TWO YEARS AGO TODAY....11/6/2009

WOW!  Wayne reminded me two nights ago about my two year anniversary of being diagnosed with breast cancer...it is funny how I forget the exact day but Wayne remembers...The day before I heard of a friend I had recently met having her cancer return and being in the hospital...my heart went out to her and I just felt like I should do something....I don't know her all that well but she is a regular customer in the restaurant I work at 2 nights/week. It is funny how we had already shared our journey with cancer with each other.  She is so young and her journey has been so much harder than mine.  She is a sweet person and my heart is heavy for her this morning....God has a purpose when he brings people in your path...praying that God shows me the right way to respond to her....I want to help but in an appropriate way....not knowing her that well....I just wasn't sure what to do or how to get ahold of her.

Later that evening I felt the need to go to the restaurant which  is right up the street for no reason except that I was a little bored ... (Being bored is a new feeling that I have not gotten used to since the kids have left to go to college.)  I walk in and she was sitting at the bar getting ready to order her meal...I knew there was a reason I felt the urge to go there...we shared a meal and chatted about her upcoming surgery on Thursday...she is such a trooper and has already been through so much....We shared contact information, gave each other hugs and walked away knowing each other a little better...She told me all she wants is prayers and positive thoughts...no one feeling sorry or pity for her....I know the feeling.  I feel more comfortable now reaching out to her in this situation and I think it is amazing that God knew exactly what I needed to be comfortable being a support for her...I love those answers to prayers that happen in 24 hours, don't you??

Wayne and I celebrated my two year cancer-free anniversary at Behle Street Cafe...the same place we did last year...it is definitely a special treat !  I can't believe it has been two years...I don't think of my cancer very often...which is right where I want to be...I don't really think of more surgery as something I want to go through right now...life has gone on with many changes and Wayne continues to be patient with me (Thank goodness!)...I take myself a little less seriously these days trying to find something everyday to laugh about.   I also find myself treasuring moments a little more often than I did in the past...Thank God for those moments!