Shape Ups

So I've really been wanting them but when you have a kid you don't find the money to spend on yourself when there are probably 50 things they need instead - but not really - you just think they need.

I keep talking about these shoes and that with my broken foot I wanted to try a different type of shoe. So I came home to a gift from Haven and Daddy! thank you

They are the new Shape Ups from Skechers. They come with a DVD and book and all this crazy stuff. But like a man I did not read the directions or watch the DVD. I immediately put them on and did every errand I could think of - groceries, house cleaning, walmart, skipping......you get the idea. After about 4 hours my legs were dead! Last night I laid in bed in pain until finally falling asleep around 1:30am. I've had very bad insomniac issues lately.

I am wearing them again today but did take a minute to read the book. It says to start out at 30 minutes a day wearing them until you are used to them! No wonder my bad foot feels like it has a bruise on the outer bone. It also helps me realize I walk ridiculous....I always walk on the outside of my foot because my inside is broked! These shoes don't like that.

So all in all, I really really like them. They are extra squishy and I grow about 3 inches when I put them on! :)

Melanoma - Skin Cancer

Yes I know they are the same thing but some people don't.



My sister is home and recovering from surgery. Above picture is one of the incisions they did to remove the cancer. The other incision is under her arm where they removed the lymph node. She is doing pretty well and enjoying her meds. She will go back to the hospital on the 29th for more testing and radiation. Hopefully they have stopped it.

Glad you're home Weeliz!

Sleep walking.....

Well my plan was to get a lot done this weekend but that was foiled by an insane sleepwalker. The last time we were locked up on a high dose treatment Haven spent a total of 5 weeks sleep walking. We even had to zip her in to a bed while at the hospital. Well this time is no different.

My shift is the weekends because I work all week. Haven drained me this weekend. Friday I took some video of her talking crazy. I missed the good stuff but got her yelling at me. That's always funny. But when I climbed in bed it was only the beginning.

Friday I was up until 2:30 am with her screaming and constantly sitting up in the bed throwing her arms and legs around.

Saturday I was up until 4:30am (never a small sleeping break) and she was crazy. She was screaming and yelling at everyone. A few times she yelled for her sister Kendall. She just kept yelling "KENDALL" but never said anything with it. Then she was talking about Disney and what she's going to do there. She talked about her friend Mason and why he wants to go to a farm instead of Disney and that she is not going to a farm. (I'll have to share that story). She was mad a me because I wasn't looking where she wanted me to look.

Then at 3:00 am I heard a noise that sounded funny. I waited and then I heard stomping feet and jumping. Miss Haven was running all over the place. I grabbed her and calmed her down. Then had her sit on the floor while I fixed her bed and changed her. Got her back in bed only to have more yelling. Then at 4:00 am she was up and running again!

Needless to say I spent Sunday with a migraine and slept half the day away. Kris did the night shift and she had him up at 3:00 with the same craziness. I hope these next few weeks go by fast so we can start sleepin again!

Foot surgery

Well earlier this week I went to the doctor and scheduled my surgery. I didn't realize I would have multiple doctor appointments just to have surgery.

November 3 - size pre-op papers and review pain medications!
November 3 - crutch training at physical therapy - did you know they have an obstacle course that you have to pass on the crutches before you can have the surgery!

November 5 - physical to confirm I am ok for surgery and more blood work....yea so excited!

November 16 - surgery. They will cut the bone in 2 places, re-align it, and then re-pin it back together - I watched a video of the procedure so I now know what happens. It's not really "breaking" the foot.

I'm not allowed to put any pressure on the foot for the first week and then once I go back in to see her to remove the stitches she will show me how to start working on light pressure.

So sounds like a great Thanksgiving this year!!!!!

Home from surgery

Well my sister is home. I've talked to her a couple of times. She had a pretty good size incision on the top of her shoulder. They were able to remove everything that was found. Then with the radiation and testing over the past couple of weeks they found a lymph node that the cancer had spread to.

They did a large incision under her arm (in the pit area) and took out the lymph node and part of the muscle at the ribs where it was connected. She will go back to the doctor on the 29th to be retested to see if there is any more cancer in the body and to remove her stitches.

She is doing pretty well considering and has enough medication to keep her looped for a few weeks.

Sister's Surgery

I received a text from my sister around 11am today that she was at the hospital. They did a bit more radiation, shot her up with dye and waited. About 30 minutes later they got the results back and one of her lymph nodes had lit up showing that the cancer had spread. She would need an incision at that point that would be about 3 inches long to get the lymph node out. They would also cut out all the surface cancer which reached about 1/4 inch down in to her skin.

Around 6:45 pm I received a text that she was now in recovery. At 7:30 pm I would guess that she woke back up because I got another text that she was feeling good and loaded up with Morphine and Percocet. Her husband Mike is with her. I'm not sure yet if she will be going home tonight or not. I get a text about every 40 minutes....so I'm guessing she is passing in and out.

Sister's Surgery

thank you everyone for writing to me about my sister. This is her with her daughter Selena.
Over the past couple of weeks she has had scans and had a small bout with radiation to prepare. She is headed in to surgery today and hopefully I will be able to talk to her tonight.

PS: yes I did ask her if she was the nightlight for the kids after her radiation! :) Hey you gotta laugh when you can.

Love ya weeliz!