Last Summer Trip

...to AB of course! Mom has not enjoyed the fact that she has had to use so many of her vacation/sick days dealing with cancer. On August 3 she took  her (hopefully) final step in full recovery from Breast Cancer. She had her ovaries removed and breast reconstruction. She did great in the surgery! It lasted about 4 hours. It is always so hard when they take her away from me to go to the OR...it feels like my heart is ripping. However, at her hospital I feel so comforted by the love and support she is given. Her BFF Nicole checked on her throughout the surgery to give me reports. Michael, Pastor Mark, Uncle Myron, and Aunt Barbara were also waiting with me. Once mom made it to the recovery room, she was released to go home in about an hour! It was just amazing! The following week we enjoyed being home together...then back to the subject of her leave days. Aunt Tillie's condo was open for the second week, so we decided she could recover at the beach as well as she could at home...so off we went! Amy and Hunter met us down there to help get us settled in  because mom could not lift anything.  It was really a great help, plus they were able to enjoy two days at the beach. Tyson and Juel enjoyed getting to show off their swimming skills and splash in the waves with them. Then mom, the kids, and I were there for a few days alone until Michael and Travis joined us at the end of the week. It was a great way to end summer vacation!

Off we go...