A breath of Fresh Air!

Well, for the last month we've been a little on edge. Justin has had some cyst type things on his arm and back since before we married 4 years ago. They were concerning to me, but him being a man didn't think they were that big of a deal, plus he hates needles and such so he dispised the thought of getting them removed. I have begged him on and off for the last 4 years and when we moved here to Virginia I knew his job would be less demanding and he would have more time to take care of them. Needless to say we made an appointment, had them removed, and then got the test results.
They called it hereditary leiomyoma and said that all 3 places were Atypical and abnormal. They said, and this is the doctor's words exactly: "It's not really cancer, but it's not really not cancer." It is a rare disease that of course as you know is hereditary and it leads to and is associated with Renal Cell Carcinoma or better known as kidney cancer.
It's difficult as a wife, and a young one at that, to hear that your husband could have kidney cancer. I was scared beyond belief! They did a CAT scan and while we waited for those results I was on pins and needles for the first few days anyway. I just began to pray and believe that everything would be normal. Oh, did I mention that his mom passed away of cancer and it began in her kidneys? When we found that information out my heart really sank! But like I said, I knew that God had a bigger, better plan for us than cancer! We both believed that God was going to take care of all this!
Today he had surgery again in the same 3 spots as before. They had to go back in and cut out more chunks to make sure they got all of the abnormal tissue, and guess what............ the CAT scan showed NORMAL kidneys!! You can't imagine my joy and relief, and mostly my thankfulness to God that he did what we knew he would do!

So now, we will wait to get the Pathology report to make sure they got it all. (Please pray that they did b/c I'm not sure Justin can endure yet ANOTHER surgery on those places! His incisions are already about 5 inches long each!) For those of you that knew about this....THANK YOU from the bottom of our hearts! I would be so lost without Justin and I'm so glad to know that God still has a plan for us! :)

Just for starters!

I'm really excited about starting this blog! I've always wanted to do one, just never took the initiative to do so! I also wondered if anyone would really be interested enough in our boring little life to read it! LOL Anyways, I'm looking forward to keeping up with this and hopefully can use this is a stress reliever! (Not that being a housewife is very stressful.)
Last week Lindsey, Korey and Shandi came to visit. We had SUCH a great time! It was so nice to have a friend from back home here at my home. I love having people here and I really love having people from back home here. I often wonder when they see my home if they are shocked or if they thought it would look the way it does. And by that I mean decorative wise. Anyhow, we had such a big week. Shandi was ADORABLE as usual! She was so fun at the beach. She had never been before so it was exciting getting to experience that with her. The waves would knock her over and she would just get right back up and say "I love it!" We laughed so much at her! The things that girl says just keeps you in stitches!
My mom, grandma and aunt Hope will be here mid July and THEN, we will be heading home on the 25th of July! I can't wait to come home. We enjoy our time there so much and really love that we get to come home so much more now that Justin is at his new job. I hope we get to see all of our friends and family while we are there!

Baby news:
We are currently doing fertility treatments right now. This past month has been my 2nd month of trying this round. I LOVE my new doctor and she has stepped back and taken a much simpler approach. We have been doing Clomid which is an ovulation stimulant. I had taken shots before that were more stressful and much more abrasive to my body. I feel good about the treatment we are getting now and I really think this new doctor is wonderful!

Well, that is all the news for now! Thanks for reading! :)