Praise God!

I went to get my staples out today, and the nurse got my lab report back. As far as the pathologist could see, there were no abnormalities to be seen on the biopsy! So no brain tumor! I will have to meet with my neurologist to discuss a plan. I imagine we will still follow it just to make sure it doesn't grow. But it's negative!! Yay!! Thank you so much for all of the prayers, thoughts, and sweet messages! I have never felt so blessed to have so many friends and people praying for me. Wow! I have the best friends! And God heard our prayers! Thank you!

How Spike Got His Name

This is Spike after a bath he had to get last night after falling in the toilet (yeah- that's a whole 'nother story! Ha!). I couldn't stand the thought of him sleeping on my pillow with toilet water on him. So we gave him a bath, which he is not a fan of...

June Updates... in July :)

Bella made a new friend this month! John and Emily brought their dog Newman over to meet Bella. They played and played and had so much fun together! Bella is such a sweet puppy!




I posted some pictures earlier of my birthday night with Breck, but here are some pictures from my family birthday parties!

Taco salad! Yum!

Almond Cake! My favorite!

Dad got me some pretty yellow roses for my birthday.

Breck's mom made a beautiful almond cake for me too! The flower petals are almond slivers!





We brought Bella over on Father's Day. She loves her Memaw! Daniel and Breck grilled Father's Day burgers and brats! So yummy!




















Breck and Dad looked so cute in matching shirts one Sunday night!


Bella had so much fun meeting Daddy for lunch at the park one day last week!
June was a great month! I have more pictures from a trip we took with Breck's family to Oxford. I will post those soon! Thanks for taking time to be a part of my life!

Some Post-Surgery Pics!

Here are some pics I have taken the last few days.


Here is a picture of my lovely incision. :) Not nearly as bad as I had expected! Mom measured it today: 2 1/2 inches long.


Up close.


Fun basket Beth and Daniel made for us with "lunch items" and lots of fun snacks! We have had delicious meals provided by several family and friends, too!


I have received several BEAUTIFUL flowers! They make me so happy to see and smell! Thank you! They brighten my days!


Aunt Kristy and Bella! Hopefully I will feel well enough for Bella to come home tomorrow! Kristen has been such a great puppy-sitter! Thank you!

Post-Surgery Update

Hello, Friends! Yes, I am still alive. This biopsy was a lot rougher on me than I expected! Let me go back to surgery day and re-cap for everyone. My biopsy was scheduled for 8:30 am on Thursday. So, we arrived at the hopsital at 6:30 ready to go. When Dr. Boyer arrived, he said the MRI I had done the day before cut off the top of my head, so it would not be useful to determine the location of the spot since it is at the top of my head. He gave me the option to wait for him to come back after 6 surgeries at Fort Sanders that day or to postpone it to another day. We had been waiting and praying so hard, I couldn't imagine waiting until another day. So, at 11:00 that evening he came back and took me to surgery. (The worst part about it was not eating for sooo long!!) What was supposed to last a little over an hour took about 3 hours. Apparently they had some trouble getting through my skull. (Breck thinks it's great my doctor has officially said I have a hard head!:)) My family was there til after 4 in the morning when I got all settled back in my room. I got to come home later that day. Breck took good care of me. And we have wonderful family and friends that have brought us more food than we have been able to eat! I have had a much harder time with the pain than I expected. And today, I was very nauseated. I have pretty much slept and woken up to take pain pills for the last 3 days. Tonight I am finally feeling alive again. My head is not throbbing as it has been, and my nausea is much better. I actually ate dinner sitting up at the table! I stayed last night and am staying tonight at my parents' house. Breck had to go back to work, so it seemed easier to be at my mom's in the guest bed than to make her come to my house with nothing to do. She has been taking great care of me, and my dad has been giving me the best neck massages! (My neck and shoulders have been very tense and painful.) My sister Kristen has been the best puppy babysitter! I think Bella is getting super spoiled by her Aunt Kristy who lets her sleep with her in bed and brings her every day to come see Mommy! :) I dosn't have a picture on this computer of my head, but I have 7 staples on a pretty small incision, probably about 2 inches. They barely shaved any hair! Yay! Just immediately around the incision. :) They decided to go ahead and send the biopsy results to a specialist, at my dad's request, just to have the best of the best look at it to give us an answer. So we won't know anything for probably another week. So we will just keep on praying! I will keep you all posted! Sorry I haven't been responding to any e-mails, calls, or texts. I have been out of it the last few days. But I really appreciate all the prayers, thoughts, notes, and well-wishes! I feel so loved! Thank you everyone! I have the best friends!