Pink Ribbon Review Giveaway

Have you checked out the pink ribbon review. Its a great Blog. Good tips about breast cancer but also to live a better life in general. Karen does an amazing job with the blog and is a fantastic writer.

WOOHOO I was the winner of the espresso maker from her blog giveaway.

Great Song I came across today

Warriors in Pink Winner

Thanks everyone. It was so exciting holding our first contest. I loved all the comments and never could of picked a winner. That's why I use the radomizer.

The winner is:

freakdujour!!!!!!

YEAH!!!!! TODAY IS THE DAY

Today represents the first day of the rest of my life. Seven years ago I found out I had breast cancer. Six years ago today, I started Herceptin for mets. I am so blessed to be here. Less than 18% of women with my cancer get to live 5 years. Although with more targeted therapies, I am hoping to see more. I miss my dear friends Mindy, Marie and Karen. They all died young with children yet they so inspired me to keep going. They are rarely far from my thoughts.

Every year, I try to do something new on this day. This morning my mom and i are going shopping. I never would of made it through all this with out her love and support. Dear sweet hubby works late every Thursday but surprised me,he told his boss he has to leave early today. We are going to dinner at a restaurant we both have always wanted to try. My son is off school tomorrow so he is sleeping over mommom's. Woo Hoo date night.

I told my friend yesterday, that I wouldn't change anything. Cancer has been a curse but been a blessing. I am stronger, happier and have more of an appreciation for things.

Thanks for reading
Kelly

My 3 day story.

Here is a news story and the video on the page is from our walk in 2005. I didn't know how to pull out the video and put it here. If someone does please let me know. I am the video with all the tents the first one. It was a cool experience. I was so glad that news story focused on someone with mets. Sometimes people with metastatic cancer feel like the Komen foundation and all don't put us out there much b/c we are everyone's worse fear and not good publicity.

It was such an honor to be featured and have mets the topic. It was hard watching this again tough, treatment with steroids and all made me look terrible. It was hard to hear all that I said too. My life is happier than it was then. I actually walked out of the room while replaying this. My son thought it was awesome to see himself on tv though. He was 5 then and didn't get it.

Let me know what you think.
Kelly

Breast Cancer 3day

Hi All,

Thanks for all the entries into the Warriors in Pink contest. Remember you can enter one time before 11:59EST October 23, 2008.

After surviving my son's first BIG sleepover here. It went surprising well. All the kids got along well and were asleep fairly early. Got all the kids off for soccer this am. It was freezing cold here. Windy all across the open field. Thank Goodness its almost over for the year. We lost 2-0.

I am heading off to the breast cancer 3day in Philadelphia tonight. The walkers started yesterday before dawn. Check out the story on CBS3.com. The picture is from their website.

I have the pleasure of being able to volunteer to give out the Victory Shirts as the walk finishes. Its such a great honor and these walkers have done so much and its such a great feeling to cross that finish line.

I know first hand. I did the walk 3 years ago. It was hard, but such an amazingexperience.

Maybe next year, I will be able to do it again. I might have some video from it. I will look for it.

Have a good weekend.

Kelly

More Breast Cancer Awareness

Got this email from my friend Angelique today. I am so proud of her. The worst part of her journey is almost over!!!! Just remember to check in on those undergoing chemo. Sometimes we don't know what to say, but that's OK. Just let them know you were thinking of them.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2008 10:32 PM, CDT Now that autumn has settled in and all the kiddies are back in school and all the teachers are back to work, I feel like I am living in some kind of Bizzarro world... it is the first fall in fifteen years that I have not set up a classroom... it is the first October I can ever remember that I have no hair to pull into a pretty ponytail...It's all very strange and surreal. However. I am doing the VERY BEST I can to get through it and be stronger on the other side. I have ONE MORE triple chemo to get through. It is Oct 21. Sometimes I am lonely and sad so I invite all of you to please keep on emailing and calling and texting me. I don't LOOK like me anymore but I am still me inside...Please celebrate with me after 10/21 when I will be done with the nightmare of chemo and ready to slide down the rainbow of wellness again!Much love,Angelique

Warriors in Pink Sweepstakes

Ok, guys and gals, its time for our first giveaway. In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I am giving away a Warrior in Pink package. It is a Ford Warrior in Pink sling bag/backpack. Scarf, car magnet, paper, and pen. Check out Ford Warriors in Pink and their beautiful Virtual Quilt. When I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer mets 6 years ago, I was 30 with a 2 year old. My ob/gyn said the average survival was 26 months. Thanks to the research supported by programs like Susan Komen & Ford Warriors in Pink, new drugs and treatments are discovered. What was experimental six years ago; is now standard treatment. I believe I am alive thanks to this research.


To enter, please leave a comment on which warrior symbol from Ford's Warrior in Pink is your favorite. Sweepstakes ends on Oct. 23, 2008 at 11:59 EST. Open to all US residents 18 and older. One entry per person. Inappropriate comments will be deleted and are at my discretion.I will post the winner on this blog within 3 days of drawing. If winner leaves email address, I will email winner and they will have 3 days to respond.If potential winner does not respond within the 3 days prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner will be drawn. Drawing will be conducted using a random number generator. Thanks and Good Luck.

WINNER THANKS TO THE RANDOMIZER IS freakdujour359 said...
I like the angel wings.
October 23, 2008 8:45 AM

Flu Shot

Had one of my scariest days ever. My son got his flu shot on Monday around 2:30. At 5pm we noticed his eye was puffy like a bug bit the bottom of it and he was complaining his head itched. Closer look hives on the arm where he got the shot. Call to pediatrician, some benadryl and a trip to the ER. While in route to the ER his face swelled and he developed more hives on his face and opposite arm. Turns out he had an allergic reaction to the flu shot. I never thought anything like this would ever happen. Up until he was 4, he was allergic to eggs. He was given the all clear by the allergist and has been fine eating things with eggs in them, although he has never had a whole egg. My pediatrician knew this but said the shot would be fine since it was 4 years ago that he was given the all clear with eggs. So, he is on steroids and benadryl and still has some residual swelling and hives but is on the mend. Just be careful with your little ones.

Going PINK

Hi All,



Its October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Its not my favorite month. I was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 29 Oct. 23, 2001. No family history, no risk factors. Had a mastectomy, reconstruction, chemo and radiation all while caring for a 16 month old, working and trying to make sense of my life. The following year on Oct 16, 2002, I found out the cancer had spread. I started on Herceptin on you guessed it Oct 23, 2002. One year later. This disease wouldn't give me a break. I hated October. I felt like every Pink building, ribbon, shirt, ad just threw the cancer back in my face. But I realised, the cancer was winning if I felt that way. I now embrace October and all my fellow survivors. I wear pink, go to luncheons, buy pink products and thank God that I have a cancer that is so well researched, I have outlived the statistics. I am a SURVIVOR. So this blog is going Pink for October.