Looking back at where it all began

Sometimes life has a strange way of reaching out to us. Something inside me urged me to log into my old facebook to retrieve and save all the notes I had written before I began blogging again. To my surprise I found this post from 2 years ago. This is where it all began:

May 13th 2014

I suppose it is finally time to sit down and write this. I wanted to wait until the "right time" and until I knew if it was something that was even worthy of being shared. I apologize to those that are just hearing about this situation for first time, but I have asked close friends and family to keep it to themselves up until now.

  About a month ago I found a pretty significant lump in my breast, it was later confirmed by my dr and I had a mamogram and ultra sound that didn't detect it at all due to dense breast tissue. My Dr suggested that I see a surgeon for another opinion.  Fiberus tissue, cysts, swollen lymph nodes, and ducts have all been ruled out of the equation.  Now we  know a million things it's not, but don't know what it is. I met with a surgeon today and she was a bit concerned due to its size (1" by 1.5") and shape, combined with my history of hormone therapy. She wants to do a complete lumpectomy removing the entirety of Casper (yes I named it) and do further testing on it. We decided to do the surgery after my half marathon next month. I've been training so hard and my dr wants me to run it! :-) I will keep you updated along the process. I should know my surgery date in the next few days. I am in great spirits and am taking things in stride. I have been to hell and back many times before and I am not affraid of anything that may come my way. I have a bit of badass in me and am ready. I will continue on living my life to the fullest, enjoying every moment with my beautiful family and amazingly supportive friends, and cherishing every moment just as I have always done.--

Never in a million years did I think I would end up where I am today, but at the same time I wouldn't change a thing. I am greatful for being so proactive about my health. I'm thankful I had an amazing team of Drs by my side fighting for me and I'm beyond blessed to have been given the opportunity to kick ass before anything had the chance to try to kick mine. Sometimes in life even the most unfortunate of events pathe the way to a glorious future. We just have to remember to continue to fight through the storm until we reach that rainbow.

Here are some throw backs to the begining of my journey <3

My half marathon! It was my biggest goal I had set that year and nothing was going to keep me from running it!! I was hit with bronchitis the week of my run and coughed up my lungs the entire time but gave it hell placing 4th in my division.

Post lumpectomy dressed and waiting to be released from the hospital:June 20th 2014

With my surgeons blessing, at 2 weeks post lumpectomy I had my husband bind me up tightly so I could compete in our anual Reagan run 5k. It wasnt the smartest thing I could have done, and I remember questioning my sanity with every step I took...but I ran that entire race and sprinted through that finish line just as I always have.