Family Vaca Up North!

For the 3rd year in a row, we went up North to Grand Rapids with Sean, Brenda, Liam, Lucas, and Grandpa Pat and Grandma Kathy. What a GREAT time. It's so fun to see all of the kids play together, especially now that they are all another year older and a lot more interactive. We enjoyed the lake so much, as well as about a million other things. Enjoy the pics! I'm too tired to write captions, but you'll get the idea. :)

Health Update

Well, it's been a busy summer! Hence me not keeping up with this blog.

Overall- my health has been GREAT!!!

-Had a breast MRI this month. ALL CLEAR!! Woohoo!

-Also had my 4-month oncology appointment this month. They drew my labs and every thing was perfect. My tumor marker was normal, and they re-checked my estrogen since I had that little scare with it being high earlier in the year- and it was perfect, as well.

-Seriously- I cannot even tell you how much easier this is getting with each test that comes back good. It is nice because every few months when one of my tests is about to come up, I am ready to get checked. I start to get paranoid and worry a little....but like I said, with each of these tests coming back clear, it's getting less nerve-wracking.

-What's next? I have a full body CT scan (I've been doing those once a year) in November. Then, my oncologist says that that will be the last one if (WHEN) it comes back clear! She said that 3 years out from your diagnosis, they don't do them anymore. Yay!

-Otherwise, I have weaned myself off of ALL of my stomach medications! I am so excited! I have some iffy days with my stomach, but nothing bad enough to make me want to go back on my medication. I'm eating pretty much whatever I want now.

-I also continue on the Tamoxifen, which is fine. Except for some mood swings (poor Greg) and getting hot pretty easily, I can't complain. Almost 1.5 years down, 3.5 to go....ha.

That's all! I'm doing GREAT and am very happy to report it!