Today is Sunday and the outpouring of love and support from friends and family has been truly overwhelming.  I am so grateful to live in this AWESOME neighborhood where we are surrounded by such great people.  Everyone is so willing to help, in whatever way they can.  THANKS to our families for their love and to all of our great friends and ward members as well.  I think I got at least 20 hugs today.  : )

We took time yesterday to go to the temple, which was such a boost.  Despite crying the entire time, I was able to feel the Spirit and know that Heavenly Father knows me and what we are going through right now.  I have no doubt He will guide us through this process.  The one impression that came so strongly was that I need to ask everyone to pray that this tumor/lump will not get any bigger or spread to my Lymph system.  That is the thing I can put my faith in, that it won't spread.  So, if you are reading this, please do that for me!

I have to thank Holly and Mary for letting me take them away from their families yesterday so I could talk and vent and cry.  I can't tell you how much you helped me!  I felt good enough last night to go to the gym and get in a run.  While I was there, I saw an old friend from A Cappella choir (U of U).  I don't see her very often, but I'm grateful I saw her last night.  She asked me how I was . . . so I told her!  She told me her sister-in-law, Corrine went through this last year, so I gave her my phone number.  At 9:45 p.m., Corrine called and talked to me for an hour about what happened to her, who her doctors were, how she handled her hair falling out, etc.  She even told me that when they reconstructed everything, they used her belly fat, so she got a tummy tuck out of the deal too!  SWEET!!  She was so encouraging and I was so grateful for her phone call.  Thanks Becky for always being so nice and reaching out to others!  And thanks to Corrine for being so willing to help out a perfect stranger!

I'm going to start making phone calls in the morning and I'll keep you posted on the details and progress.  Let's hope I don't have to wait too long before I can get in for surgery.  Thanks again for all your love and support!