"Support" Group

 Last night, Thursday, I attended my first Survivor Support Group.  Just to give you and idea of how fun these ladies are, look at the cupcakes Michelle had brought for the evening.  Remind you of anything?!!  Too funny!  They were delish!!  There are a wide variety of gals in terms of ages and some of us are currently going through treatment while others are past it.  I was able to ask a lot of questions and learn from their experiences.  Had an all around great time!  Look forward to more fun with these ladies!

"Dig Pink," Supporters

Tuesday afternoon I attended a volleyball game at the High School.  It was "Dig Pink" night in honor of Breast Cancer awareness month.  Our friends Saselah and Kylee honored me by having my name put on their jersy's!  

Here I am after the match with Saselah.  She rocked it!  Way to represent Team Enfield Saselah!

Intense focus!

Thumbs up for Team Enfield!

Our friends from Phoenix, Arizona ( the Chapin's) honored me by dedicating their football game to me!

My friends from Tucson, (Emma J.) also had a "Dig Pink," night for her volleyball team.  They sent me a text along with this picture saying, "Thinking of you in Tucson."

 

Thanks to each and everyone of you!  The second round of chemo was tougher than the first and I had really been feeling awful.  Each of these gestures warmed my heart and lifted my spirits during some tough days.  You are loved and appreciated more than you know.

Scarves? Maybe.....

This is for Dad.  Here I am in one of my scarves.  Never fear Father Dear, I have 13 fabulous hats and at least twice as many scarves!  

Head-Shaving Ceremony

Here we go....

Maya and Sophie start chopping.

I have always said that I have enough hair for three women. It took about 15-20 minutes.

John finished it off with a nice all around shave. 

Teancum

This morning we received this picture and text from some friends of ours regarding their teenage son Teancum: "John and Shanda, I thought it might be interesting for you to know that the Desert Hills football team wears pink to encourage support to fight breast cancer.  We discovered last night that Teancum wrote Shanda's name on his pink sleeve to remind himself how personal it can be.  Just wanted to remind you that you are in our hearts and prayers."

What a bright spot after all the hair loss yesterday!

Goodbye Curls

My hair REALLY started to fall out in the shower today.  Very unsettling, down right scary in fact.  I will be seeing my stylist Jody tonight so she can take it all to one very short layer.  I think the head shaving is just around the corner.  So my conversation with hubby tonight went like this:

ME: I am scared to lose my hair.

Hubby: Me too!

Me: What are YOU scared for?

Hubby: How you'll look.

Me: Yeah, me too.  

PAUSE for a few moments.

Me: Well, we just have to tell ourselves that it's temporary.  And it's just the way I look, the way I look is NOT who I am.  I will still be me.

Hubby: Your hair doesn't define you.

Me: Yeah!!

Thus went the conversation as we tried to console ourselves about the upcoming change.

Loved and Supported

Here we go...2 nd round of Chemo.  

When we got home, this sign was at the bottom of our street.  It says "Breast Cancer Awareness Month, HONK for Team Enfield!"

More elves had been at our home while we were gone!  Pink Ribbons and hearts were staked in our front yard!  It's like Christmas in October except everything is PINK!

In side we found some yummies, music CD, and bracelet!  Maya is going to wear the bracelet in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month and in support of me!

My sweet, Sophie wore a pink T-shirt to school today to show support of my 2nd round of Chemo.

The Loe family brought us fantastic chicken taco's for dinner tonight!  Thanks everyone!