My Birthday Today!

Hi All,

I turn 31 years old today. Pretty good for an FA person who has had 13 years of pre-leukaemia :-) While my birthday is definitely a time of celebration, it also is a time of sadness. Sometimes I tend to think about a lot when my birthday comes around.

However, I am actually really excited that it is my birthday and don't mind celebrating my birthday. To overcome all the bad things that FA has done in my life, I love to celebrate and be with people during my birthday because it helps me see how blessed I am to have gotten to this age and live the way I have and more.

Thank you to all who have wished me happy birthday and any presents you have given. So far, I love them all!!! Hehe

I have had a bit of a struggle this weekend. I saw a doctor on Friday and was given some news that upset my apple cart and caused my emotional rollercoaster to do more loops and all sorts. I cried a lot of that night and didn't fall asleep til around 3am. I am not going to share. Some things are too close to my heart. Sat I slept in til 1230pm because of my late settle the night before. I was so down and the tears were coming at intervals throughout Saturday that Alan decided we would go to the Beach House down by Glenelg beach with Isaac, Alan and myself. So we took a small amount of cash and went down there. Went on the VERY slow ferris wheel.....lol.....on a train, playground (Isaac did), ate some cheap dinner and went for a walk on the jetty and yes, it did cheer me up a bit. Alan said it was my birthday celebration. It was nice. On the way home we pulled up next to some fire works. They were in the city and right on the side of the road. We saw everything. It was a lovely finish to the evening.

Today I woke up and opened my presents from Alan and Isaac. I got a "Grey's Anatomy computer game"...hehe....and pink beanie, gloves, scarf and umbrella from Isaac. He knows me all too well :-) Then we went to church and there was a really good speaker at church. We came home and had a birthday lunch with my sister and her family. We had a cake that Alan and Isaac made. Sang happy birthday and blew out the candles. My mother in law, Denise, came and gave me a present as well....thank you. It was nice to see them all. My sister in law is taking me out for a hot chocolate tonight. I got plenty of messages and phone calls from my mum and dad in Africa! I love you!

Now, I do have photos but I am too tired to put then up right now.

Thanks for making my birthday special everyone. Oh, and on Friday night our friends Stephen and Leah came over for a pork roast and we played the CSI Miami Board game which was fun. That was a critical night since I had come home with particularly upsetting news from the doctor.

Thank you for celebrating my birthday everyone. Thank you for the messages on Facebook and email. The phone calls and the spending time together in person.

Wow, I am tired.

Now I saw my gynae doctor and my surgery to take this lump out from the lady area is booked for the 11th June. She doesn't think it is cancer but it will be checked anyway with pathology as per usual. She thinks it is some inflammatory granulotoma or something. I don't think that is the right word but I wasn't taking too much notice.....just asking if it was suspected cancer or not....hehe...so the second word I didn't really catch.

Pray for Isaac as we take him for his bloods tomorrow! That all goes well :-)

Ok, I am gonna go!
Love you and thanks,
Charisse