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January: Start Studying for Fire Lieutenant's testMay: After 4 months of studying, I take 1st section of Lt. test which is scenario based.
June:
We take 3 week trip to east coast for brother's wedding and family trip.
Friend's baby girl Tikva born: It is a miracle that she survives, and we celebrate while in New York.
July:
Max's goes to YMCA Camp Jones Gulch for a week and is still wearing his camp "rag" in September.
Start studying for 2nd portion of Lt. test which consists of teaching and counseling.
Pick up our legal marriage license.
We both get mammograms and both get called back for follow-up appointments.
August:
8th: Find out that Tikva passed away, Max turns 9 years old, Co-worker kills himself.
10th: Throw swim party for Max's birthday
11th: Stand honor guard for Robert's funeral
12th: Sit shiva for Tikva
19th: Follow-up visit for Michie as Breast Health Center. She is crying. We are crying.
20th: Meet with breast surgeon.
22nd: Surgery to remove suspicious lump. I leave before she is out of surgery, and go to take second portion of Lt. test.
26th: I am empaneled in a jury
27th: AM We put a bid on our new house: Noon: Find out Michie has cancer. Cry together at the civic center. Plan surgery for lymph nodes. I tell judge to take me out of jury panel.
28th: 9:30AM: Win bid on house. 10:15 AM Michie has lymph node biopsy. I am there when she wakes up this time. She tells me she is glad. I am glad.
30th: Have wedding. We are legally married. I fit in my dress I wore 12 years ago.
Sept:
2nd: In escrow on new house.
3rd: Her lymph nodes come back clear. My follow up mammogram comes back clear. Good Day.
4th - now: Start lining up contractors to paint and landscape current house. Inspections on new house, start packing, cleaning and preparing for move.
11th: Meet with oncologist. We love him. No chemo necessary.
25th: Meet with radiologist
27th: Michie takes Inspectors test
October plans:
2nd: Close escrow
4th: Move
Start radiation
Sell old house
End the year in new home, with possible promotions, cancer free and PRESIDENT OBAMA! Grateful for all that we have and how our hard work paid off.
Sometimes life is such a whirl that you need to write it down. Sometimes you have to remember how much happens in a lifetime.
2 comments:
Jesus! That's a boatload of occurrences, for sure. I'm voting that the three of you get nothing but simple, easy, relaxing stuff in the coming year. You have totally earned it.
Oh my God! Amazing. Take a deep breath just for writing that down :-)
All the good stuff is coming.
xx
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