March Madness!!!

Hi Friends, comments are fixed! SORRY! :)



First of all, thanks to everyone who has been checking my blog..........I apologize for not having updated it. It has taken from March 5 until this Tuesday, March 31 to get an appointment with the oncologist in California. After calling UK Hospital every single day for three weeks, my paperwork was finally faxed/found, etc. My best piece of advice at this point is to take control of your records! You cannot count on someone at a doctor's office to fax, email, Fed-Ex, etc.......if your health is dependent on that information being sent, please be sure to check and double check! I waited on pins and needles to find out whether I was accepted into USC's program, only to discover that my medical records had never left Markey Cancer Center. Anyhow, my doctor's name is Lynda Roman and she has done more trechelectomys than any other doctor in the country.....hopefully she will tell me my surgery is soon! If you want to learn more about my surgery, read the story of Raquel Rivas, she was one of the first to ever have the surgery in the US:

http://www.mindfully.org/Health/Cervical-Cancer-Preserving-Fertility.htm

We are all excited about our trip..........if anyone has suggestions of what to do while we are there, please let me know! We have pretty much decided on the beach and Disneyland.....maybe Universal? Everyone says we'll only have one day of free time but I'm thinking Mom, Dad and Chad are going to get bored staring at me in a hospital bed, and quite frankly I'm cranky when I'm sick!



I am going to try to make a trip to Cadiz before I leave. If I dont have your contact information, please email it to me at lindsey.holland@jpi.com.........I would like to see as many people as possible. If any of you are participating in Relay for Life, please let me know..........if I can walk/travel I would like to go!

Love you all, I'll keep you posted!! <3

Welcome to My World.....

to my blog.....I never thought that I would be a "blogger" but there is a first time for everything! As many of you know, in February I was diagnosed with cervical cancer and was advised by a friend and cancer survivor to journal EVERYTHING through this stressful process. I hope to use this blog to record my experiences in the crazy months to come and as an excuse to try something new each day......I vow to no longer let the days run together, life is TOO short!! Love goes out to my friends and family for your concern and support. It is very cliche but I honestly COULD NOT get through this without you guys.....

#1 My Family (Mom, Dad, Chad) who will physically be taking care of me......

#2 My Friends who make me laugh and keep me from feeling sorry for myself.....

#3 My Work Family who keep smiles on my face every day and are allowing me to take a leave of absense even though we are under alot of pressure right now....

#4 My Marley & Duke who inspire me to come back because no one else will put up with them if i don't :)

Thank you Meagan for inspiring me to start my blog and i'm jealous that yours is so pretty. :)

LOVE YOU GUYS, puhleeeeez leave suggestions for daily adventures.