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Today has been a rollercoaster!!!!!! Of the worst kind! So about 9AM I get a call from my recruiter who is putting me into the reserves. Now I had intended to go in anyway, but with the need for insurance, I really got on the ball and jumped through all of the hoops they require. However, since I had breast surgery in December needed to submit paperwork to the Navy to see if I would be fit for full duty, even though my plastic surgeon had already cleared me.
They came back with a response today that they will not give me a physical to get in until MAY!!!!! So that means no insurance for March, April, and May… So I called my insurance company to see if they had extended benefits I could pay for but have him still covered…Yes, but it is going to cost 2,555.00!!! Which I sure dont have after all we have already paid for since we aren’t near a military base…
So I break down and call my Grandma, who has had a silver spoon in her mouth since the 50s because her husband was vice president of Coke, but will make you feel like a homeless girl sitting outside Walmart with a cardboard sign if you ask for anything. My Mom has warned me about this since I was little. I HAVE NEVER ASKED HER FOR A DIME until today… She is going to send me 2,000…but wow do I feel about two inches tall for having asked….I got a lecture a mile long….
SO I swallowed my pride, and asked my family for help. And if it costs me some pride to get him taken care of so be it…at least he will be safe
That is hilarious TDM!!!
Fire… He is doing really well! Still limping a tad, but for the most part pain free! He got caught up on all his work at school and he only got -1!!!! I was very proud of him for working so hard on his studies! He really tired and it showed. He’s glad to e around his friends at school so that has his spirits way up there. 🙂
Thank you girls 🙂 He had his first day back to school. About 1030 I get a call from the nurse, he was hurting so bad he wanted to come home (which he loves school) so I picked him up and have him some meds. He seems to be doing better now… I was so nervous watching get on the bus this morning…. Knew I should have trusted my instincts, but at least he got a half day in and got to see his friends.
I’m not brave… I can’t tell you how scared I am… I just try and be positive for him, that way he will be positive and strong even though he is scared on the inside too.
He’s been busy this week! Lots of homework so he is caught up when he goes to school Monday. Right now he’s doing a four hour math test, that I can’t even help him on 🙁 I think it’s unfair lol.
It will be a month before we know if he has to have chemo. The CT scan is set for next month. I am still really hoping since we caught it so early that it didn’t spread! I am so exhausted and emotional drained… Really had to fight back tears a lot today! Once when he was just starting to I under he started this worried scared little boy voice that I have never heard, he kept saying our little thing we say over and over ‘Mommy, I love you, love you more, love you most’ I know it was just the meds making him scared, but man trying to hold back years listening to that really has me drained…. Time for this momma to get some good sleep for the first time in a while. Knowing that the cancer is out of him, and he is safe…. I am a lucky lucky Mommy to have my son on the road to being healthy… And with that blessing, I urge any Mom, I don’t care how old your kids are male or female, teach them to check for lumps in their parts, it can save their lives! Don’t be embarrassed, just a part of life… Hugs to you all!!!!!!! I can sleep happy now…
Today’s surgery went well. He is at home and resting. We had a lot of family with us, and tons of friends supporting him around the world…Thank you all so much for every kind word, it has been truly priceless…
All I can think about is tomorrow morning….I haven’t slept well in five days… Logic says this is a simple procedure, that we caught it early, that he may or may not have chemo coming next, tht he will beat this…. However my heart is screaming he is my baby, my first born, my sweetheart, this will change his life, this will never be really over for him… He is tough, and he is brave… I just have to keep reminding myself to be the same….
Sorry for the rant/vent…
Update: We are doing really well here! Surgery is coming up on Tuesday and we are pretty prepared. Yesterday at the suggestion of a friend I went to build a bear and got him and Taylor special furry friends! Darrien’s is a German shepherd and he says in my voice ‘You are so brave Darrien, I love you so much’ HE LOVED it!!!!! He said he wants to take it to the hospital with him! So I think I did good! 🙂
Surgery is set for Tuesday next week! This is all happening fast thankfully! We talked and he is so brave!!!! He is looking forward to no school and ice cream in bed!
Haha! Yes *blush* I have played Pokemon since I was a teen, and I knew he liked them, now it’s something we all do together! It has been a really good day for all of us just to sit and talk and trade. It’s the simple things that I treasure most. He loves Pokemon and windstones because he loves dragons and the griffins. He watches me paint and sometimes helps! In fact later today he is going to help me with my swap piece! He is very excited about this! 🙂
Yesterday was my husbands rough day… The two oldest ones, Darrien and Taylor had gone to spend the weekend with their Nana and Opa (grandparents) while they were gone, my husband finally broke, and I broke… Today we both woke up with strong hearts! I think the initial shock ahs worn off, and now all we have in our hearts are strength and hope. All of you that have put a post on this thread, everyone who has PMed me, facebook messaged me and texted me…I have no words to tell you how much you have helped me, and how much I can never thank you enough. Your words of encouragement, strength, and love are truly priceless.
Today the kids and I are all home by ourselves…so what are we doing? playing Pokemon lol…we are having a blast and enjoying just being together…
I am exhausted. I can’t cry anymore. I don’t think my eyes can make anymore… I can’t sleep… But I find myself coming back to this thread. Reading about how everyone is praying and sending good thoughts his way…you all have no idea how comforting you all are. and how much I am thankful for all of you….
