My first real outing!

BREATHTAKING!!

Because of my blood levels being low, I really can't be around a lot of people. Because of neuropathy (numbness in the feet) I really have difficulty walking. Because of anemia I can't go to high elevations without getting extremely tired and lethargic. I also can't be in the car for long periods of time. As a result---This is the first time in 49 years of my life that I have NOT gone to Star Valley for a visit during the summer. I have been feeling very sad about it. Mom and Dad have been wonderful to come and visit me. But, I have missed the mountains.

My Aunt Maurine and my cousin Marie, called last week and invited me to go see the wild flowers at Ablion basin above Alta. I am ashamed to say--I really didn't know where that was. I was so excited to go I didn't care. So Marie came and picked me up (still not driving --due to med's and still healing)

We drove up the Little Cottonwood Canyon to see the wildflowers. Now I am not sure if it was that this was the first time I had been in this Canyon or it was I was seeing things through new eyes.... but it was amazing. The mountains, the rocks, the flowers, the smells, even the chair lifts were amazing. I couldn't take it all in. I became emotional several times. I guess I see things differently.
I went on my real first outing since my chemo, radiation and cancer experience. Maurine and Marie helped me walk a ways up to field of flowers. BREATHTAKING!!!

Yes, That is snow in the canyon.....

I can almost get me hands above me head.

Loving life!!

I am so grateful to Maurine and Marie for taking me on my first REAL outing. I found that you really don't have to go to far from your back yard (or Maurine's backyard) to find yourself in the mountains! I had such a wonderful time. We had a fantastic dinner at the Porcupine.

It was so wonderful--- I had to do it all over again this morning with my husband, Terry, Jenni and my father-in-law, Haskell. Thanks for the memories!! Amazing side-note.... I ran into Marie's friend Wendy eating lunch at the Porcupine... small world.

Terry's Birthday

I have had a wonderful week. Terry's Birthday was Sunday. Brandon and Janell the grand kids came along with Jared and Jenni. Terry's dad came to give the "Ole man" his dues. Yesterday, I called mom and dad to see what they were doing. I asked them to come and have dinner with us. They drove from Star Valley and had a wonderful dinner to celebrate my sweethearts birthday. We had a wonderful time.
I am feeling pretty good. I am still healing from the radiation treatment. I have some sores on the breast area which are healing very well. I am still tired, but feeling much better. I am looking forward to getting my strength back. I still can't lift a gallon of milk out of the fridge without both hands. It will come back slowly, but surely. I am working on my upper body strength. Hand pulleys right now. The weight room will have to wait.

RESULTS THURSDAY!!

RESULTS:

NO ACTIVE CANCER IN THE LIVER!!

NO ACTIVE CANCER IN THE LYMPH NODES!!

YEAH!!

TWO SPOTS: One on the sacrum and one on the T-4 vertebrae.

Going back for a CT scan in four weeks to check them out!


Gratitude is HUGE right now. I can never express the amount of gratitude I

have to my Heavenly Father- His Son Jesus Christ- the fasting and the

prayer from Family, Friends, Ward Members, Co-Workers, and ALL

who prayed in my my behalf. THANK YOU!! I Love you!!

MIRACLES DO HAPPEN!

PET Scan-Last Day of Radiation-Amazing Family

Okay- Yesterday was an incredibly crazy day. At 8:00 I had a P.E.T. Scan. This scan is pretty amazing. It takes about 2 and a half hours. The scan projects the entire body and the cancer cells show up in red. It also shows active parts of the body. Very cool to see.

After the P.E.T. Scan I went right over to get my LAST Radiation treatment. The staff are amazing! The radiation process would have much more difficult without these amazing people. I will always remember Mama Mia and relate it to my radiation, as they played it the first four weeks. The last week they put on some more updated music. I loved it. Yesterday the played CELEBRATION! These wonderful people also took my cute grandchildren to the radiation room and took them for a ride on the bed. They showed Brickman how the big machine moved around my body. What an amazing bunch!! So grateful I had the opportunity to know them. Even though they burned me up! Well at least the machine burned me up!

After my last radiation treatment, I went to get my blood levels drawn. Which came back with my White Blood Count is higher. YEAH!

Meanwhile- My incredible family took care of me the entire day! I am so happy I have such wonderful husband, daughters, grand kids, and son-in-laws.

When we got home my daughter brought me flowers. When I got home-- I was exhausted, emotionally and physically! I was talking to Janell about everything and the stress I was feeling. I started to cry with all the emotion that had built up inside of me. My sweet little granddaughter, Teagan, turned to me and said with conviction, "Grandma Glori- BE HAPPY" I just started laughing. What a little sweetheart!

I Love my Family!!

NO INTERNET

COMPUTER at home has been out of commission for two weeks!! YIKES!!

COURAGE

I lost and found “MY Courage”. When I had my mastectomy, Janell my daughter, gave me a small rock with a breast-cancer ribbon and the word “courage” in it. The first week of July I lost my courage rock. I was so very sad. I went to the store where Janell got it and asked…..” Do you have any courage?” I have lost my courage…” They looked at me weird and just laughed. I searched for my courage for a couple of weeks. I thought maybe I dropped it in the car. Terry and I searched the car, my clothes and and the house trying to find “MY Courage.” On Saturday Terry and I went to meet Janell, Brickman and Teagan. We were going to meet mom and dad for lunch. We met Janell at a park and ride. I got out of the car and when I came back to get in the car.. You’ll never guess what I found …. You guessed it…. MY COURAGE rock. There it was, just sitting there right in the car. I was so excited, I started to cry. (please ---remember I have no hormones and cry over everything and at a drop of the hat). I know that it is just a small insignificant thing but. I truly believe God knows what I need right now. I know HE knows I need my courage… even it is as small as a little rock.