Whoa...Stop the World...I Want to Get Off !!

Where to start? Time to catch my breath before something else happens. How can so much happen? It's this thing called LIFE. Anyway....here I am again after not having written in months. Why the long absence you ask? Here is an update. As I have mentioned before I take care of my aunt who just turned 92 :). Well, shortly after my last blog in November she got shingles....which led to a urinary tract infection in December....which led to bronchitis and a stay in the hospital come February....which led to a stay with me in my home. She finally got back on her feet which made me feel much better because you just never know sometimes. And just when I thought I might be able to take a breath and enjoy a great summer....because I hate winter.....my world gets turned upside down. My husband, the love of my life, was diagnosed with colon cancer. He had major surgery to have the tumor removed and it felt like my heart was being torn out. He was so very sick for over a month. And then started the chemo treatments which also make him very sick. He has completed 4 treatments with 8 to go. People, I never thought I'd be here...dealing with this. This stuff happens to other people...right? Things like this really put your whole life in perspective. And God has a funny way of mixing the worst with the best. The day my husband was diagnosed with cancer we found out we were going to be grandparents again!! We will welcome a little girl in January :). Also, I had just gone through another rejection of my crochet work at a shop where I had been selling my items back in November. I was crushed. My items were selling and I didn't understand why this was happening to me...AGAIN. But I think God knew that this was the best for me right now. I haven't had time, nor felt like crocheting since the diagnosis. So, here I am today. My husband is home....on sick leave....with me.....and I love it. I love that we have this time together even though the circumstances suck. We have realized just how precious our time together is. But, I'm not going to lie. This has been hard and draining. I'm tired and feel like I've been beat up. Between my aunt and my husband sometimes I wonder if things will ever get better. I get so down and depressed sometimes ....and then I feel guilty for being whiny. One thing I want to stress through all of this though is to say...PEOPLE...GET A COLONOCOPY!! If my hubby would have we might not be in this situation right now. Don't put it off.....please. And, second....don't take the people in your life for granted. We aren't promised tomorrow.