Another published later post...this one is from February...how aggravating is this getting?
Hey Guys!
Hey Guys!
I know it's been awhile since I have posted any updates and I really have no excuse except....Pinterest :)
My new obsession. I can not stop looking at great cool stuff I find on there. It even has inspired me to write a new blog about organizing my house. I am incorporating Pinterest into my house :)
Granted the blog that I promised to post daily onto gets about as much attention as this blog does...sorry guys! I just know a lot of you keep up with me on facebook and twitter a lot of you don't so I apologize!
You ever have a moment when you absolutely have to write no matter what obligations you have going on? That's how I am right now. I just got home from church service..which I am completely going to talk about, just not yet. I have a lot to say so keep your eyes open and focused!
First things first, I can't remember if I ever told you guys the good news on here. For a month I was on a "cancer" fast. I was fasting saying the actual word "cancer". It was actually pretty amazing. I delved into stuff I had been putting off, I accomplished stuff that I would call miraculous, and it gave me a sort of peace about the situation. The fasting started as a project my friends from church challenged me with, to find the "me" outside of the "cancer me". This disease invaded my life almost 7 years ago and pretty much it has warped it's way into almost every aspect of me and I needed a way to distance myself from the situation. The funny part of all this is I did absolutely spectacular for the first couple weeks. I maybe had a couple mishaps but all in all I thought that was pretty good. Then I had an amazing opportunity to attend a conference specifically for young women with breast cancer. The conference takes place in a different part of the country every year and this year it was New Orleans. The hands of God moved and made it possible for myself and a close friend of mine that I have made while on this journey, who is a fellow young survivor, to attend this weekend conference, hotel, food, and everything covered. We just paid for the gas to get there (well I think that was mostly her-thanks girl!). With such an opportunity at my hands there was no way I could pass this up because of my fast. So we went! The word cancer was said, probably not as much as I had anticipated, but it was said a lot. We met so many others just like us. There were some amazing speakers and amazing resources. To look around and see so many women that looked, well, they looked just like me. It's hard to explain. I know you guys do see it but probably won't admit it but the complete change in my body shape, head, arms, stomach, and well everything. I realized, it's not just me. Its not just me and the few ladies I have met. There are so many from everywhere. A lot had finished treatment, a lot were currently on treatment, and a lot were just as young as I was when I was diagnosed. The feeling of solidarity was amazing. Like an emptiness that I didn't know was there had been filled. Tracey and I made the absolute best of it. We kind of wished that we knew how to make ourselves be morning people so we could hit the early riser's yoga, but some things are just outside our reach for now. We made so many contacts that we just love, and I decided that somehow someway I will make it to C4YW 2013
I have trying to keep up with my pink princesses page on Facebook to share the resources I found for young women going through breast cancer, or just have the gene, or has family members going through it and are worried about it themselves. Plus if you ever know anyone who is a young women who gets diagnosed with breast cancer I want you to send them there!! Here is the link Pink Princesses
Love ya!
Shannon
Granted the blog that I promised to post daily onto gets about as much attention as this blog does...sorry guys! I just know a lot of you keep up with me on facebook and twitter a lot of you don't so I apologize!
You ever have a moment when you absolutely have to write no matter what obligations you have going on? That's how I am right now. I just got home from church service..which I am completely going to talk about, just not yet. I have a lot to say so keep your eyes open and focused!
First things first, I can't remember if I ever told you guys the good news on here. For a month I was on a "cancer" fast. I was fasting saying the actual word "cancer". It was actually pretty amazing. I delved into stuff I had been putting off, I accomplished stuff that I would call miraculous, and it gave me a sort of peace about the situation. The fasting started as a project my friends from church challenged me with, to find the "me" outside of the "cancer me". This disease invaded my life almost 7 years ago and pretty much it has warped it's way into almost every aspect of me and I needed a way to distance myself from the situation. The funny part of all this is I did absolutely spectacular for the first couple weeks. I maybe had a couple mishaps but all in all I thought that was pretty good. Then I had an amazing opportunity to attend a conference specifically for young women with breast cancer. The conference takes place in a different part of the country every year and this year it was New Orleans. The hands of God moved and made it possible for myself and a close friend of mine that I have made while on this journey, who is a fellow young survivor, to attend this weekend conference, hotel, food, and everything covered. We just paid for the gas to get there (well I think that was mostly her-thanks girl!). With such an opportunity at my hands there was no way I could pass this up because of my fast. So we went! The word cancer was said, probably not as much as I had anticipated, but it was said a lot. We met so many others just like us. There were some amazing speakers and amazing resources. To look around and see so many women that looked, well, they looked just like me. It's hard to explain. I know you guys do see it but probably won't admit it but the complete change in my body shape, head, arms, stomach, and well everything. I realized, it's not just me. Its not just me and the few ladies I have met. There are so many from everywhere. A lot had finished treatment, a lot were currently on treatment, and a lot were just as young as I was when I was diagnosed. The feeling of solidarity was amazing. Like an emptiness that I didn't know was there had been filled. Tracey and I made the absolute best of it. We kind of wished that we knew how to make ourselves be morning people so we could hit the early riser's yoga, but some things are just outside our reach for now. We made so many contacts that we just love, and I decided that somehow someway I will make it to C4YW 2013
I have trying to keep up with my pink princesses page on Facebook to share the resources I found for young women going through breast cancer, or just have the gene, or has family members going through it and are worried about it themselves. Plus if you ever know anyone who is a young women who gets diagnosed with breast cancer I want you to send them there!! Here is the link Pink Princesses
Love ya!
Shannon
Hi there, just want to say that you are an amazing woman. My two closest friends are battling cancer. One has just gone through surgery and the other in stage 4. I have been looking for some positive thinking to pass on to them. Thanks for posting your story. I recently read a book called, "It's Just Hair: 20 Essential Life Lessons" by Judith L. Pearson. She shares 20 life lessons that she has learned through her personal fight through breast cancer. It is a beautiful book that is humorous, inspirational and shares encouragement to keep fighting. Everyone needs hope! http://courageconcepts.com/
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