A year ago today ... the day that all the shock, sadness, anger, pain and information overload the past week came to a head and I completely broke down.
I had to stay strong ... I was the one that knew every detail of Layla's life and had to be "on" to deal with all the information from the doctors.
Friday, January 8, 2016 - This is all too raw for me today ... please forgive this short entry.
Much love to all the cancer fighters out there - never give up!
I refer to a year ago today as "that day" - the day I will never forget and long to forget. It was the day where the only thing I knew what to do, was pray. All control ceased to exist and chaos engulfed me.
It was your average frigidly cold, sunny day in January ... for most people. I was waiting for a phone call that could potentially flip my world upside down and cause major disruptions in the year ahead. It all started around 11:30 am - the shrill ring of the telephone that day sounded like death and despair calling me ...
Finding out my beloved Layla had cancer, changed my life forever. This is the story of our journey. If you find this series helpful, would you please consider a donation…
A year ago today was the first day of the worst year of my life.
It was the first day back to work after a long holiday break and not to mention a super cold Monday. My husband drove me to work that day because our fur baby Layla had to be dropped off after me to the vet clinic for a minor surgery to remove a blood vessel tumor from her leg. Easy peasy ...
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Conversation at our house on Saturday morning. Husband – “I’m hungry … there’s nothing to eat in this house!” Me [thinking] – Really? We just got back from the farmer’s…
Now I have heard you CAN live in Wisconsin without loving cheese or beer, but I wouldn’t recommend it! If you love cheese and beer, you will love this soup.…
I NEVER entertained the idea of DIY toothpaste, but then my husband holds up a brand new tube that was still in the box, looks at me and says, "Do you know what is in here?" I replied, "of course, Carrageenan?" That was of course a guess, but sadly very true.
I absolutely LOVE all things coconut for homemade bath and body products ... coconut milk, coconut cream, coconut oil, coconut flakes, fresh coconut flesh ... is there more?
Making a homemade, chemical-free body wash that a.) cleanses well b.) smells good c.) is non-drying and d.) can double as a shaving cream (for us gal's) seems like a daunting task.
All of the 'Do-It-Yourself-ers' (is that even a word?) let's get to work!