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One Year
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Tuesday, 03 July 2007
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Well actually it's one year and 3 days now. That became a Toledoan that is. I decided to move to Toledo to be with this wonderful guy I met. We had been traveling back and forth between Milwaukee, WI and Toledo for nearly a year. I decided I wanted to move 1. to take a chance on love and living in new place was exciting to me. 2. Because I didn't want to take Tim away from his son. His son is ADHD like my youngest, but has a difficult time cuz he's the only child and has been babied too long. We won't go there, cuz that could be a very long blog!!!  A lot has happened in the past year. We've seen Noah go from telling us he was moving back to Milwaukee to actually getting along with Tim. Sometimes they have more fun then Tim does with his own son. Hard to say that, but it's true just because they can horse around more and even sometimes have the same views on things altho both will deny it! I was jobless last summer and not sure I was pulling my weight enough. Now I have a job and wish I didn't have to! Isn't that the way it goes!!  We've both grown and learned a lot about each other and know that each other isn't going to just walk out on the other. Also, we know it's a give and take in a relationship that makes it work. We both have been in relationships where we've had to give, give, give. And I can say he really is such a great supporter of me and my scrapbooking! That's why I can create is because I know he supports me doing this. That is one of the big things that attracted him to me. He said I have my own stuff and that I don't have to cling to him or look to him for things to do all the time!
Who would've thought that we'd be dealing with cancer too! The surgeon that we saw in the beginning that gave us the diagnosis of Cancer said it has been growing in him 7-10 years because of the size!!! Tim felt he should've gone sooner to get a Colonoscopy, but hindsight is always 20/20. The recommendation is age 50. But then Katie Couric wouldn't agree with that as she lost her hubby at the young age of 35. I wish it wouldn't have taken this long as I noticed he was going to the bathroom a lot more than most. My mom had to deal with this with my Dad that's why I had a concern that he was going too often. My dad's diagnosis was an Aortic aneurysm. He was misdiagnosed for 1.5 yrs because the pain was in his groin area. So he was seeing a Urologist. My mom had to demand that he get a ultrasound or CT scan done. That's when they discovered the AA that was 7 cm and near bursting. I told Tim that I might have to speak to his Doc in order for him to start checking him out more. But as it turned out his doc finally sent him. When they agreed it wasn't BP pill side effects. Tim had been on three other BP meds to finally find the right one, with low side effects. Thankfully he's finally on Chemo...it was a rough weekend, but he's been doing better since Sunday afternoon. Next week he gets his next cycle and on Friday he sees the oncologist and I plan on being there for that. I would imagine he'll have to be sent for another CT scan to know how the Chemo is affecting the cancer cells and how much more chemo before they switch to radiation and then decide if is small enough to do surgery.
During these past 6 mos my boss' guy has found out he's got/had a rare cancer, Tim found out about his 5 weeks ago and another gal at work's sister just found out she has colorectal cancer as well. She will be having surgery next Thurs. Cancer is not as uncommon as it once was and sure is NOT the death sentence it used to be! Thank God!
Well I've written a book here and I haven't even touched on the differences between Milwaukee WI and Toledo OH  !! Have a Happy Fourth of July and look for another blog soon!
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Happy 4th to you and yours!
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4-Jul-2007 @ 7:56:35pm
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Happy Fourth of July! You are right Cancer isn't the death sentence it was, it is wonderful that you are so adamant about getting the right help. I wish you the best with your situation.
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4-Jul-2007 @ 9:46:57pm
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Wow, you have had a lot happen in a year! I think about you and Tim often (hopefully that doesn't sound creepy! LOL). I can't imagine how you must feel and I always send positive thoughts in your direction. (((hugs)))
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5-Jul-2007 @ 8:17:20pm
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