My Breast Cancer Update: Every Monday Morning Comes

Just a quick post before my last chemo treatment

Since I began chemo treatments in March, this song would run through my head every weekend before infusion on Monday.

This weekend while I enjoyed time with family and friends celebrating Rileigh's birthday, the tune played in my head as usual... but it will be the last time that I will dread Monday morning.

I still need to get through infusion and my week of recovery, but I am eager to be on the other side of chemo. I hope to regain some energy and continue to see the positive in everything.

I plan to continue blog posts on how I am doing, hopefully some hair growth photos, and my next chapter of Tamoxifen.

Suede - Every Monday Morning Comes (Sci-Fi Lullabies)

My Breast Cancer Update: 'Cause you can't, you won't, and you don't stop!

Only one week left!

As I sit here in the infusion suite, dreaming about next Monday being my final chemo treatment, I can't help but think of all the people who helped get me here. It's impossible to name you all, but please know that all of the encouragement, visits, gifts, cards, well wishes, prayers, and love have made me stronger and able to fight through this.

Some people I have to mention are my hubby Ross, my mom (AKA Memaw) and dad (AKA Pop Pop), my two tough sons Rileigh and Jackson, and our dog Karma. You all have been so very patient, caring, and strong throughout this tough year. Your love is unmeasurable and I can't thank you enough.

It's been a tough week for us all. HELL, it's been a tough year! With so much hate and prejudice in the world and on the news these days, it's difficult to stay positive. That is why I chose a quote from the Beastie Boys for today's post. "'Cause you can't, you won't, and you don't stop!" 

• 'cause you can't ignore what is happening in our world today. If we could just all do as our parents taught us - Treat others the way YOU want to be treated. 

• you won't stand by and do nothing. A simple act of kindness everyday goes a long way. Pay it forward as much as you can. Hold a door or the elevator for someone. Say hello and smile. It's easy to be kind. 

• and you don't stop because people acknowledge kindness. Children recognize it and hopefully copy it.

“If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change towards him. ... We need not wait to see what others do.”

- Gandhi