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This is a blog about us Honeys. We've been married for 6 years, live in Littleton, CO, have a Chihuahua named Dobby, a Rat Terrier named Scarlett, three awesome cats (all referred to as our Furry Kids!) and some fish.
In November 2007 I was diagnosed with Cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct cancer of the liver) and nave been undergoing chemotherapy since December '07 & Proton Radiation Therapy at M.D. Anderson in Houston, TX from December '08 - February '09, and then back on eternal chemo until we get the tumor to shrink away from one salvageable vein in the liver so that it can be surgically removed. We use this blog to keep family and friends updated on our struggles, loves, challenges, celebrations, goals, ideas and the general daily grind!

Sunday, February 1, 2009

Day of Birth

Today is mine.
Yep.
Most of you knew that already. Sorry I'm so late in letting the rest of you know it!

I'm having a wonderful birthday here in Houston!

Dad and Carol have been here visiting since Thursday and last night they took us out to dinner at a great Greek restaurant (who knew I'd love Greek food so much?!). Then this morning, Carol made a big, yummy breakfast for me out of lots of leftovers in the fridge. That was great because it helps us clean out stuff for our move back home next week! After breakfast we all went to the Positive Mental Attitude Gazebo and took several alternating group pictures of each other! Also, I left a white candle burning with an amethyst underneath it and Carol's green support bracelet at a small, indiscriminate altar-type thing in the gazebo. To which I said a silent prayer.

Now Dad and Carol have left for the airport to head home and Honey and I are just chilling out the rest of the afternoon! We might go out to dinner since, of course, there will be no wait anywhere because of some football event that's going on. But I'm still stuffed from Carol's birthday breakfast! Tee hee.

Tomorrow night I graduate from the Proton Radiation Center! We're having a small ceremony in which I get to ring a symbolic gong there at the center, I think I get a fancy certificate and maybe another celebratory dinner! Woo hoo! Every day should be a celebration like this! ...then again, it is rather exhausting. *YAWWWWN*

Oh happy, happy day!

7 comments:

Draven said...

Happy Birthday, Brightest Blessings to you :)

Aunt Linda said...

Happy Happy Birthday Abbey! Safe trip home.
Love you both!
Aunt Linda

Sabrina said...

Happy birthday & congrats on your "graduation." Hurry up and get your booty home, we miss you!

intothedawn said...

HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY! And happy graduation day! ;-)

Maggie said...

I can't believe it's FINALLY ring the gong day!! I've been looking forward to this ever since you first blogged about the gong. WHOOOHOOO YIPPEEEE

Might I suggest that you go back to day one or two in Houston and read your thoughts and first impressions on the center? So exciting!!!!

Mary said...

Happy Birthday Abbey and we will see you soon!!!! Miss you

Selena said...

Happy Birthday!!

And Happy Ring-the-Gong day!!! I think that's a *wonderful* celebratory practice. Congratulations on your successful treatment, and have a good trip home.

-- Selena