Today was the day

Inaugural Post! Today was the day (well, actually yesterday was the day) that I found out that I have CANCER. It’s a scary word so I will yell it out. It’s only been a little over a week since I knew anything was wrong at all - so it still feels very surreal to think that in that short time, my whole world has changed. I was just your average 38 year old mom of two, working from home during a global pandemic, dealing with a lot of pain and discomfort. The pain has been there for months, off and on, but had gotten significantly worse over the last few weeks. 2 weeks ago (6/18/2020)I was doing dishes and leaned up against the counter, and felt resistance against my stomach. I then laid down in bed and put my hands on my belly - something I never do because who wants to be reminded of how big your quarantine belly has gotten? Not me. So, instead of ignoring the persistent thought that something is really wrong with me, I felt around and noticed a baseball size hard mass in my lower abdomen. Of course I freaked out, woke up Eric and made him feel it so he could reassure me that it was all in my head - but unfortunately he felt it too. I decided not to overreact and set out to call my doctor first thing in the morning. Cut to yesterday afternoon (7/1/2020) getting a call to tell me that I have Cancer. What a weird series of events that comprised the last 2 weeks since that night.