screen and caught early it can be removed...
Insurance companies want to save money.. I think cancer screenings would save a lot of money. It would save weeks, months of chemo and other cancer drugs.. most cancers can be cut out and removed.. and your in remission if caught early... But, others it's much much harder to get them often leading in death....
My opinion... Life is so much more precious than any amount of money.. But, insurance companies only see that $$$$$$$....
Well I'm going to finish my coffee and get ready to go with John to the dr... Will post later...
God Bless
We go today to find out today hopefully when John's surgery is for his kidney cancer (stage 1 renal cell carcinoma). We're both nervous and excited...
Nervous because well it's a surgery...
Excited because it's a start to a healthier husband.
The excitement outweighs the nervousness.
It's so very important to get cancer screenings done every 6 months to a year.... I think this should be a routine exam. It doesn't take much to do a cancer screen and caught early it can be removed...
Insurance companies want to save money.. I think cancer screenings would save a lot of money. It would save weeks, months of chemo and other cancer drugs.. most cancers can be cut out and removed.. and your in remission if caught early... But, others it's much much harder to get them often leading in death....
My opinion... Life is so much more precious than any amount of money.. But, insurance companies only see that $$$$$$$....
Well I'm going to finish my coffee and get ready to go with John to the dr... Will post later...
God Bless
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Frustrated but NOT Defeated
Well we found out today that John has a hearing with the disability hearing office at the end of July.... and that some money we have coming to us from our previous county hasn't been processed.... You would think when someone has cancer that the government would get off their butts and approve disability.... But, that's the government for you.
On the plus side.. We got an appointment for John closer to home to have surgery.. So, instead of a 2 hour drive it will only be about 20 mins....
One of the girls and I started Physical Therapy this week..
It's ok to be frustrated just as long as you don't let it defeat you. You have to remain positive no matter how things appear to seem... God doesn't shut one door not to open another.
God Bless
On the plus side.. We got an appointment for John closer to home to have surgery.. So, instead of a 2 hour drive it will only be about 20 mins....
One of the girls and I started Physical Therapy this week..
It's ok to be frustrated just as long as you don't let it defeat you. You have to remain positive no matter how things appear to seem... God doesn't shut one door not to open another.
God Bless
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Back and at 'em
Got my laptop back up and running.. without a new battery.. My granny is doing pretty good.. Thank you Jesus for answering prayers.. Still haven't gotten John's settlement but it's coming soon.. I can feel it....
With God all things are possible.. That's something we seem to easily forget...
I was asked "how can you stay so calm when everything looks so bad"...well that's easy to answer... I put it all in God's hands.. If I hang on to it and keep trying to do things my way it would never work out... I let God guide me in the things I need to do and the way I need to handle things... I am thankful everyday that I am able to wake up and spend precious time with my family.. We are not guaranteed the next moment, day, week, month or even year... But what we are guaranteed is when we wake up we get to enjoy whatever time on this earth we have left...
Remember to hug those you have and to make memories that last...
God Bless
With God all things are possible.. That's something we seem to easily forget...
I was asked "how can you stay so calm when everything looks so bad"...well that's easy to answer... I put it all in God's hands.. If I hang on to it and keep trying to do things my way it would never work out... I let God guide me in the things I need to do and the way I need to handle things... I am thankful everyday that I am able to wake up and spend precious time with my family.. We are not guaranteed the next moment, day, week, month or even year... But what we are guaranteed is when we wake up we get to enjoy whatever time on this earth we have left...
Remember to hug those you have and to make memories that last...
God Bless
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Flown the coop
Well our little bird apparently just needed some love and nourishment.... After it being fed and getting some water..We took it outside and placed it on the ground it went about hoping and looking back at us as if for approval... My little one was saddened by the little birds departure. But, as I explained to her she did an excellent job tending to it and giving it nourishment enough that it would survive on its own. That it was also better that it was back out in the wild in just a short period of time. Because it wouldn't be dependent on us for food it still has its instincts about it and it would do just fine.
Funny how something so small can make one look at themselves. No matter how broken we are or may seem to be. God can pick us up and give us love and nourishment from his word and we can get up and dust ourselves off.... and we can stand up on our own again living our lives for him.
No matter what kind of curve ball or lemons life throws our way. We just have to know how to reach out to God for him to help us each and every day. Just like the little bird that was stuck in the fence.. It made a couple of chirps enough that our daughters noticed it. Brought it home and took care of it until it was strong enough to go back on its own.
Always keep your head up. There's nothing in this life that can be as bad as it seems.. To us things are just horrible and there may not seem like there's any light out there for us.. But, just think there's always someone whose worse off than you. Instead of focusing all that negative energy feeling sorry for yourself get up, dust yourself off and do something positive... if it's only writing a letter just to say "Hey I'm thinking of you" ...anything you can do to turn something into a positive is worth it. In return your positive action may just cause a positive chain reaction.
God Bless
Funny how something so small can make one look at themselves. No matter how broken we are or may seem to be. God can pick us up and give us love and nourishment from his word and we can get up and dust ourselves off.... and we can stand up on our own again living our lives for him.
No matter what kind of curve ball or lemons life throws our way. We just have to know how to reach out to God for him to help us each and every day. Just like the little bird that was stuck in the fence.. It made a couple of chirps enough that our daughters noticed it. Brought it home and took care of it until it was strong enough to go back on its own.
Always keep your head up. There's nothing in this life that can be as bad as it seems.. To us things are just horrible and there may not seem like there's any light out there for us.. But, just think there's always someone whose worse off than you. Instead of focusing all that negative energy feeling sorry for yourself get up, dust yourself off and do something positive... if it's only writing a letter just to say "Hey I'm thinking of you" ...anything you can do to turn something into a positive is worth it. In return your positive action may just cause a positive chain reaction.
God Bless
Sunday, June 3, 2012
A new member
My children found a baby bird.. and brought it home.. It was stuck in a fence at the playground.. What loving children I have to show God's love to one of God's creatures... How precious. It's amazing the little things that life has in store for us.... Reminding us that even though we can't fly he's always there to pick us up and help us... What a wonderful lesson this will teach us all about the miraculous joys that God has to show and the love he has instilled in us all.
God Bless
God Bless
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Leave it!!!
So my laptop battery is fried apparently I have to go buy a new one now...My grandmother is in the hospital with her breathing, and her having some fluid around her heart..... We still haven't gotten my husbands settlement....My sister is getting screwed over by Fla courts.. Aye Aye Aye...
On the bright side.. my husbands bone scan come back looking good other than some arthritis...We met a sweet lady when we went to get the bone scan done.. She was telling my husband how she only had one kidney and she is living a full and normal life.. I was so happy that she talked to him about her journey.. She said anytime she feels down about herself she thinks of the little children who are born with or develop cancer at young ages who haven't even begun to live. I could feel the tears welling up inside as I thought about it when she said it... How we all go from day to day and feel sorry for ourselves about one thing or another... I began to think about all those families whose little ones have long journeys ahead and have to battle for a life they barely began. How parents who just got these precious children...May/may not loose them so early in life...
Life is about making memories.. Whenever we have struggles and hard times.. Or life throws us a temporary bad health (Yes, I said temporary! Because whether or not it's in this life or beyond) just taking the time out to think about all those who have it worse off than us...Yes, there's someone who makes whatever you are going through look like a walk in the park. I believe that no matter what the obstacle it can be overcome. If this journey ends, then, we will start a new one somewhere else...Whether it be Heaven or Hell... Some believe there's no Heaven and there's no Hell that after death is only the grave. That's fine I for one am not judging anyone who wants to believe that their final place is in some dark, dank, dirty place filled with mold, rot and bugs..As for me..I was promised a mansion, streets made of pure gold, eternal life, wings, a Heavenly choir, and not to forget getting to meet Jesus and his father...
Now, I for one am not saying that I am a Christian. For I myself have to get back to where I should be with God. But, what I am saying is that even though many years ago I turned from my faith, from my upbringing, from my Lord. I will find my way back. I am on the right track. I may face many many many trials and tribulations along the way. Because the devil's going to use every ploy he can to stop me in my tracks.. But, I am bound for Heaven when my time ends on this earth. I have loved ones waiting for me who I would love to meet up with again. I want them to meet my family here when their time comes.
I was reminded of a song today "Leave it There" it says take your burdens to the Lord and leave it there... When you trust and never doubt...God will surely bring you out... Take your burdens to the Lord and leave it there..
and you know that's exactly what I'm going to do.. I am done trying to handle this all (not that I mind) but I have to entrust everything to God and let him handle it all.. I know his hand are bigger than mine and his shoulders can carry much more. I know with his gentle grace he will lead us in the direction we are suppose to go.
Always say a prayer for us. We always appreciate each and every prayer we can get.
God Bless
On the bright side.. my husbands bone scan come back looking good other than some arthritis...We met a sweet lady when we went to get the bone scan done.. She was telling my husband how she only had one kidney and she is living a full and normal life.. I was so happy that she talked to him about her journey.. She said anytime she feels down about herself she thinks of the little children who are born with or develop cancer at young ages who haven't even begun to live. I could feel the tears welling up inside as I thought about it when she said it... How we all go from day to day and feel sorry for ourselves about one thing or another... I began to think about all those families whose little ones have long journeys ahead and have to battle for a life they barely began. How parents who just got these precious children...May/may not loose them so early in life...
Life is about making memories.. Whenever we have struggles and hard times.. Or life throws us a temporary bad health (Yes, I said temporary! Because whether or not it's in this life or beyond) just taking the time out to think about all those who have it worse off than us...Yes, there's someone who makes whatever you are going through look like a walk in the park. I believe that no matter what the obstacle it can be overcome. If this journey ends, then, we will start a new one somewhere else...Whether it be Heaven or Hell... Some believe there's no Heaven and there's no Hell that after death is only the grave. That's fine I for one am not judging anyone who wants to believe that their final place is in some dark, dank, dirty place filled with mold, rot and bugs..As for me..I was promised a mansion, streets made of pure gold, eternal life, wings, a Heavenly choir, and not to forget getting to meet Jesus and his father...
Now, I for one am not saying that I am a Christian. For I myself have to get back to where I should be with God. But, what I am saying is that even though many years ago I turned from my faith, from my upbringing, from my Lord. I will find my way back. I am on the right track. I may face many many many trials and tribulations along the way. Because the devil's going to use every ploy he can to stop me in my tracks.. But, I am bound for Heaven when my time ends on this earth. I have loved ones waiting for me who I would love to meet up with again. I want them to meet my family here when their time comes.
I was reminded of a song today "Leave it There" it says take your burdens to the Lord and leave it there... When you trust and never doubt...God will surely bring you out... Take your burdens to the Lord and leave it there..
and you know that's exactly what I'm going to do.. I am done trying to handle this all (not that I mind) but I have to entrust everything to God and let him handle it all.. I know his hand are bigger than mine and his shoulders can carry much more. I know with his gentle grace he will lead us in the direction we are suppose to go.
Always say a prayer for us. We always appreciate each and every prayer we can get.
God Bless
Saturday, May 26, 2012
It's been a while....
OK, so let's see I may repeat myself on a thing or two so please just bare with me..
So, I got sent to a Rhuematologist whom after only 2 visits decided that in her words "the only thing wrong with you is you're fat and you have a vitamin D deficiency" talk about being furious... Then she (this quack dr) says there's nothing more I can do for you......WHAT??? Seriously... What have you actually done for me? Told me not to worry about my positive ANA result because she tested me for Lupus and I don't have that so I'm fine.... OK that's great I don't have Lupus however there's more things that could cause a positive ANA result...
Anyway....
My hubby had a biopsy on his right kidney on Wed May 16, 2012.. So, on Fri May 18, 2012 we had a follow up with his Urologist...This Dr who is suppose to be a professional.. didn't even look my husband nor myself in the face my husband was sitting on the medical table thing and I was sitting in a chair right next to the doctor and he didn't even look at me.. My husband says well... and the doctor was writing in my husbands chart.. NEVER looked up, never paused his writing or anything.. and said oh you have Stage 1 kidney cancer.... WHAT!!!!
So that doctor was over an hour drive for us and he wanted to send my husband to another doctor to do surgery... and let that guy operate.. I asked the urologist if he knew how much of my husbands kidney would have to be taken.. just curious so we could get used to the idea of him having even one kidney.. Well he flat out said he didn't know that he wasn't doing the surgery so he didn't know how much the other guy would take out...
(Ok so before you all think I'm being hard on this doctor he claims he stopped doing surgeries due to having his hip replaced.. ok that's no problem.. but he didn't even have a small limp as most people who have hip replacements do)
So he ordered a full bone scan and a chest x-ray...so that was done on May 24,2012. We found out that day that there was a couple of Urologist who are only maybe 20 mins away from us... So I called the dr who is over an hour away and told him that we would rather my husband be closer to home instead of over an hour and a half away and be alone.. Closer to home he would have family and friends around him...The phone was not on speaker phone or anything.. But, as soon as i mentioned the words of wanting to change urologist and be closer to home.. So, I could get to my husband quick if I had to... This doctor flipped out and started yelling at me saying how my husband needs his whole right kidney out....I said I understand that... while I was thinking that he had said before he didn't know how much would be taken out... So I also asked them to fax copies of my husbands diagnoses to his attorney for my husbands SSD case.... They got mad about that.. In one week of going back and forth to this urologist that is over an hour away we spent at least $200 in gas alone...Which some people may not think that's a lot but when you don't have it.. A dollar is gold..
I try to keep my husband calm and have everything as stress free as possible.. but it's hard to be a spouse or child of someone who has cancer.... But, to be the one living with it at no matter what stage is just heart breaking to see the affects it has on a person.
We don't know when he will have surgery yet.. but with the guy that the Urologist wanted us to go to was almost 2 hours away.. and the earliest appointment he would give my husband was June 26, 2012...that's a month away...
what are they wanting to raise his stress levels through the roof.. I just don't get some people.. But, anyway..
My message would have to be if you know anyone suffering from any disease.. please please please help them keep a positive attitude and yes it can be hard and difficult but what most people don't realize is that positive attitudes help with the healing process.... just like negative energy will make an illness progress quicker...
Love you family, friends.. and whoever else is in your life... Just talking to a stranger sometimes will make that persons day... It's the little things in life that mean so much...
Gob Bless
So, I got sent to a Rhuematologist whom after only 2 visits decided that in her words "the only thing wrong with you is you're fat and you have a vitamin D deficiency" talk about being furious... Then she (this quack dr) says there's nothing more I can do for you......WHAT??? Seriously... What have you actually done for me? Told me not to worry about my positive ANA result because she tested me for Lupus and I don't have that so I'm fine.... OK that's great I don't have Lupus however there's more things that could cause a positive ANA result...
Anyway....
My hubby had a biopsy on his right kidney on Wed May 16, 2012.. So, on Fri May 18, 2012 we had a follow up with his Urologist...This Dr who is suppose to be a professional.. didn't even look my husband nor myself in the face my husband was sitting on the medical table thing and I was sitting in a chair right next to the doctor and he didn't even look at me.. My husband says well... and the doctor was writing in my husbands chart.. NEVER looked up, never paused his writing or anything.. and said oh you have Stage 1 kidney cancer.... WHAT!!!!
So that doctor was over an hour drive for us and he wanted to send my husband to another doctor to do surgery... and let that guy operate.. I asked the urologist if he knew how much of my husbands kidney would have to be taken.. just curious so we could get used to the idea of him having even one kidney.. Well he flat out said he didn't know that he wasn't doing the surgery so he didn't know how much the other guy would take out...
(Ok so before you all think I'm being hard on this doctor he claims he stopped doing surgeries due to having his hip replaced.. ok that's no problem.. but he didn't even have a small limp as most people who have hip replacements do)
So he ordered a full bone scan and a chest x-ray...so that was done on May 24,2012. We found out that day that there was a couple of Urologist who are only maybe 20 mins away from us... So I called the dr who is over an hour away and told him that we would rather my husband be closer to home instead of over an hour and a half away and be alone.. Closer to home he would have family and friends around him...The phone was not on speaker phone or anything.. But, as soon as i mentioned the words of wanting to change urologist and be closer to home.. So, I could get to my husband quick if I had to... This doctor flipped out and started yelling at me saying how my husband needs his whole right kidney out....I said I understand that... while I was thinking that he had said before he didn't know how much would be taken out... So I also asked them to fax copies of my husbands diagnoses to his attorney for my husbands SSD case.... They got mad about that.. In one week of going back and forth to this urologist that is over an hour away we spent at least $200 in gas alone...Which some people may not think that's a lot but when you don't have it.. A dollar is gold..
I try to keep my husband calm and have everything as stress free as possible.. but it's hard to be a spouse or child of someone who has cancer.... But, to be the one living with it at no matter what stage is just heart breaking to see the affects it has on a person.
We don't know when he will have surgery yet.. but with the guy that the Urologist wanted us to go to was almost 2 hours away.. and the earliest appointment he would give my husband was June 26, 2012...that's a month away...
what are they wanting to raise his stress levels through the roof.. I just don't get some people.. But, anyway..
My message would have to be if you know anyone suffering from any disease.. please please please help them keep a positive attitude and yes it can be hard and difficult but what most people don't realize is that positive attitudes help with the healing process.... just like negative energy will make an illness progress quicker...
Love you family, friends.. and whoever else is in your life... Just talking to a stranger sometimes will make that persons day... It's the little things in life that mean so much...
Gob Bless
Monday, May 21, 2012
Time to face reality!
Time to face reality and to stop laying around moaning and groaning.. Time to step up to the plate and get ready to be the next at bat... It's not time to bring your pillows and blanket to the game.. By doing that shows you're giving up... I married a man who likes to compete.... This is the biggest competition in your whole life... The fight for your life! Where's the fighter that I know is deep down in there... What I am seeing is just a shell of a person whose giving up...I do not like it not one little bit... I will not accept it nor if I can help it you won't either...I want the man I married back not this shell of a person..
I understand you're going through some depressions.. But, look at all you have.. you have a family that loves you very much... and who is going through this journey with you...YOU'RE NOT ALONE....
Don't waste time or energy worrying about those who don't take time for you.. You know my feelings on it.. and if they don't have time for you then don't sweat it...
Don't waste no sleep over those who don't deserve your second thought... I have no problem telling anyone how I feel.. But, know this.. WE LOVE YOU....WE WANT YOU TO FIGHT....
We want you to step up and hit that home winning run.... We will be there for you from now.. even through your surgery.. and your recovery...
and you owe me two rocking chairs... so we can sit in them and rock in our older years.. and watch our grandbabies run around...
I understand you're going through some depressions.. But, look at all you have.. you have a family that loves you very much... and who is going through this journey with you...YOU'RE NOT ALONE....
Don't waste time or energy worrying about those who don't take time for you.. You know my feelings on it.. and if they don't have time for you then don't sweat it...
Don't waste no sleep over those who don't deserve your second thought... I have no problem telling anyone how I feel.. But, know this.. WE LOVE YOU....WE WANT YOU TO FIGHT....
We want you to step up and hit that home winning run.... We will be there for you from now.. even through your surgery.. and your recovery...
and you owe me two rocking chairs... so we can sit in them and rock in our older years.. and watch our grandbabies run around...
Friday, May 18, 2012
We'll not be defeated!!!
Today the doctor told us that John's biopsy came back and that he has kidney cancer stage 1. The prognosis is good since it can be removed and it was caught early.
I know that God will guide the surgeon's hands and add some healing power to it.
What gets me about all this.. Is there are family and friends who claim they will always be there for you not matter what...Well during the last few months especially we've seen who will be there for us and who won't... I want to scream to the top of the mountains... at how aggravated I am with people. It's one thing to say something and mean it but don't be fake about it... You want to show your support and help someone through a hard time that's great!
But, don't pretend to care when you don't...
I am going to spend every moment with my family and enjoying every moment.. Those who don't want to be a part of our lives then that's your loss not ours... If something happens to any of us God forbid... Don't show your face around because you will not be welcome.. If you don't have time for any of us now.. You won't have time then....
This is NOT going to beat us... We will come out stronger than ever!
God Bless
I know that God will guide the surgeon's hands and add some healing power to it.
What gets me about all this.. Is there are family and friends who claim they will always be there for you not matter what...Well during the last few months especially we've seen who will be there for us and who won't... I want to scream to the top of the mountains... at how aggravated I am with people. It's one thing to say something and mean it but don't be fake about it... You want to show your support and help someone through a hard time that's great!
But, don't pretend to care when you don't...
I am going to spend every moment with my family and enjoying every moment.. Those who don't want to be a part of our lives then that's your loss not ours... If something happens to any of us God forbid... Don't show your face around because you will not be welcome.. If you don't have time for any of us now.. You won't have time then....
This is NOT going to beat us... We will come out stronger than ever!
God Bless
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Week's slowly getting done...
So found out our one daughter has a strained ligament in her knee and a busted fluid sac and will need physical therapy.... Thank God it was nothing major that would need surgery...My dr visit went pretty good... got a shot in my hip and some increased pain and anxiety medications.. got to have some blood work next month to check on my cholesterol and the vitamin d deficiency. John had his biopsy yesterday... I am actually quite surprised at how small the place is that they went in for the biopsy. The person who did the biopsy told John that he had a few more "bad players" in his kidney but not to worry everything could be fixed... Never heard the word "bad players" when it comes to medical...
So, we go tomorrow to the Urologist to find out the results of John's biopsy and to see if his prostate infection is gone...
I know everything's going to be just fine....
God Bless
So, we go tomorrow to the Urologist to find out the results of John's biopsy and to see if his prostate infection is gone...
I know everything's going to be just fine....
God Bless
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Busy, busy week
Took one of our daughters yesterday evening for a MRI on her knee... Today I have a doctor appointment.. Then tomorrow Wed May 16, 2012 John has his biopsy... followed Thurs by an appointment for John to the pulmonary doctor.. Hopefully will be a schedule done for another cat scan for him. Then Fri to the Urologist for John if they have his biopsy results back...
Devil thinks he's winning which is to funny cause obviously he doesn't know who he's messing with.. I am not going to sit back and watch my family be put through hell and back...
So, devil you might as well get out of our way! We are going to be and have been and are victorious over you!
God Bless
Devil thinks he's winning which is to funny cause obviously he doesn't know who he's messing with.. I am not going to sit back and watch my family be put through hell and back...
So, devil you might as well get out of our way! We are going to be and have been and are victorious over you!
God Bless
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Mother's Day
Today is a bitter sweet day. Almost 12 years ago I lost my own mother. We only had 7 months to bond like a mother and daughter should be. I knew her my whole life but always felt like she didn't like me. She didn't raise me and even though I know now as I'm grown that she went through a lot in her life and somethings she didn't really know how to show.. Love was one. By time she figured out how to show love was in June of 2000. We found out in July of 2000 that she had stage 4 pancreatic cancer. She died Nov 3, 2000. Every Mother's Day, Holiday and her birthday. I take the time to acknowledge the time we had together that we got along and was actually a mother and daughter. I can't change the past but I can make sure that I try my best to be the best mom that I can be to my own children, and the best Memaw to my grand babies. That's the bitter part of my day today...
The sweet part is getting to spend the day with my children and my hubby. I may not have all of my children here or my grand babies here today but I did get to spend a pre-mother's day with them all a couple days ago.
Being a mom, memaw and a wife are the best things in life. I think I make a good mother in law also. I speak my mind and even though some don't really like it. They know that I wouldn't say things if I didn't want what's best for them and if I didn't love them. I don't see my step children as step.. I've heard the term "bonus" child(ren). I like that term better than step.. I see all of them as mine.. regardless if I gave birth to them or not. I think that if someone loves someone so much that they accept their child(ren) as their own that the other parents should feel blessed that someone else loves their child(ren) or grand child(ren) just as much as they do. I'm so blessed to have such great children.. beautiful grand babies and a wonderful husband. They get me through some of the stressful times in life. Even though they don't always know it. I can be having one of the worst days and the smiles on my children's faces and on my hubby's makes the whole world disappear. I think that's the most important thing in life is loving your family and leaning on them and them leaning on you when you or they need each other.
I got beautiful bouquet of flowers.. a little stuffed panda bear (he's just tooooo cute), a home made card.. a butterfly for my outside garden, a picture of a garden that our youngest child made me... I get all my meals prepared for me by the kids...
I'm so proud that they are cooking more and showing me that when they step out in the world to be on their own when time comes that they are going to be OK. That's one of my biggest fears is that I haven't prepared them enough for the "real world". But, I can only do the best I can and protect them the best I can and when time comes that I have done all I could do teaching them.
I love spoiling my grand babies. Seeing them makes things even better. Their mother is such a great mom. I watch her and I am so proud of her. Seeing my 4 year old grand daughter adding numbers is so exciting to me.. and seeing them sing with their mom is just to cute. The look on their dads face is just priceless when they were singing the bumble bee song.. hahaha... Especially the part about eating the bumblebee. I love watching them interact as a family. It does my heart good and lifts my spirits. That they have such an adorable family. They gave me two of the most beautiful grand babies in the world so far.. I know I brag on my kids, grand kids and hubby a lot but I am just so proud and so blessed to have them.
Just for the record when I say my or our kids I'm even including the mother of my grand babies. We look at her like she's one of ours.. Not just because she's the mother of our grand babies but because she's been in our family for so long she's just one of us... Don't get me wrong we had some bumps along the way and everything wasn't always roses... or maybe it was roses... just we went through the thorns first before we seen the rose.. I am so proud of the mother she has become...Proud to have her in our life... She's so encouraging.. So glad that we all had that second chance to really get to know each other.
Each Mother's Day gets a little more special. Love my life and all those in it.. Life may not always be easy but when you have family around you that's loves you and you love them it makes life a little more bearable. We all have our ups and downs.. But, when you got love and a great family.. It makes it all the better..
I know for myself my family has gotten me through the hardest times in my life.. I hope for them I have done the same.
Growing a garden is kinda like raising a family... You have to show love and care and keep the weeds out for it to be productive. If you let your kids run wild and let them be disrespectful then they will run wild in their adult lives and get into all kinds of trouble with the law and other things.. If you teach them respect and discipline (NO, I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT BEATING YOUR KIDS), honor, trust, honesty and hard work they will be productive members of society.
I believe that you have to let kids be themselves while teaching them self control. I don't pick my kids clothes out.. But, I do teach them self respect on their attire. If something's to revealing I tell them and I tell them how others would perceive them if they dressed revealing everything... Thankfully I don't have to tell them often. I can say ummm and they know exactly what I'm talking about without me really saying anything. I am proud of the person our son has become and is becoming. Our daughters are becoming great women and will be great women. I'm in no hurry to be a memaw again anytime soon.. I'm just happy with the grand babies I have...
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL MOMMIES... .
God Bless
The sweet part is getting to spend the day with my children and my hubby. I may not have all of my children here or my grand babies here today but I did get to spend a pre-mother's day with them all a couple days ago.
Being a mom, memaw and a wife are the best things in life. I think I make a good mother in law also. I speak my mind and even though some don't really like it. They know that I wouldn't say things if I didn't want what's best for them and if I didn't love them. I don't see my step children as step.. I've heard the term "bonus" child(ren). I like that term better than step.. I see all of them as mine.. regardless if I gave birth to them or not. I think that if someone loves someone so much that they accept their child(ren) as their own that the other parents should feel blessed that someone else loves their child(ren) or grand child(ren) just as much as they do. I'm so blessed to have such great children.. beautiful grand babies and a wonderful husband. They get me through some of the stressful times in life. Even though they don't always know it. I can be having one of the worst days and the smiles on my children's faces and on my hubby's makes the whole world disappear. I think that's the most important thing in life is loving your family and leaning on them and them leaning on you when you or they need each other.
I got beautiful bouquet of flowers.. a little stuffed panda bear (he's just tooooo cute), a home made card.. a butterfly for my outside garden, a picture of a garden that our youngest child made me... I get all my meals prepared for me by the kids...
I'm so proud that they are cooking more and showing me that when they step out in the world to be on their own when time comes that they are going to be OK. That's one of my biggest fears is that I haven't prepared them enough for the "real world". But, I can only do the best I can and protect them the best I can and when time comes that I have done all I could do teaching them.
I love spoiling my grand babies. Seeing them makes things even better. Their mother is such a great mom. I watch her and I am so proud of her. Seeing my 4 year old grand daughter adding numbers is so exciting to me.. and seeing them sing with their mom is just to cute. The look on their dads face is just priceless when they were singing the bumble bee song.. hahaha... Especially the part about eating the bumblebee. I love watching them interact as a family. It does my heart good and lifts my spirits. That they have such an adorable family. They gave me two of the most beautiful grand babies in the world so far.. I know I brag on my kids, grand kids and hubby a lot but I am just so proud and so blessed to have them.
Just for the record when I say my or our kids I'm even including the mother of my grand babies. We look at her like she's one of ours.. Not just because she's the mother of our grand babies but because she's been in our family for so long she's just one of us... Don't get me wrong we had some bumps along the way and everything wasn't always roses... or maybe it was roses... just we went through the thorns first before we seen the rose.. I am so proud of the mother she has become...Proud to have her in our life... She's so encouraging.. So glad that we all had that second chance to really get to know each other.
Each Mother's Day gets a little more special. Love my life and all those in it.. Life may not always be easy but when you have family around you that's loves you and you love them it makes life a little more bearable. We all have our ups and downs.. But, when you got love and a great family.. It makes it all the better..
I know for myself my family has gotten me through the hardest times in my life.. I hope for them I have done the same.
Growing a garden is kinda like raising a family... You have to show love and care and keep the weeds out for it to be productive. If you let your kids run wild and let them be disrespectful then they will run wild in their adult lives and get into all kinds of trouble with the law and other things.. If you teach them respect and discipline (NO, I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT BEATING YOUR KIDS), honor, trust, honesty and hard work they will be productive members of society.
I believe that you have to let kids be themselves while teaching them self control. I don't pick my kids clothes out.. But, I do teach them self respect on their attire. If something's to revealing I tell them and I tell them how others would perceive them if they dressed revealing everything... Thankfully I don't have to tell them often. I can say ummm and they know exactly what I'm talking about without me really saying anything. I am proud of the person our son has become and is becoming. Our daughters are becoming great women and will be great women. I'm in no hurry to be a memaw again anytime soon.. I'm just happy with the grand babies I have...
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL MOMMIES... .
God Bless
Monday, May 7, 2012
I'm so blessed
I'm so very blessed no matter what the doctors say that may be medically wrong with me. I get to enjoy my kids and my wonderful husband.
We stand as a united family and can go through and accomplish anything. I am so blessed at the women they are becoming. Learning how to cook and showing me that when they are ready to leave this mommy's nest that they will be ready to take care of themselves and that I have indeed gave them the tools to do it.
I enjoy waking up everyday next to my most handsome husband. My best friend and my life partner... I'm so blessed to have him in my life.
I enjoy spending time with our family. When all the kids are at the house it's just a complete joy. Everyone enjoying each other playing games, having good food... and must not forget our beautiful grand babies... running and playing and having a great time... We love everyone whose in our lives and enjoy spending time with those who wish to spend time with us...
I am blessed because I get to see the sun everyday, the birds flying, the rain coming down. I am so very blessed because I get to hear these sounds and smell the fresh cut grass or the fresh rain. Nothing is more soothing than to be awoken by the sound of a bird singing..
With so much to be blessed with ...how can I complain about all that's wrong with me medically.. I have a terrific family, great grand babies, and the best husband any woman could ask for.
God Bless
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Vitamin D Deficiency
Well found out that now I have a Vitamin D deficiency. So I have to take a vitamin d pill once a week for eight weeks then one capsule a month... But after the first eight weeks I have to go redo the lab work to see if my vitamin d level is going back up. Mine is 20...they would like for it to be between 30-100. So, it's not too too low but low enough that they are aware of it. The doctors say that because of things such as calcium not being able to let my body absorb the vitamin d due to a reason as simple as me not getting enough calcium.. But, when drinking milk makes me sick to my stomach I tend to not drink it as much as I should. I can't take a multivitamin due to it making me want to vomit. so it's a one day at a time process.. it's the simple little things that we don't really think about until it's a "WOW really" moment. The doctors say that eating things like fish and sunlight can help raise vitamin d levels.. There are other things also.. But, being raised in the South I told my husband that I should have enough vitamin d in my body to last a life time....lol.. But, I do know this for sure.... getting old sucks...lol... Thank God that he's going to get us through all these trying times...
The devil isn't going to win any battle against my family...
God Bless
The devil isn't going to win any battle against my family...
God Bless
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Kid functions and Drinking
Seriously!!!! Parents think it's all cute and stuff to have one or two and then go to a function your child(ren) are having at school or anywhere else that their friends are... Do you not seriously think about the effect even one or two has on a child? HELLO!!!!! They have their friends at these events... They don't want their friends to think that their parent(s) drink all the time.. and news flash no matter how much gum or whatever you put in your mouth truly covers up the odor of the alcohol. I swear some parents think of nothing but themselves... These events are NOT for you.. they ARE FOR YOUR CHIL()REN). Frankly I am at point in my life where I really don't care whose toes I step on or gets gets mad over what I say... If it bothers you then apparently I hit one heck of a nerve....Maybe you should re-evaluate yourself and your life and see what is truly important in your life...
For those people who have parents such as these I show you much support...Stand strong and break that cycle you don't want your child(ren) growing up with the same feelings you have towards issues such as this!
God Bless
For those people who have parents such as these I show you much support...Stand strong and break that cycle you don't want your child(ren) growing up with the same feelings you have towards issues such as this!
God Bless
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Tanning Salons
So, today in the news this woman took her child to a tanning salon... The lady herself is a white woman... but she's tanned so much to the point that she looks like she was spray painted black.... OK it's very obvious that she has NO common sense.. for anyone to let themselves get that burnt says one thing.. to take your child tanning with you says another...
http://gma.yahoo.com/photos/mom-arrested-taking-young-daughter-photo-110013428.html
<Exhibit A
http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/02/11500434-new-jersey-mom-arrested-after-allegedly-taking-daughter-5-into-tanning-booth?lite
< Exhibit B
No only is tanning dangerous for adults.. you DO NOT allow your child to tan...
Sure tanning beds allow you some benefits... Like helping the body create a natural supply of Vitamin D....Convenience....establishing and maintaining a golden tan.....
Then you have the darker side of tanning beds.... obviously you loose common sense (See Exhibit A).....tanning beds can cause eye damage such as pterygium, which is tissue growth on the white part of the eye, and macula degeneration, which is damage to the retina, cataracts...sure cataracts can be removed by surgery.. but who wants to go through a surgery that maybe could have been prevented... Regular use of tanning beds triples or even quadruples the risk of developing melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer, new research finds.The American Cancer Society predicted that in 2009, nearly 70,000 Americans would be diagnosed with melanoma and more than 8,500 people would die of the disease.
A little common sense goes a long way! My personal opinion is that both any parent and any tanning salon should be ashamed to allow children into the salons.. I look at tanning salons as not a kid friendly place.. kinda like a bar, or sex shop....They are not kid friendly... Seriously people STOP taking your kids to tanning salons... SMH!!!!!!!
(SMH= Shake My Head)
God Bless
http://gma.yahoo.com/photos/mom-arrested-taking-young-daughter-photo-110013428.html
<Exhibit Ahttp://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/02/11500434-new-jersey-mom-arrested-after-allegedly-taking-daughter-5-into-tanning-booth?lite
< Exhibit BNo only is tanning dangerous for adults.. you DO NOT allow your child to tan...
Sure tanning beds allow you some benefits... Like helping the body create a natural supply of Vitamin D....Convenience....establishing and maintaining a golden tan.....
Then you have the darker side of tanning beds.... obviously you loose common sense (See Exhibit A).....tanning beds can cause eye damage such as pterygium, which is tissue growth on the white part of the eye, and macula degeneration, which is damage to the retina, cataracts...sure cataracts can be removed by surgery.. but who wants to go through a surgery that maybe could have been prevented... Regular use of tanning beds triples or even quadruples the risk of developing melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer, new research finds.The American Cancer Society predicted that in 2009, nearly 70,000 Americans would be diagnosed with melanoma and more than 8,500 people would die of the disease.
Melanoma is one of the fastest-growing cancers among whites, increasing by about 2% a year between 1997 and 2006. Melanoma is the second most common cancer among women! Tanning beds make your skin age quicker....can burn the skin...
So, why in the world would you submit a child to that? Obviously Tanning Salons are only concerned with money not the appearance of a person (See Exhibit B) But, honestly what does that say about any company that would allow a customer, client, etc... Walk out of their business looking like the crypt keeper?
(SMH= Shake My Head)
God Bless
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Ha Ha Devil... We beat you yet again....
So, here's my thing for today... As you know our power steering pump in our car broke.. Well I called around for some places to tow our car to the place that was going to repair it. Sure we could have driven it but with no power steering just wasn't safe on main highways.. Anyway... I was told that one the repair shop wouldn't be able to get to it as they are swamped right now with inspections & emissions testing being the end of one month beginning of another.. I said OK no problem. Well the tow companies were just outrageous with their prices. SO, I called Vickie's Angel Walk which is an agency that helps people who live in Central, PA that has cancer (please feel free to donate to them) I have a link on the right side of the page just in case you can't find it the site is:
http://www.vickiesangelwalk.org/
They are truly a blessing.. OK anyway.... they said they were going to call the repair shop.. so, they called back and said that they and the repair shop were checking around in their area to see about towing companies there.. I said ok.. Never had a second thought... About 15 mins later the phone rings and it's a lady from a towing company. She said "we will be there in the morning to pick up your car and tow it to the repair shop" :-0
I say OK and hang up after I'm finished talking with the lady... Then it all starts to sink in.. Oh My Goodness our car is going to get fixed earlier than expected... Thank You Jesus.....
I just wanted to give praise to God for yet once again coming through for us. I also wanted to just let the devil know that he's not beaten us and he NEVER will..
For anyone who thinks that they are beaten.. Please hold your head high! The more you allow the devil to think he has you beaten he will continue to keep you down.. But, once you let him know that you've had enough and that you're not going to take it any longer that's when you surrender yourself to God and let God take control over any and all situations that have you burdened down.
GOD BLESS!
http://www.vickiesangelwalk.org/
They are truly a blessing.. OK anyway.... they said they were going to call the repair shop.. so, they called back and said that they and the repair shop were checking around in their area to see about towing companies there.. I said ok.. Never had a second thought... About 15 mins later the phone rings and it's a lady from a towing company. She said "we will be there in the morning to pick up your car and tow it to the repair shop" :-0
I say OK and hang up after I'm finished talking with the lady... Then it all starts to sink in.. Oh My Goodness our car is going to get fixed earlier than expected... Thank You Jesus.....
I just wanted to give praise to God for yet once again coming through for us. I also wanted to just let the devil know that he's not beaten us and he NEVER will..
For anyone who thinks that they are beaten.. Please hold your head high! The more you allow the devil to think he has you beaten he will continue to keep you down.. But, once you let him know that you've had enough and that you're not going to take it any longer that's when you surrender yourself to God and let God take control over any and all situations that have you burdened down.
GOD BLESS!
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