Saturday, April 25, 2009

Happy Birthday to me!


This is what the modern-day, 43 year old, double mastected, two and one half year cancer thriver looks like!

I passed all my tests with flying colors. My bones scans were very bony. My CT was quite unremarkable. And my wonderful oncologist said I am just going to live forever. Forever. It has a nice ring to it. Well, perhaps not forever. I wouldn't want to outlive my bladder control, after all...

Some of my friends tip-toe around my age or suggest that I might be 39 this year with a conspiratorial wink. "Oh, no you don't!", I think to myself, "I earned this age! There was a time not long ago I didn't think I'd live to see it!" Besides, 39 was when I was diagnosed.

You can keep 39!!!!!

I'll take 43, and 44, and 50, and 60... any day!!!!!

Cross posted to Mothers With Cancer

8 comments:

Jenny said...

happy birthday!!!!

whymommy said...

You look GREAT! Whoo-hoo!

sarah said...

Congratulations on a well-earned birthday, Stella! I feel exactly the same way about birthdays. When my family and friends groan about them, I sincerely mean it when I say that each and every birthday is an achievement to be proud of - for everyone. I plan to collect as many as I can and show them off like diamonds! Here's to yours :-)

Kathy U said...

Happy Birthday Stella!

Only one question, 43, two kids and you still have bladder control?

You look great and I wish you many many more birthdays.

Poozoe said...

Happy Birthday and you have so much to celebrate! You look beautiful!!!

Karen said...

Fab picture - love the smile. Happy belated birthday - and wishing you many more of them.

Dennis Pyritz, RN said...

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Take care, Dennis

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