10 Weeks Post Chemo

Here is a pic of week 10 of my hair growth! It's coming right along. :)

It's already thicker than the picture I took last week. 

I leave us with this beautiful verse:

"This is the day the Lord has made. Rejoice and be glad in it."

Psalms 118:24

Brandi 

Pretty in Pink Fashion Show

What a fun day at the Fashion Show! I wanted to post you a few pictures.

These ladies our my survivor sisters! I am so blessed to have gotten to know them and to hear their courageous stories! 

This is Sarah! She is also a TNBC survivor! She is almost 7 years Cancer Free! I love love love her hair! I hope to look as beautiful as she does when my hair grows out. 

Fancy Dresses! These ladies looked amazing. I had to snag a pic of us in these beautiful dresses! 

This was such an amazing day. Getting all dolled up was such a treat. Not only was it a day to celebrate Survivors but a great fundraiser! Thanks to all my friends that came to celebrate with me and all that requested a calander. If you still would like a calendar message me and  I will send you a link to purchase yours. 

I also have a #TeamBrandi for the Susan G. Koman race here on October 24,2015. You can donate to our team if you can't make the run! 

Brandi

12 Days diffrence

Take a look at this collage. The left side of the pic is from May 30 and the right side is from today June 11. 

That's a lot of hair growth! 

Just wanted to give you a quick update! 

Cha- Cha- Chia!  :)

<3

Brandi

2nd Fill and a message from my <3

PT started today. Hopefully I will get back to putting my arms up and over my head.  I knew it would feel tight as I was having to do it. But after my 2nd fill today, I am not feeling to well. Bummer.. I don't like feeling under the weather. I am pretty tight this time. I went ahead and took a muscle relaxer and rubbed some EO by YL:Panaway on my back. I hope it helps with the discomfort I am having. I go again next week for another fill and see my Plastic Surgeon. From there we will see how things are going. Nurse B says the "girls" look great. I will take her word. She sees way more of them then I do. 

On to other updates. My hair is still coming in and it's so soft. We can not tell the color of it yet. My scalp looks dark but when you get up close it looks so light. I was blonde when I was younger and it got darker the older I got. So maybe we should take a poll and see what everyone thinks it will be. 

Blonde VS Brown? Cast your thoughts . 

Eyelashes and brows are still coming in . Shaving legs and armpits isn't any fun! I didn't miss shaving. That was a perk from the chemo. See found a blessing in it. :)

Well, on a serious note I want to share something with you. The recovery process is still hard as the journey of chemo and fighting to rid myself of cancer. Recovery is just as tough. I still am limited on things and hurt in other ways now. But I keep my eyes focused on Jesus. I remember this too shall pass. I must endure this season like I did the last. I still need your prayers. I really feel them and was so encouraged! I pray that  I am a light for those that need to see this journey that I am on. I pray this is beneficial to all that read this blog. I pray it makes that one lady go get checked, That one lady feel her breasts for the first time and understand what to be on the look out for. The one lady entering this journey to put their trust in Jesus and hold tight to His every promise. Because there will be ups and downs! Mountains and Valleys. But our God IS faithful!

From my heart:

Spence was in the room with me as I was leaving the PT appointment and he told her that I really haven't complained during this. It made my heart so happy. Because I feel somewhat as a BIG burden right now. Really for the last 8 months. Tons and tons of Doctor appointments, 2 biopsy surgeries, 2 hospital surgeries and just being limited to taking care of him and my kiddos. As a Mom we do so much for our families. So having to step back and get help and relying on others to help out is tough. So I am a glad I wasn't such a slacker in Spencer's eyes. You know we think we are Wonder Woman or something! :) 

Have a blessed week! Smile as you pass by that person. You never know what battle they are facing! 

I leave us with this verse today:

Worry weighs a person down; an encouraging word cheers a person up. (Proverbs 12:25 NLT)

Brandi

Fill'er Up

Well today was the first expander fill! It was weird watching your Breast being inflated like a tire. I must say never thought I'd type these words. Ha! The things you never think of. Anyways I am posting this pic that Spence took today. I wanted my die hard bloggers to see what  I was talking about when I describe what went down today. Or should I say up! :)

They take this tool that has a magnet on it and it finds the magnet inside my expander which is under my skin. It stands up straight when it locates it. They press the tool down on my chest and it makes a X (marks the spot). That shows them where to insert the needle. As shown in the picture above. Yes it hurt! Going in and coming out. After the needle is in they push the saline through and you see your chest grow before your eyes. They did this for both sides. 50cc is what went in each Breast. I am still lope-sided for some reason. The right side is smaller than the left. I go again next week and the nurse mentioned they could possible just put some in the right side and even it out. 

Pretty cool they can do the things they do. It blows my mind. 

I am so blessed to have great quality care here in Nashville. 

I want to leave us with this quote I found today! It's a reminder as I look at myself each one is a part of something that happened in my life and I healed from it.

 Battle wounds. 

Brandi