Hospitals and Siblings…

I am sitting in the hospital waiting for the night shift sibling to return (my youngest brother will be pulling the night shift with my mom) and thinking about what an amazing family I have. We may not always see eye to eye but in times of importance we are all together. We come together and support one another.

As long as I can remember I have always wanted a big family. I loved growing up with lots of siblings. As much as we argued and complained it is always nice to have siblings. You share that common bond only siblings can share. You grow up in the same house, though your outlook on those experience varies greatly. Memories vary sibling to sibling, but there is one thing that does not vary and that is your parents.

As most of you know my mom is sick, she has breast cancer. Today she had a double bi-lateral mastectomy. Today all five of her children sat with her throughout her wait for surgery, spent the day at the hospital, and will take turns on seeing her daily. Everyone brings something different to her, but we all bring two common things which are unconditional love and support.

The breast surgeon came out and all went great. Minimal blood loss, her heart was strong*, they took her nodes and they seem to be 99% negative which means that she will not need radiation or chemo. We will know for sure on Monday after the labs on the nodes come back. If all comes back clear she is cancer free! The plastic surgeon came out about an hour after the breast surgeon and all went well. Today we had the best possible outcome and for that we are truly blessed.

*This is huge as both of my mom’s parents died of heart disease, my moms mother had breast cancer and heart disease when she died at 49, my mom has done everything to have a healthy heart. My father also died at 60 of a bad heart. If you do not die in my family of cancer you die of a bad heart. Thankfully she has a strong healthy heart and is now cancer free!

I am too tired to fix the different fonts tonight. Have a good night internets!