Ahhh, 2011 I'm not a bit sad to see you go.
2011 was definitely a life experience for all of us. Chris & I were married for over a year. In January 2011, our 1st bad experience was devastating. Our family closest to us knows what happened. This happened and 2 weeks later, learned that Alexis had scoliosis. Starting us on our spiral of life long health problems for her. I didn't think things could get worse, & boy was I wrong.
Scoliosis 1st, her brain surgery, traction on her spinal cord, Scarlet fever from May-July, endless hospital visits, 2 MRI's, over 6-7 xrays, 2 cat scans, too many blood draws and IV's.
And thru all this we were dealing with the government/immigration, trying to get his green card.
Sept. 24th 2011 Chris got his green card! YAY! Things are looking up, right?!?!?!
October 8th, Alexis celebrated her 9th birthday. And we had so much to be thankful for. Things were looking better.
And that night, was the night, Chris dropped the bomb shell that he was afraid of this mass growing bigger and bigger, he had waited a whole year, watching this mass grow. Hoping that it would go away. Until it was too big to ignore.
Finding out that Chris has cancer. All this happened so quick.
Chris had ultra sound, Cat scan and Xrays, blood work and IV's. Then Surgery.
After recovering from that, then on to Chemotherapy.
Ahhh, I was thinking is this really happening??? Why us??? Why now?
Cancer sux, and Chemo is terrible. God Bless anyone going through this!!!!!!! It is terrible, that's all I can say.
My heart breaks for anyone suffering from this.
My prayers are with anyone who has gone thru this or is going through this.
So what good has happened with us???? Hhmm, let me think....
Well, our hearts have gotten bigger and stronger. Our family has gotten stronger.
We have been through a lot, but obviously God thinks that we are strong and can make it through this. Wait, we have made it through this.
I think the biggest most exciting thing was Chris and I got to have our honeymoon that we never had.
We went to the Philippines to see his family and me to meet them. I have a SON! I'm so honored to be a mom to his son.
Ken is wonderful and a delight. All of us cannot wait for his arrival. So, you see, things are slowly falling into place.
He has a heart of gold, wants to play Pro Basketball one day to help his country. Ahh, so sweet. Such a young age and already big wonderful dreams that will come true.
Alexis hasn't let her health problems get in the way at all of her art.
I seriously need to get a gallery for all of her art work.
I brought some over to share with the family on XMAS and everyone was amazed of her work.
I said, half of this is pre-brain surgery...and the rest is post, Not a bit of brain loss there! :)
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