The results

     I did a bonemarrow biopsy two weeks ago and today is finally here. The appointment was at 8 am so you can only imagine the rush we were in to get there on time.  I get nervous about anything and everything so I tried not to think about it. I pray everday for God to point me in the right direction in my healing process. I wanna do things his way so I pray for guidance in All that I do.
     Well, the results are in and my body is in Remission. Ooohhh yeeaahh Wohoooooo what what yeehaa baby😀...sorry had to get that out. What does that mean? It means that there is no traces of cancer in my body or bonemarrow But, that doesn't mean it won't come back.  The next step is getting with Dr. C for a transplant. If you know me and have been following me, you know how I feel about autotransplant, hell the F***no 👎.  In logic I see no point. 😝
     I willset an appointment with Dr. C and see whAT happens. I will be praying for the right path to take. God has everything under control.

Red swollen eyes

     In July I got a bad case of swollen red eyes. I didn't know if it was something I ate or touched that got into my eye causing a reaction in my eyes. I didn't think it was a big deal and figured it will go away in a couple of days. Well. If life was that easy right. My eyes did get better in two days but then the following day it came back again. I knew it was coming because it felt like I was punched in the eye and had that bruise ache. My eyeball itself was not red just the lid around it and swollen too. It was always one side more than the other. Its already bad enough I have big eyes but when they get swollen omg do i look like a beetle car.. Lol. Not good at all.
     I wondered if it was my make up so I stop using and still getting them every week.ugh. I tried eye drops and eye ointment but still the swollen was coming back. The only thing left is chemo. I called my doctor and informed them of the reaction I was having with my eyes. I send them a picture so they can see how bad it was. I asked if it was a normal side effect  and they said no. It is for me I suppose. 
     It has been two months and they have gotten better but still getting them. Not as bad as the first time but it does occur.  I don't t know what to do or try anymore. I need your help. If you know anything that will help me in this situation please write me. Let me know what's worked for you.

Bonemarrow biopsy

     Today I have chemo In the morning and a second bonemarrow biopsy in the afternoon.  I am so nervous because of the darn weird pain you feel. Best described as your soul being pull out of you. Ewwww make me quiver just thinking about it. 

     I am actually sitting in chemo right now waiting on my valcade shot. I take this time to catch up on things like prayer, write blogs, edit videos which I'm trying to get better but I am shy while filming.  It makes me nervous 😜

My phone was acting up and I was unable to post this that day. My hip was hurting so bad the next day , it felt like I got hit by a bus. It was hard to sit down or lay down. I don't remember it hurting this bad afterwards but I'm wondering if it was because they had to go at it twice since the first sample was not good 😲😨😧😭😭





     Now its the second day of recovery and feeling so much better.  It's a bit sore but not bad.i was able to work out except crunches that require me laying down. Oh well ..the results will be in next week so I hope and pray god is working miracles in me.

Thank you for being part of my Journey, God Bless. Yvette Norris

Alejandra

Children are little blessings that bring happiness into our lives no matter what the condition we seem to be in.
I am so blessed to have the opportunity to watch my daughter grow. I know many parents don't get to because of work, sickness or accidents so I count my blessings. Thank you God for giving me another day to enjoy with my love ones.  I wouldn't want to miss it for the world.
      I'm still amazed how fast she is growing up and that she is a little piece of me. If only I could slow down time, that would be nice ;) but since I can't I'm living in the moment. My little Alejandra is unstoppable. She is 6 months and acts like she can walk when she can't even crawl forward. lol.  I can't leave her unattended for a second because she is already getting into something or heading into something. I can only imagine how it's going to be when she begins to walk..ay yah yah .
   The main reason why I have to be in the best shape of my life is because I will be chasing her down. What can I expect when both of us were hyper active kids when we were young, so that concludes Alejandra is going to be TaZmania..lol who remembers that character?  Well ladies and gentleman be ready for the live version coming soon to a playground near you.
    As she gets older I can see her little character developing. For a second we worried that she was going to be a serious baby.  We couldn't get her to giggle or smile only when she was asleep did she laugh and smile. As you can see she is our first and were not familiar with newborn's stages of seriousness. I think Ale won first place on that stage. Way to go Alejandra ... Now as she gets older she is more alert and of course giggles like cray cray.. which brings us great joy :)

    Love being a mommy. The greatest blessing ever.
    

 Thank you for being part of my Journey, God Bless. Yvette Norris

Super mom

     Mother's are super moms. They are strong, sweet, loving, fighters, selfless, caring, nurturing,  multitasking human beings. Our job is never ending from dusk till dawn. Great respect goes out to the single mothers who do it all. It's a challenging role that we take on in life.

     Being a new mom and dealing with cancer is sometimes overwhelming.  The reason being is because as a mother I wanna cater to my baby and As a cancer fighter,  I have to make sure I take care of myself. This is what I'm torn apart in a daily basis. If  you have kids you know what I am talking about. A baby requires time and loving and you forget to take care of yourself during that process. It happen to me the first few months, I would sometimes forget to eat during the day because I would be so wrapped up in making sure she was ok. My husband would help with the baby from feeding to changing her diaper. We became a great duo and he is a great dad.

     Coming up with a routine was going to be the best way to get things done. Alejandra is 6 months now, time passes so quickly its a bit scary. MArk has been laid off and while he is between jobs we are taking advantage of him being home with the baby. Now my mornings consist of feeding , playing and changing Alejandra which Mark helps me with. I do my morning workout while they are still sound asleep 💤. Then making breakfast, cleaning kitchen, packing lunch, making lunch, doing morning protocol for cancer, and anything else I can squeeze in before work which is at noon. My mornings begin at 6 am and on Tuesdays it's chemo day so my morning gets shorter because I have to be there at 11 for treatment. How exciting isn't it.. yay.. Its getting better but not quite perfect just yet.

     I love being able to spend time with Alejandra and play with her in these early stages of  life. I sometimes feel like I am not giving her enough time and that is a sucky feeling.  "Mommy needs to take care of herself to be with her in the long run" that's the way my doctor told me to focus on.  The struggle of getting this routine down to balance mommy time , wife duties and work mode.

     I know it may not look like a blessing because of all that is going on but to me this year has been such a great blessing. I would get more into it at another time..

Thank you for being part of my Journey, God Bless. Yvette Norris