The long and winding road

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Leslie

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XKCD a webcomic about romance, sarcasm, math and language.

Hello people,
I am so sorry for being absent from the blogging world last Tuesday. I will explain all about it in a special video message I will be posting this week on Tuesday. In the meanwhile, I wanted to share the comics of a very talented, witty, artistic, funny and ironic web comic. My daughter shared with me some of the very funny charts this man draws on his webcomic. In a few of his comics he has shared a very personal and private part of his life and battle with cancer that he and his love have gone through. I hope I am not infringing in any way by sharing it. I am sharing the comic as well as the link to the page where you can find his series. Feel free to visit and laugh at his very original humor. Follow the link below. Feel free to leave a comment here or there.

Thank you for stopping by,

Leslie

A love letter to my daughter.

Hello people,

You should probably settle in with a cup of tea or a snack. This post is going to be a long one. The relationship between mother and daughter is a magical and beautiful thing. There is a tie that goes directly from my heart to hers. It cannot be broken, torn or tattered. We have been through many emotional storms in her short twenty years. I will never forget the day I went to parent teacher night. All the students in her class had work they had done laid upon their tiny little desks for all of us proud parents to view. There were pictures she had drawn and assignments she had completed. But it was the short story she had written that made the tie between our two hearts vibrate. She had written a story, ( so eloquent for an elementary student ) about cancer. It explained how her dad had leukemia, and her mom had breast cancer. It explained that she had cancer too. Worry cancer that is. I wanted to sob. To wrap her in my arms and protect her from every hurt that could come her way. That day, I realized my sweet child no longer held childish concerns. In fact, she was a tiny adult, trapped in a child's body.

Years have passed since that day. She has always been more adult than her years. Despite my battle to allow her to be young and carefree, she has had to deal with more than she should ever have had to for her youth. Just yesterday I saw the transition of the parent taking care of her child, to the child taking care of her parent. I was ill again yesterday. She cared for me like a pro. With medical knowledge beyond her years. She gave me nausea medicine. She ran me a bath, made me dry toast. Better than any nurse could ever be to me, because she cared for me with love and tenderness. Today I am feeling better. So, I sit here and ponder the mystery of love between a mother and a daughter. I reflect on how I told her " she has had to grow up to fast and shouldn't have to take care of me on her day off" She said " she would rather take care of me on her day off than know I was sick and have to be at work and not be able to care for me" To my heart those word are beautiful. It is her actions that show the world her love.

I pray that from now through the rest of her life that she knows how much she is loved and cherished by me. I want to see both of my children happy and doing well in life. I want them to know and never forget that I love them. I pray that there is more joy than there is pain. Yes, My husband has leukemia, and I have terminal breast cancer. But the thing that I have discovered i share with my daughter, is I have worry cancer too.

I love you daughter, I will slways worry, hope and pray for you.

Mom

Leslie

Sharing with you hrough all of lifes quirky twists and turns,

Hello my people,

I Hope you are enjoying the long lazy, warm days of summer. Are you spending time with family? Going to festivals, enjoying museums, parks and national parks? These are all wonderful ways to fill your Summer with great memories and great fun. Recently I have been spending time geo-caching with my daughter. It is like a giant treasure hunt. Out of the 4 times we have been we have only found the treasure at one cache. But the places we have discovered are treasures all of their own. We found a trail we never knew existed after 16 years of living in this area. It was by lake Lewisville and the view was so beautiful. It was very peaceful there. It was a moment in time I am glad I was able to share with Anna. It has been quite warm here the past few days. Our activities have left us doing more things indoors. I've finished all but one row of the blanket I'm crocheting. Due to a non restock of the color of yarn I need to complete the blanket, it will be a few days till it is done. I've been watching the BBC series Sherlock with Anna. It is sooo soooo SOOOO good. You should give it a try.

Things are happening in my life. Things that I have to wait a few more weeks to share with you. I'm bursting to share my news. But you know what they say about counting chickens...... they have to hatch and all that. So soon, I will share news of a more personal nature with you. The question of the week I have for you is this:

Do you wear a pain or nausea patch? How does it work for you? Have you discovered any tips or tricks you'd like to share? Post your answers in the comments below. Thanks

I find that having the nausea patch makes my weekends so much better. Not becoming ill on a regular schedule is so nice. I can actually make plans and keep them. Well, I guess that is all I have for today. Please thumbs up, like, subscribe or follow.

Thanks for stopping by,

Leslie

Confession about super long chemo days.

Hello People,

Are you enjoying you long summer days? I just love the day light lasting well into the evening. It just makes me feel so happy. I have been working on crocheting a stripped blanket. You can see that here:

it is much farther along that the photo. I'll post how it looks when done. I know it must seem a bit crazy crocheting a warm blanket in the triple digits of summer. You can always use a warm blanket though right? I've also been spending some time with my daughter geocaching. You should look it up on google. It is a really fun adventure!

My son and I have been hanging out watching things off of his netflicks, and I have been watching him build computers. My kids are so much more talented at techology than I am. But I love to watch them and learn from them.

So I had my big chemo treatment with the Doctor visit and chest xray bundled in yesterday. I filmed a bit for you to see how that goes.

Thanks for stopping by. Enjoy the video and feel free to post comments. If you like the video and want to keep seeing them, hit the thumbs up please.

Leslie

Today my heart is sad, at the passing of Talia Joy

Hello people,

I feel quite sad today. A very young and beautiful woman named Talia Joy has passed from this world after battling neuroblastom and leukemia for 6 years. Why would I pay attention to someone not battling the same sort of cancer I have you may be asking? Well, I believe that a cure for all cancers will come from figuring out how to cure one or any of them. It is so important that we all support and encourage one another. I have an interest in makeup artistry. I even took some classes through last looks academy for certification. (awesome instructors by the way) That is how I originally found Talia. She was passionate about the way makeup could take you and give you confidence. It can transform you physically and internally. She became quite talented at makeup, and even appeared on the Ellen Degenerous show. Her talent made her a youtube guru, and she became an advocate for those without a public voice, who also battled childhood cancer. Her example to others was a beautiful thing to watch. I never met her. I wish I had. I would have told her the impact she made on my life. The cheer she gave me on my worst of days just watching her videos and reading her posts. She has left an amazing legacy. I challenge you to watch her videos on youtube. Taliajoy18 is how you will find her channel. She can also be seen in the video I post below. Here she
The Truth 365. I cannot even begin to tell you how sad this news of her passing has been. It reminds me that the time we all have is short, and for some of us it is tangible how little our time will be. Please watch this all the way through. Keep Talia's family in your thoughts and prayers today.

Thank you for stopping by my blog,

Leslie

Bras, whey aren't there any pretty ones for prosthetic wearers?

Hello people!


How was your long fourth of July weekend? I had a really nice one. I got to see fire works 2 nights in a row! It was awesome! Life is busy for my family. Full of chaos and upcoming personal changes, and potential moves. I'll tell you more about that all as details become more concrete. It could be awesome though! Yay! So, here is this weeks video update. Thank you for stopping by. Please take a second to answer the question of the week in the comments below.

Where can a prosthetic wearer find a pretty bra for prosthetic wearers? This curious mind must know!!!


Leslie