[Mary Jo]

Thanks so much "harrie!" Yes, it is coming up. Less than 2 weeks away as of today. June 17th to be exact. I am begining to get more and more excited and less and less nervous.

You know what? Not once did I cry over losing either of my breasts. It's just what had to be for me. I only wanted the "cancer gone" and life moves on. I am not the kind of person to dwell on what "is" but feels moving foward, finding what's positive and making the most of each day and every opportunity is how life should be lived...so that's what I did.

But now, thinking of my "breasts" returning and using my own fat and skin to "make" them is almost unbelievable to me. I feel as if I'm being "put back together" in a sense and it brings tears to my eyes. A few times in the last couple months I've read articles from women who have had DIEP and when they describe their new "breasts" I found myself with tears streaming down my face. That tells me I've had feelings stuffed way down deep over losing mine but something I've never really "went with." As I said before just kind of "stuffed those feelings and moved on."

Well, enough rambling.....again thanks harrie for asking others for prayer for my day. That was sweet of you. I truly would appreciate my "friends" here asking our Lord (on the morning of June 17th) to have His angels surrounding my bed and the surgical team.

Thanks all.........you're the best.

Mary Jo