Posted in Cancer Sucks on Mar 5th, 2011
Today, I am a 1 year cancer survivor! Though some of the days through this journey are foggy, I remember the events of this one. After finding the lump, an ultrasound, mammogram and biopsy, I was waiting for the results. I was at MOPS on a Friday morning and anticipating a phone call. With my [...]
Posted in Cancer Sucks on Nov 5th, 2010
Kool & the Gang got it right. There is a party going on around here, a celebration. February 24th I had a routine annual checkup. God’s hands were on that day long before I drove up to that building. He had my children in the hands of friends who would be the first to hear [...]
Posted in Cancer Sucks on Sep 10th, 2010
Friday, September 3 marked my last day of chemo. A journey that began in May is finally complete. I am not filled with deep thoughts much anymore. I guess that is why my blogging has been scarce. I am living life as it is, and I feel that there is not much else to say [...]
Posted in Cancer Sucks, Family on Jul 24th, 2010
We had a trip planned for this summer. The perfect beach house picked out and reserved, private golf cart to travel back and forth to the beach, wonderful friends to share the experience… then cancer hit. Date #1 canceled and rebooked for later in July in case all I had to do was radiation. That [...]
Posted in Cancer Sucks on May 7th, 2010
I apologize for leaving many of you hanging… surely you knew I made it past Day 2. Day 2 involved a Newlastin shot that tells my bone marrow to make more white blood cells to help me fight off infection. A side effect of the chemo will be that it attacks white, red blood cells [...]
Posted in Cancer Sucks on Apr 29th, 2010
First off, here is me. No explanations needed. I cut my hair. In about 2 weeks I will move to the super cute head wraps that I am making and the few hats I have bought. Everyday, I try to be ready when Alyssa gets off the bus. Today, I waited by the glass door [...]
Posted in Cancer Sucks on Apr 23rd, 2010
I used to fill out new patient forms with ease, checking no, over and over. Now within one month, my answers to any questionaire have become much more extensive. I am home from my second surgery tonight. We went in today to get a little more tissue from the muscle wall and to insert a [...]
Posted in Cancer Sucks on Apr 21st, 2010
It’s been 367 days since I posted on the blog. Don’t let the title fool you, it says the Whaleys on it, it’s really Julie’s blog. But today I feel the need to post something. Today is a big day, PET and CAT scans today to see if the cancer has spread to other parts [...]
Posted in Cancer Sucks, Family on Apr 19th, 2010
The news today is that I will head back into surgery this Friday. I will have the port put in, but also have a little more tissue removed to be sure that we got enough clear margins around this nasty tumor. And those are the words from the doctor today; a nasty, aggressive cancer. It [...]
Posted in Cancer Sucks on Apr 16th, 2010
I don’t know why this is happening. Well… I do remember a morning, not long ago, after the news came that it was cancer. I was stretching for a morning run – remember when I used to run? Yeah, that was fun. So, I was stretching, watching the sun rise from my window. And I [...]
the Whaleys
We recently moved to Round Rock, TX. We have 3 beautiful girls, and a son in heaven. This is for those who choose to walk life next to us.