Hard to believe it's been a year...

I really feel like I need to make a post and I am glad I've had this blog to get my thoughts down on. Yes, I cannot believe that on February 12th, it marks a year from when I had my mammogram where they found the mass on my right breast. I cannot begin to say how thankful I am that everything went as smoothly as it has for both Dave and myself. We are eternally grateful that we dodged major bullets and are getting "back to normal", as normal can be. Dave has a CT scan next week and I have a mammogram on the 26th of this month...I think we'll just look at the scans as "routine maintenance" and be grateful that our doctors are taking good care of us.

I've wondered why it is that both Dave and I had to deal with cancer like we have...and for right now, I can tell you that quite a few people have been brought into our lives that are dealing with cancer now. Dave's blog: http://dnovak-liposarcoma.blogspot.com/ has had many hits from other cancer patients that are "googling" Myxoid Liposarcoma. His blog is really good and because his diagnosis is so rare, when someone gets that, they probably turn to the internet to find out as much information as they can. He's also gotten involved with the support group down at Emory for Sarcoma patients: Southeastern Sarcoma Foundation. It's a great group of people and I think it's so important to plug in with others who have gone through the same thing. Dave takes it upon himself to personally respond to those that email him via his blog and I know he's helped out quite a few people thus far.

We're also coming up on the time of the year for Relay for Life! It was our first time going last year and both Dave and I truly were moved by the event and what the American Cancer Society is doing to raise money for research and awareness. Our church (Grace Fellowship Church) didn't have a team there last year, so I've asked to head up the team this year and am excited for this whole event. I'm putting a link in case anyone out there would like to make a donation on our behalf...it truly is a good cause! Here's the link for our church's team: http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/RFLFY10SA?pg=team&fr_id=24397&team_id=610840

Here's the link to my personal page: http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR?px=10919375&pg=personal&fr_id=24397

Last year, the Relay for Life in our county alone raise $2.5 million dollars!! Awesome!! We actually live about 2 miles from the fairgrounds where the event takes place and it's a great family event to attend...so, mark your calendars now and come on out if you're in the Atlanta area! May 7th, 6:30 PM...and it goes ALL NIGHT LONG! I think I may have to scoot home though, I'm not much of a camper anymore! http://www.relayforlife.org

I feel like I could go on and on about what's been happening, but I don't want to ramble. I'm just happy to know that we're being used to help others that are dealing with cancer now and have time to focus on our family and get back to "normal".