19 Years

ago I had a 9 lb 6 oz baby boy. We named him Mitchell Ross. He had super chubby cheeks and dark hair. Today he lives in the Milwaukee area and is finishing school at Milwaukee High School of the Arts. I miss him a great deal. He's been going through a lot since his dad kicked him out of the house a year ago. He's lived with a few different friend's families and is on the move again. I hope this settles down for him he needs a stable place to stay and one less thing to worry about. Mitchell I want to tell you to keep growing and moving forward. Do not let anyone or anything hold you back from your dreams. You are always welcome here, I know you want to stay there with your friends, but you need a safe stable place to stay too. You are so very loved and missed!

Here is a layout I did a few months back:


One year ago today Tim had surgery to remove the rectal tumor. It was successful! After his wound healed he had 6 weeks of radiation together with chemotherapy. Here is a LO I did in May using the Cancer Cannot poem the photo was just after he was done with the radiation and chemo in April of this year.At this point we were just happy that he was done. Well the PET scan showed that he had lesions on his lungs. The cancer had metastisized to his lungs and he was looking at more chemo. So that's where we're at now him getting his 5 or 6th round of chemo since he started back in late June of 2007. Tim is only going to be 45 on Sunday Dec. 7 and was only 43 when he was diagnosed. The surgeon was surprised that someone his age had a cancer that usually happens to someone who is in their 70's. It just goes to show that a colonoscopy should be required before age 50 and definitely earlier if you have cancer in your family. The surgeon said that the tumor was probably growing in Tim for 7-10 years since it was quite large. We have decided to be positive and take each day one day at a time. There is so much negativity out there and it's just way better to remain positive.

I'm still feeling really miserable. I'm starting to cough a lot and still have trouble breathing through my nose. I really don't want to miss the Christmas Crop on Saturday, but do not want to infect anyone else with this. I have switched to drinking hot tea and it's soothing my sore throat that sure does feel better! Well think positive thoughts that I'll make it to the crop. So much to do in so little time...YIKES!