TIRED!!!!

Well, I just got home from my "big day." I went up to the city to check out my new docs and new hospital. My doctors are AWESOME! I love them. They are so great and really can relate and even share some interests with me. And besides all that, they are great at what they do and are confident in me. The room, however, was extremely dissapointing. It is about the size of my bedroom closet, and that is without exageration. I dont have my own bathroom anymore, no door to my room-just a curtain- and no VCR, DVD Player, nor is there anyway to hook them up, as of right now. I was really upset when I saw the room and realized how much time I would actually have to be spending there... ALL THE TIME!!! I guess Cooper just spoiled me with my big room and private bathroom and awesome nurses! But at least this is the last part and hopefully I'll never have to go back into a stinky hospital! So I'll stop complaining and be happy that I'm doing so well. And even though I was miserable leaving the hospital, I got a lot happier cause I got to see my CANCER SISTER and MOM!!! I had so much fun with them... (I love you Jess!! Thanks for everything and all the ADVICE!!!) and we were both in real clothes, eating salad and vegetables in PUBLIC!!! haha. So then last night I met up with some friends from school and hung out on my old campus. Then I went to a LATE night movie to see Sin City with Christopher. It was a really good movie and we had so much fun. It was like being back in school. Today was fun too!! I hung out at school like I used to, saw some friends. And then tonight Nen and I went to see Maroon 5 in concert!!!! It was awesome and I love them!! So now I am home back in the Crest and am exhausted! I'm going to go to bed and get a lot of rest cause tomorrow night is a big night... UNC plays!!! Oh and the best news of all>>>>> I get to stay out for about another 2-3 weeks and will be at my beef and beer!!! WOOHOO!!! So I hope to see you all there. Thanks, as always, for the prayers... they really do help more than you could imagine. So keep them coming!!! And please keep JESS, RANDY, and the RICHTER and RUARK families in your prayers as well. Well NIGHT!!! Hope to see you all April 16!!

BIG DAY TOMORROW

Well... tomorrow is a big day! I go up to the city and find out when I have to go in for the BMT!! Today I went shopping with Mom and Nen. We discussed "One Turkey Hill," as Mom calls it, and thought about eating at Fred Bologna's. (One Tree Hill and Chuck E Cheese) We sat in Bed, Bath, and Beyond for about 2 hours while Nen decided on a comforter that she ended up hating anyway when she got home! Uggghhh! haha. And then Nen and I got make overs!! haha and this time they blended my face and my bald head... : ) So tomorrow after my appointment I might stop into good old Cooper and see some of my FAVORITE people!! (my nurses!!! and techs!!!) I miss them soooooo much! And heard from STEPH and JENN tonight!!! Then I might go over to school and see my old team play. The girls are now ranked 4th in the nation! GO RU!!! And after all that maybe a movie or just hanging out. Friday night I get to see Maroon5 up at Temple. I am soooo excited!!! So its a big week over all and my time off has been great! We even decided on taking up all my bed stuff to make the room a lot better and more comfortable! And got a dancing game for my PS2 so not only can I play on it, but hopefully to get mom on it and maybe even a few nurses. (None, of course, would be as good as my FAVORITE nurses) So i hope they come to check it out too!! Well its off the bed now for me, have to get up early!! Oh and I hope you can all make it to the beef and beer. PRAY PRAY PRAY... Jess, Randy, Shelby's family!!

HOME SWEET HOME

Well, I'm still home and loving it. I've gotten to spend some quality time with the girls... even Bean who has not been home in FOREVER! I've seen a LOT of people that I have not seen in a while and have missed them all so much. I've been following the tournament very closely... and my boys are doing great. (well their record is doing great, their playing could be a lot better) but who's complaining as long as they are winning! GO UNC!! A lot has happened since I left the hospital last. This time I'm a lot stronger, gained more weight, and can even stay up past 10!! haha. I've had a great time so far...today is my one week mark from the time I left... and I hope there is at least another full week left. A friend of mine, who I have not seen in a while, came to visit and we had an awesome time! I miss you a lot and am so thankful that we finally got a chance to spend some good quality time together. Dad was home for almost the whole week and we got to watch some games together. Its tough knowing I have to go back, especially for such a long time. I can't imagine what I will do while I am in there. But at least I am still fighting and am finding a way to get better! There are a lot of people who are not given this opportunity and I am so happy that I was... Jessica, I miss you and your family so much. No one can relate like us!! But hopefully I will see you Thursday and then this summer we will do nothing but lay in the sun and eat FRUITS AND VEGGIES!! haha. You are ALWAYS in our prayers. Randy, keep on kickin cancer... we dont hate it (as Chemo Dave would say) we just DISLIKE it.. A LOT!!! And congrats on the awesome news and test results... as always you are in our prayers. Your words and advice have been so great, thanks so much! And Shelby's family and friends... are continually in our prayers as well. Shelby touched so many people, even those that did not know her. And she will continue to do so.
Today is a rainy day again. I'll venture up to the mall and hopefully get some things to get me through this next stay. I'm still homesick (i mean cooper sick, haha) I miss my nurses, techs, and doctors sooooo much. And i cant wait to see you all soon!!

Keep on checking up on me and Jess, Randy, and Shelby's sight!! And please keep us all, and our famililes in your prayers... this is a hard time for us, but also our families... for the sacrafices they have to make and the things they have to deal with!! God Bless... oh, and CANCER SUCKS!!! haha

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Hey everyone! Well today was an awesome Easter service! There were so many people, not to mention the 112 voice choir... probably the best worship team ever!!! And we heard two awesome sermons! It was a really good morning. So Duke lost!!! (haha Er) : ) And UNC WON!! woohoo. My team is advancing... and I am watching them play right now. Hopefully they will pull this one out. After all, they did start the game strong, so I'm pretty confident we can finish it the same way and end up with a W! Not too much going on this week... a Dr. visit up in the city on Thursday, hopefully they will let me stay out a little while longer. And another week with the ladies. Lauren and I had a lovely easter egg hunt this morning. Dad hid the eggs, of course, and filled them with the usual, money, candy, cat food and batteries...(dont ask). Well, its off to finish the rest of the game and then maybe some dinner tonight with the family or the girls... thanks for all the prayers everyone... and please remember to keep Jess ( http://journals.aol.com/heavenly129/jessyoucan ), Randy ( www.randyskickingcancer.com ), and the Richter and Ruark ( www.weloveshelby.com ) families in your prayers also. Thanks again for everything!! GO UNC!!!

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