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Reality Check! Life's A Gift...Really.: Toothless Wonder (95/366)
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Life's A Gift.Really. Finding the blessings in life, despite my state of mind. They're always there, you just have to choose to see them! Wednesday, April 18, 2012. Well, not really yet. But Hannah did finally lose the other bottom tooth. And like the other one, she was at her Bumpa and Gwi Gwi's. I got a text message at 2:00 on Saturday afternoon with Hannah's picture. The text read, "Hey Mama, it's Hannah. Notice anything missing? I was immediately bummed and excited for her - all at the same time.
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Reality Check! Life's A Gift...Really.: Closer To Home
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Life's A Gift.Really. Finding the blessings in life, despite my state of mind. They're always there, you just have to choose to see them! Friday, June 14, 2013. Friday June 14, 2013. Well this week has been exciting. Not really. It's been rather difficult. Dad took Mom to her post-op checkup in Novi on Tuesday. She had been regressing some in the days prior to the appointment, and he was looking forward to getting some answers about what was going on. Obviously, we weren't prepared for all of this! Over ...
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Reality Check! Life's A Gift...Really.: Hope Renewed
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Life's A Gift.Really. Finding the blessings in life, despite my state of mind. They're always there, you just have to choose to see them! Friday, May 3, 2013. Thursday May 2, 2013. I got a rare early morning phone call today. Mom called "just to hear my sweet voice". It was 7:20 am. Of course I answered the phone thinking something was wrong. But nothing was wrong. She was sitting outside, playing frisbee with their dog, watching the sun come up, and thinking. Just thinking. They Love. Him. Her surgery i...
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Reality Check! Life's A Gift...Really.: July 2013
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Life's A Gift.Really. Finding the blessings in life, despite my state of mind. They're always there, you just have to choose to see them! Thursday, July 18, 2013. In Dads Words, Get Me Off This Ride! Thursday July 18, 2013. While I realize it's been a month since I last wrote, a lot has happened. Not only with Mom, but in my own personal life as well. Finding the time to actually sit, much less sit and write has been difficult. But it's time. It's time to update. We are still learning. And so did Dad.
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Reality Check! Life's A Gift...Really.: April 2013
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Life's A Gift.Really. Finding the blessings in life, despite my state of mind. They're always there, you just have to choose to see them! Monday, April 29, 2013. Never Give Up The Fight. Monday April 29, 2013. I would imagine that most, if not all of us have lost someone near and dear to us. Hopefully, this post doesn't end up being about loss, because it's not meant to be. However, at this point in my life I am being faced with the thought of losing someone very near and dear to me. I hate that word.
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Reality Check! Life's A Gift...Really.: July 2012
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Life's A Gift.Really. Finding the blessings in life, despite my state of mind. They're always there, you just have to choose to see them! Thursday, July 19, 2012. Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart . He who looks outside, dreams. He who looks inside, awakens.". As each day passes, and more joy is had between the girls and I, I grow increasingly calm. Yesterday, we took the day off. Literally. I did a lot of watching yesterday. I watched my kids play and interact with eac...
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Reality Check! Life's A Gift...Really.: "Cautiously Optimistic"
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Life's A Gift.Really. Finding the blessings in life, despite my state of mind. They're always there, you just have to choose to see them! Friday, August 23, 2013. Friday August 23, 2013. The second half of this post was written by my dad, even though he doesn't know it. What a month it's been! Since I last wrote (7/18), Mom got a haircut. And manicure. And she was pampered for an afternoon. She hadn't had her hair cut since they shaved it for her brain surgery. I was happy to do it. So, I called my frien...
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Reality Check! Life's A Gift...Really.: Ava Update 3-13-13
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Life's A Gift.Really. Finding the blessings in life, despite my state of mind. They're always there, you just have to choose to see them! Wednesday, March 13, 2013. I was going to update my Facebook status again, but I haven't written in a LOOOOONG time, and I'm sitting here at the hospital, just Ava and me, and I was smart enough to bring a laptop so I didn't have to update on my tiny iPhone. Plus, I've had the serious urge to write. She is SO crabby! She can't help it. she's grumpy! Immediately after o...
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Reality Check! Life's A Gift...Really.: June 2013
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Life's A Gift.Really. Finding the blessings in life, despite my state of mind. They're always there, you just have to choose to see them! Thursday, June 20, 2013. A Lesson On The Brain. Thursday June 20, 2013. Here is a brief lesson on the areas of the brain that Mom's cancer has affected. We were told that she had a "Left Parietal/Occipital Craniotomy". So, the tumor was located left of the midline of the brain, between and amongst the Parietal and Occipital Lobes. The Parietal Lobe is located here:.