So, the generosity and sweetness of everyone has once again overwhelmed me.<\/p>\n
I put out a call a few days ago for some furniture- and BAM – my amazing friends Erin and Jay gave me their love seat, and a great gal I know from work had a friend that was giving away a couch and they brought it right over. I can’t tell you how awesome that is that a: people are so kind, b: it happened so fast, and c: I’d never even met this nice girl Lisa and she was just like- “here- and we’ll even bring it to you!” So unbelievably kind!<\/p>\n
Erin also bought me some awesome Star Trek\u00a0 glasses to add to my bar collection. That girl knows the way to my scifi loving heart!<\/p>\n
Found a great deal on a hospital bedside table on CL.<\/p>\n
My Aunt Becky offered to do some sewing for me, I got a great email from my godmother the other day with a hilarious video, Kim P. is sewing my little head caps right now, I have offers all over to help with alterations on items for when my surgery happens, and for ppl to come help care for me. Tons of little emails and text and messages from my friends and family just letting me know that they are thinking of me a love me. This random lady stopped me in the parking lot of JoAnn’s to tell me how beautiful I was and that I was totally rocking the bald like a star.<\/p>\n
I can’t express to you how all this kindness and love is filling my heart.<\/strong><\/p>\n Just when I was feeling my lowest. All my tears from last week of sorrow are now tears of joy, and all the pain and swelling and allergic reactions are just melting into the background (as much as they can.)<\/p>\n Never ever underestimate the power of kindness. Just a few simple words or a hand here and there can change a persons life in ways you can’t imagine. I try my hardest to do that for others, and now I see that it does come back around.<\/p>\n So thank you all so much for everything. I can’t wait to be able to pay it forward again. It may be several months or even a year before I can really be up and running, but when I do, you can be sure that it will be at full steam!<\/p>\n Until that time, know that I love you and care about you and will give you whatever encouragement and love I can from my little world.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Onto some cancer business now.<\/p>\n First- please do me, and yourself, and everyone else a favor and go to\u00a0 https:\/\/www.armyofwomen.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n Sign up to take part in their studies.<\/p>\n Just as important, sign up for HOW\u00a0 https:\/\/www.healthofwomenstudy.org\/ \u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n This question and answer study helps track patterns in health and breast cancer. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT.<\/p>\n Every woman on the planet that can should be signing up for this. Do it, tell your friends, tell your neighbors, tell your religious groups, tell your mommy meetups, tell EVERYONE. Please- if we want to be active participants in stopping breast cancer, we have to take a few minutes to DO something.<\/p>\n Dr. Susan Love is the shizznit! Read her books. You will learn amazing things. Her first big book was revolutionary at the time, and still is. Learning about the breast and its functionality and all the things that go along with them was eye opening to say the least.\u00a0 http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Susan-Loves-Breast-Merloyd-Lawrence\/dp\/0738213594\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1376723671&sr=1-1&keywords=dr+susan+love<\/a><\/p>\n I have been reading a ton of forums lately about surgery and reconstruction and found a really great community that has some amazing info. A lot of it is so confusing in general, and some of these women have really taken a lot of time to help others.\u00a0 http:\/\/www.breastcancer.org\/<\/a> is amazing. I really love this site.<\/p>\n General reconstruction info\u00a0 http:\/\/community.breastcancer.org\/forum\/44\/topic\/800104<\/a><\/p>\n Implant sizing\u00a0 http:\/\/community.breastcancer.org\/forum\/44\/topic\/746448?page=283#post_3632511<\/a><\/p>\n This one about bras\u00a0 http:\/\/community.breastcancer.org\/topic_post?forum_id=44&id=753120&page=1<\/a><\/p>\n Specific info about Nordstom’s services\u00a0 http:\/\/shop.nordstrom.com\/c\/prosthesis-program<\/a><\/p>\n These resources have been great for me, as I can’t do a lot of things in person due to my late work schedule. I can’t go to support groups or other meetings, so this is where I have the chance to interact and ask questions about things.\u00a0 And everyday there are more studies and more info and more and more and more. I firmly believe that we can kill breast cancer totally and will do so soon. And hopefully every other kind of stupid fucking cancer. It should not be allowed to claim all the lives it does every year. I would always get really pissed about it, and it is even more the case now since I am living with it. It gets my JeniWarrior ire up for sure.\u00a0 (these steroids are probably making it even more so.)<\/p>\n Anyhow- hope you find some helpful info and come away from this knowing that I care about you and appreciate all that everyone has done, is doing, and will do for me throughout my life. You are amazing. Thank you.<\/p>\n oxoxoxo<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" So, the generosity and sweetness of everyone has once again overwhelmed me. I put out a call a few days ago for some furniture- and BAM – my amazing friends Erin and Jay gave me their love seat, and a great gal I know from work had a friend that was giving away a couch and they brought it right over. 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