Big Day

Today was a big day for me. I took an 8 block walk this morning which felt great. It was slow, but progress! My good friend came to see me and brought lunch (thanks Jenna!) and I feel like I'm slowly coming out of my cocoon. This afternoon Jason and I went to see my surgeon for my post-op visit. She took one of my drains out but wanted to wait until Monday to remove the other. It didn't hurt nearly as bad as I thought it would. We talked about my diagnosis, my future and the BRCA gene test results. It's amazing to take in all that lies ahead.

After my appointment we went to a wonderful dinner at Baywolf and had a lovely quiet table on the patio. It was a great way to stop and take time for ourselves, something we haven't had the opportunity to do in quite a while.

I am really focusing on trying to take things one day at a time. It seems to be the only way I can get through this with some sense of sanity.

A friend of mine gave me a wonderful mantra to repeat as I go through this journey:

"I accept my full power as a woman and accept all my bodily processes as normal and natural. I love and approve of myself. All is well."

I love this saying and I plan to use it!

More tomorrow, today took a lot out of me.