Annette Gibbons

I’ve been terrible keeping up on my blog!  I’ve been a FB Junkie instead! LOL  I do need to be effiecient so I can be a mom!  Emmie wants me to kill a spider! hahaha  I am doing great except for occassional ringing in my ears.  I think it might be related to my port so I’m hoping to get it removed soon.  I’ll start radiation in about a week which is supposed to be easier than chemo according to the Utah Cancer Specialists.  It’s just inconvenient.  M thru F(fifteen minutes a visit) for six weeks.   It takes longer to go and return than the actual process!  I’m hoping to get a job soon at the School as a Teacher’s Aid so I can get recertified and teach half days.   It would sure help with all these medical bills!  LeRoy has been such an awesome provider for so long,  I hope to help him out in some small way when the kids are in school!  I definitely want to be at the crossroads for them!  Well gotta run!  I’ll keep you posted.

Just a quick update.  I went in for my chemo but I’ve had occasional ringing in my ears.  The Doctor decided to hold off because Chemo can cause permanent ringing or ear damage.   I see him again in three weeks but it looks like I’m probably done with Chemo!  I will start radiation sometime after I see Doctor Rich again in three weeks!  I will keep you posted.  I’m doing great.  Busy as ever with all my little school kiddos!

Tomorrow is my last round of chemo followed by six weeks of radiation and then I’m kickin’ it in the rear view mirror forever!  WoooHooo!!  What a crazy, difficult, humbling yet uplifting experience.  I feel like I have been sooo blessed.  Once again in this life I have grown from a very trying experience for which I am grateful!  These are the things that make us who we are.  The other day Jessica said,  “It’s just not fair that someone like you gets cancer!”  It was a wonderful opportunity to let her know that bad things do happen to good people in this life and that it’s all part of our mortal experience here.  The Lord didn’t curse me with cancer and I don’t feel bitter.  I also wouldn’t change it because I’m a better person because of it.  It’s just something that I happened to deal with here in mortality and it has strengthened me as I’ve gone through a difficult experience.  I appreciate the atonement in ways I haven’t before.  We can’t really appreciate the atonement until we have a small portion of a bitter cup handed to us.  We all pass through different Gethsemanes at different times in our life.  This is not one I ever thought I would deal with . . . but I can honestly say that because of other difficult trials  . . .I have felt sufficiently strong to make it through this.  You can’t just whip up a batch of good faith when you need it!

It’s late and I apologize for not keeping up on my blog better.  I have felt really good and been able to carry on with my normal life.  I’ve been lost in Facebook lately which has been so fun because I’ve been in touch with lots of old friends who have been so dear to me.  Family and friends are what this life is all about.  I have a dear friend who just recently became a Widow.  She has been such an inspiration to me and I am so thankful for her example in my life.  . ..  Cherish life . . . each day is a gift.  I love you everyone!!!  Thanks for the support!!!