Thank you all for your support, thoughts, and prayers over the past couple of years. I have greatly appreciated each and every one of them.

If you have it in you for one more today, I should would appreciate it.

Thanks again and much love to you all....

Its been a crazy week...my mother is good, I am still sick.


Sorry for my lack of updates, please don't give up on me....I'm just in a thick drug induced fog and now I'm trying to work from my parents on my lap top and cell phone...this won't be good...plus my "T" key on my laptop doesn't want to work anymore...FML.


Thank you all again for all your love and support...you all are the bestest!! (yes I know that's not a word, but I use it anyway!)

Picture found here...

I'm currently sitting at Siteman Cancer Center in St. Louis. My mother is having her reconstructive surgery from her double mastectomy. The surgery will last 12 - 14 hours. She will be having her top 2 abdominal muscles removed and those will replace the breast tissue that was removed. All positive thoughts and prayers are greatly appreciated.

Before we left the hospital this morning, my mom gave me her wedding ring, its currently on my middle finger of my right hand. Its a very weird feeling to be wearing my mom's ring. It strange to look down and see it on my hand.


Oh and to top it all I am sick as a dog. I started getting sick yesterday evening and woke up this morning at 5am and couldn't breathe and could hardly swallow. I've taken some meds and drank 3 cups of hot tea...I'm finally starting to feel alittle better but still look like a hot mess...

But enough about me....

Thank you all for your kind words and prayers for my mother and family.... I deeply appreciate each and everyone of you. The kindness of strangers is amazing... love you all.

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As some of you know it has touched my family twice, first my maternal grandmother and last year my mother. Unfornately my grandmother passed away while I was in high school but, I'm happy to say that my mother is now cancer free. She will be having her reconstructive surgery in November.

I hope to share important information about bresat cancer and a little more about our story over the next month.

First and foremost, thank you for the sweet comments about my mama. For those of you that haven't read my blog long, my mom was diagnosed in August/Sept 08, she chose to have a double mastectomy before Thanksgiving. Luckily, the cancer was Stage 1, nothing in any of her lymph nodes they removed. Thank you GOD! She is awaiting her reconstructive surgery which she postponed until after the summer since she'll be laid up for quite some time.

She doesn't have to do any radiation or chemo, we were very lucky.

Breast Cancer runs in my family, my maternal grandmother and my mom both have had it. My mom took the BRACA and tested negative for it. I asked my doctor if I should take it. She said that she didn't think I should because if I tested positive they would want me to immediately have a double mastectomy and hysterectomy and I would have insurance issues for the rest of my life. I could be a carrier and got it from my biological father, and it doesn't mean I will get cancer. Ovarian cancer does not run in my family. Also my grandmother we believe got cancer post-menopausal and my mom pre-menopausal, so even though it runs in my family, it doesn't necessarily mean we pass the gene.

OMG its so confusing and scary to think about....

I started talking to her about my mom and how I don't think I now how to do a proper breast exam. I told her that prior to my mom's surgery she asked if I wanted to feel it. I couldn't really feel anything... CUE THE TEARS... they started flowing and the Dr. didn't really comfort me at all. I even glanced over to the box of tissues in the corner of the room thinking she'd offer one...ummm... no. Instead this cute, middle aged, southern, blond, Dr showed me how to do a proper exam and assured me that its much harder to feel a growth on someone else other than yourself.

I then asked her, "How do you know if you have dense breasts?" She told me that I have smooth breast... yeah go me... she told me most young women won't have dense breasts and that some women's feel like they have popcorn in them.... Huh? Which makes it even harder to feel for growths.

We discussed my fears of breast cancer, worrying about my ability to get pregnant, worrying about getting off the pill and having to live with my ridiculously horrid cramps, and a little bit of everything else.

She told me to start taking folic acid at least 2 months prior to trying to have a baby. She also wanted to me to check with a general practice physician to determine if I need any vaccinations. Has anyone had vaccinations before getting pregnant? I don't think I've received a vaccination since going into college.

So that was my emotional visit to the Dr. I swear whenever I have to talk about my family medical history I cry. Its this uncontrollable thing... the eye doctor, my general physician, and the gyno... yeah I can't control it.

My mom is great... she's cancer free and we're just awaiting her reconstructive surgery. I adore my mama but I have inherited all her issues... migraines, bad eye sight, painful menstrual cramps,and my ugly lil toes. But I love her just the same...

Yeah you read that right...

Someone bald her eyes out today, sitting in a paper dress, in front of her doctor. Its like I can write about my mom being diagnosed with cancer, but when I verbalize it, OMG I become a mess.

Lady Dr.... not that supportive.

Anyway - more info to follow later. Also I have several questions for the ladies out there?

1. BRACA anyone?
2. Do you take Folic Acid before getting pregnant?
3. Did you get any vaccinations before getting pregnant?

Need to discuss...

But after this, I'm not buying anything more this month that I don't "need".

We're partying it up at PURE DJ AM was spinning. We had so much fun and talked our way into hanging out with a bachelor party from Chicago. If I remember right, we "knew of" some of the same people. Small world. Don't worry the guys are friends who live out in Vegas. This was one of the best weekends ever. Thanks ladies and guys. We're in our private pool at Wet Republic. It was a CRAZY day, so crazy we didn't go out that night. Mr. Jetplane still makes fun of me for that.



From Mr. Jetplane's winging ceremony.




Honeymooned in the Dominican Republic.



Its been a wonderful and challenging year for the Jetplanes. Here's to a great 2009. The Jetplanes should have an exciting year - moving to NC, hopefully buying house, upcoming weddings of some of my besties, upcoming trips, and most important... getting to live together again.

Unbelievable news!!!

My mom doesn't need to have chemo! She met with her oncologist today, due to the size of the tumor, the cancer free lymph nodes, and the fact the she had both breasts removed, they do not think she needs chemo. They are going to put her on a hormone therapy treatment and recommend removing her ovaries. Her cancer was estrogen feed, so its best they remove them. She already had a hysterectomy a couple of years ago so its not too big of a deal.

The Dr. said that in cases such as hers, if cancer is to reappear somewhere down the road, it generally reappears in the bone. So they are going to start building up her calcium to combat that now.

I am so delighted for her. She was very nervous about chemo and losing her hair. My grandma had chemo and radiation, and when she lost her hair it was devastating to her. I didn't want my mom to go through that.

What a wonderful Christmas present. Thank you God for hearing and answering all our prayers.

Secondly, thank you to all of you for your support those these trying times. Its meant so much.

Heading back to Florida this morning. Its 10 hours home, so I should be back in the P'cola by 7:00 ish. Not looking forward to it, but I do have a Nicholas Sparks book on CD that about 8 hours long, so it will keep me busy. I'm ready to get home and begin decorating for Christmas.

I'll give you all update from home about my mom, the Mr., and the drama that is coming home.

So after my office let 7 people go yesterday, I get an email about a new employee starting today and that she's going to be shadowing me on Thursday. Wow, that's all I have to say. I wonder if our Holiday Party is going to get cancelled.... I bet it doesn't.

Talk to you all tomorrow....

My mom went to the Dr today for her follow up appointment with the plastic surgeon. While she was there she found out the pathology reports from the lymph nodes that they had removed. They removed 8 from one side and 10 from the other. I'll be honest, I didn't even know you had that many lymph nodes.

Well GREAT news! They all came back negative. The cancer had not spread and it looks like we have caught it early. She won't have to do any radiation and the chemo should not be too bad.

YEAH!!! This is me doing the happy dance....

With Thanksgiving right around the corner, it all means so much more. This year we have something to be truly thankful for.

Well first things first, you can see I have gotten a face lift this afternoon.... More to come on that later. Thanks Krystyn!!

My mom is out of surgery and everything looks good. The surgeon said that there were no surprises and she's in recovery. My step-dad and brother should get to see her in about 45 minutes. She'll be released late tomorrow. I'll keep you all updated.

Thank you again for the outpouring of love and support, I GREATLY appreciate it.

xoxo - Mrs. Jetplane (that's my new name!!, love it)