Papillary Thyroid Cancer

Yep. At 33, I have it. Went in last week for a thyroidectomy. Two days later- the reports were in- cancer. I NEVER even considered it a possibility- so to say I was blindsided- is a major understatement.

It is treatable. It is *the cancer* to have. It is slow moving. Treatments are easy (comparatively to others).

I know all this.

I'm 33.

I have 2 adorable kiddos.

I have cancer.

I am in a foreign country.

Luckily- my husband is home. I am 99% sure he will not be leaving me to head back to war. We should know better later this week for sure.

I know I have an amazing net of support.

I am blessed to feel SOOO much love.

I have friends offering frequent flyer miles to get family here.

I know I want to be stateside and feel my best friends hand in mine. To hug my dad. To comfort my mom- who is usually the rock in these situations and I can hear her crumbling over the phone.

I love that my mother in law is here and we will get my father in law in two days.

I love that the Army got my husband home in an insanely quick timeframe. 

I love that I can be positive a majority of the time and know that no matter what the full body scan shows in a few weeks- there is a lot of promise for treatment options.

Ugh.

It has been awhile...

Wow. I honestly do not want to look back to when my last post was... Ignorance is bliss right?
Here are some highlights of life....

*Over 4 months into this crappy deployment. Yep. Crappy is the best word I can think of. Only a little bit longer until I get two weeks with my man though! I miss my hot Pilot!

*I have surgery next week. Taking my thyroid out. I had put it off cause of the pregnancy but now that we have decided to officially be done with kiddos- time to take care of myself!

*My mother in law comes a week from today and the father in law comes ten days later. Super excited.

*WE ARE MOVING TO COLORADO!!! Yep! Yay! It won't be til next Spring but Lee will be part of the new 4th CAB opening there next year. It means a few years of non-deployable time. It means outdoor family time! It is just where we wanted to go. A cheap flight to both sets of parents. The amazing outside lifestyle we miss from Washington State. We are thrilled. The position is amazing for Lee's future!

* We had a fantastic trip for 6 days to Vienna Austria and Berchtesgaden Germany. 9 women. Something like 21 children. A lodge. Wine. Perfect!

 Kim and I in a fantastic Biergarten in downtown Berchtesgaden.

 Yummy meal after a busy first day in Vienna. We had 2 tables of people. SO fun. (Paige Kimball Photography)

 Of course we found an amusement park in Vienna! Hilarious! (Paige Kimball Photography)

Have you ever heard of a Rodelbahn? It is a luge sort of course down a mountain on a metal track in a sled with a brake you use to control it.  I raced a 17 year old. I flipped it. Crap! lol

*We did an 80's Themed birthday dinner for Melissa's 30th! We trained it to Nurnberg and ate an awesome dinner at Tapasitos (a Tapas bar)... So fun!

* I have a new glass. We call him Magistan. Magic Mike meets Afghanistan. Lol