So good to be home!
June 20, 2008
I am sorry that I haven’t updated, but I have been so exhausted! Emma is home now and is so happy to be reunited with her Little People!
I, on the other hand, am so happy to be reunited with my bed!
I start chemotherapy Monday evening, which will be my next to last cycle (only 2 more to go!). I can’t believe that I have been on chemo for 10 straight months, it seems like only yesterday that I was diagnosed and had surgery. My hair is still not back completely from radiation therapy… I have an old man bald spot the size of a baseball on the top of my head that is coming back oh so slowly.
I so miss my hair, yet the very thought of wearing a wig during the summer makes my head sweat… so I continue to shave it until it all comes back in.
Bald is beautiful, if I do say so myself!
(But I do miss it… did I mention that?)
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Dear Heather,
Ooooh, that picture of Emma is so very sweet! She looks wonderful. I’m so glad you’re all home and doing well. I’ll be thinking and praying on Monday night when you start your 2nd to last round of chemo (YEAH!!!!). You’re right, bald IS beautiful! You look fabulous and healthy! Sheesh, I could never pull off bald, children would run screaming from me!
Have a great weekend and thanks for the update on sweet Emma Grace 
Molly (:
Yes, Heather, bald is beautiful! I’m so glad that you’re almost done with chemo. Would you remind us what happens after these next two rounds? Do they just monitor your health or what?
I’m happy to hear that Emma is home and she is looking mighty happy!
Rest up sweetie…it sure has been a long month for you!
Two beautiful girls! Thanks for posting the photos! So glad you’re home. May this next chemo be your best!
Yay an update! I’m so glad all is well, today is a good day, I love to see the smiles. May you continue to know you are in God’s hands.
So glad you are home! And if I may say, you are a beautiful bald woman!!!
Tamara Cosbys last blog post..You know you have kids when…
you and my hubby match, but he comes by his naturally, lol! I’m prayerfully happy that Emma is home, and in prayer for you as you work through these last rounds of chemo. God is good, all the time!
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Thank you for sharing your struggles and triumphs. I’ve been a lurker for awhile but couldn’t resist telling you….if I looked so good bald I would shave my head for life. You are beautiful bald!
Your entire family is in my prayers.
Praising God you’re all back home! Beautiful pics of you both.
Keeping you all in our prayers.
Sheryls last blog post..~* Faith-Lift Fridays June 20, 2008 *~
The Little People look happy to have Emma back too :)
Prayers for the next round of chemo.
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I love the picture of Emma. She looks so good and content! I’m glad she is doing much better!
You look great, too! Only you can make bald look beautiful! Will think good thoughts for you as you do another round of chemo. . . you are almost done!
~Laurie from TN who is in Texas with her grandson!
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ooohhhh Heather
it’s so good to know you are home and to know that EMMA is well & looks so GREAT & HAPPY with her Little People! Prasisnh God and still praying for you…and I do like how nice YOU look, too…and if I looked like that bald…I’d go bald…even though I know you miss…I hope that you are able to get enough rest & be ready for this CHEMO 
and it will be easier than any time before because you deserve a HUGE break!!! Enjoy some of your uplifting music, relax, rest 
and BE BLESSED ABUNDANTLY & this time 
Emma take care of mommy and stay well!!!
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It’s good that you are all home. :)
JoAnn
Yay!!! So glad you are home! Emma must be thrilled…momma must be thrilled as well! hahaha
I also could not pull off bald cause my face has acquired jowls…just like my mother! UGH! But you do bald beautifully!
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I’m so glad that Emma is home. She looks sooo happy.
You make bald look great. You are one amazing young woman.
Prayers will continue and on Monday you will be held up in special prayer.
Many hugs to all of you.
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I’m so, so glad that Emma is home. She looks so happy!! You are looking very beautiful, dear friend, and I’m glad that you are almost done with chemo!!
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Emma looks so fantastic and happy!!
Love and Huge Hugs, Laurie in Ca.
You both look great.
Taking each step at a time, it’s time for you to get plenty of rest making ready for these last rounds of chemo. My prayers continue for you and whole family.
I’ve been married to a wonderful bald man for 45 years
bald is beautiful - inside and out! But you pull it off with a fantastic glow about you! 
Yay, so glad y’all are home…PTL! Emma looks so happy, what an angel girl! And you are beautifully bald, sweetheart! :) Love and Hugs!
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I am so glad Emma and yourself are home again. I was getting a bit worried when there was no news.
I also keep my head shaved as there are about 3 spots where it is just not coming back fully and would look really odd. I’ve sort of got used to having no hair now and don’t mind it too much. My hair was so damaged and fine from 16 years of chemo maybe when I do let it grow back it might be a bit stronger and thicker, one can always dream. And to think all those years ago when I had thick black hair well below my waist, now it is practically all grey !!
Take Care enjoy some rest and enjoy your time back with your family.
Lots of Love Carolynn xxxx :-)
Thanks for letting us know about your hair as I was wondering.
So glad Emma Grace is home along with you. Oh the comforts of home…
k-
kates last blog post..Grace & Love
Bless your heart. I don’t know how you keep your sense of humor about things, but it must be God telling you not to take things too seriously. Take care!
Peace - D
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You have the most beautiful hair, it is true, Heather. And it will be even more beautiful again. But you are by far the most beautiful girl I know–hair or no.
Much love in Christ,
holly
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Your beautiful bald head reminds me of a song I loved at vacation bible school as a kid
“Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine!” (This Little light of mine)
In your case, Heather, bald really is beautiful! I don’t blame you for not wanting to wear a wig in the summer heat.
I’m so glad Emma is back home and enjoying her toys. I’m glad you’ve been reunited with your bed as well.
Take care!
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So glad Emma’s home and that you are almost done! What will be the next step for you?
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On you, bald truly is beautiful! You seriously look fantastic!
So glad Emma is home and feeling better.
Good luck with this round of chemo! You’re almost done!! Amazing.
Heather, hooray for you all! It’s no fun living in the hospital, and home is where everything feels better. Only 2 more to go for you! We’ll be here all the way!
Heather, your true beauty lies within and is more gorgeous than hair could ever be! We are women and do enjoy fussing over ourselves but when the nitty meets the gritty, you are simply beautiful!
Connie
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That is fantastic that Emma is home!!
I can’t believe that you only have 2 more chemo cycles to go! YIPPY!!!! What a journey. What happens next after the last 2 rounds?
Prayers we going your way this week.
Just saying hello and letting you know I am thinking of you. Hope you have a great weekend!
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Emma looks so happy and healthy. And if you don’t mind my saying, you look good without hair. Not every woman can pull that off, you know! :)
Welcome Home Miss Emma!!
Praying for your next round of chemo Heather…
Keep holding on
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so glad to hear your world is back to “normal”!
and congrats on only 2 more rounds of chemo…that is huge!
beauty is so much more than a bald spot…yours definitely shines through in more ways than one!
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I’m glad you’re home! Also good to hear that you’ll be finished with chemo soon. You’ve been through so much and have kept the faith long and hard. God’s got great plans for you and Emma Grace! (ps, we’ve taken up residence at ACH now and are aparently not going anywhere quick, ah, well, guess we won’t meet after all but I’m glad you all are home!)
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We are all praying for you… even miss LOLA. :^)
You and Mark are great people, and Michelle and I are truly blessed to have you as friends.
NOOMA, NOOMA, NOOM.
Love, peace, and chicken grease.
It is so good to see Emma home and back with her Little People. She is such a sweet, beautiful girl.
You are beautiful inside and out, hair or not. You are such an inspiration to me.
Love the old man bald spot pic! : ) You look sassy… and sassy is better than sweaty any day!!!
And Emma & the Little People (she could form a band with them - like the Village People, only smaller) look quite happy.
Enough of my silly comments… I hadn’t checked in on you for a while (I rearranged my favorites and somehow missed you on my list!) so it’s nice to see and be inspired by you again.
~Melissa
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Heather, so glad Emma is home! I love her ear to ear grin! She’s so cute. I agree with the other commenters, that you are beautiful, with or without hair. Keeping you in our prayers as you round the corner finishing your chemo treatment. I found your blog before this happened, and have been reading ever since. You really inspire me to make the most out of every day. We love you Heather!
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Heather,
I don’t post often, but I do read and I do pray (for you and your family, including your dear husband who is, to me, a most amazing example of what MEN should be. He knows what commitment means and he knows how to live it out in good times and bad. I’m deeply touched by your entire family).
Just wanted to say I laughed out loud at your “bald man spot” comment. Heather, your ability to share your sense of humor, a gift from God, with the rest of us on this journey is WONDERFUL! I know you look forward to your hair coming back but I just want to say with all sincerity, you are BEAUTIFUL from the inside out.
Blessings,
~Toni~
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sheesh! You not only make bald beautiful, you make it down right elegant! Very chic young lady , Miss Heather!
I am so very glad to hear you are all at home and resting “comfortably”! Emma looks like she is feeling a O.K!
because of Jesus, Bobbie
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You do look beautiful
A friend just gave me your blog link. I am on my second cycle of chemo after being diagnosed with breast cancer. My hair is falling out and it’s over whelming…many folks have said “oh you have such a pretty face and can carry it off well…you have a great shaped head at least” oh my ….i won’t say all that….but you look great in your picture and there is a sparkle in your eye. I have 3 young girls to live for myself…that must be both of what keeps the sparkle shining…eh?
Best wishes to you…may you always walk with God through this journey and through your now ever changed life. Blessings, Jodi
ps Http://happyhousequilts.blogspot.com for more about my own journey…i’m trying to do some art therapy with the kids…now that school is out for the summer we can refocus on it…just need to move back into my house first…we moved out due to hubby’s drinking and now he has found a place to move to…sigh…this isn’t the “happily ever after” that the fair tales promised is it? take care! Jodi
Yes Heather, Bald is Beautiful!
Funny thing…I thought that the hair growth was “stuck” in that one stage! I had no idea that you were shaving it! I’m so goofy about things sometimes!
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Yay! I’m glad you’re getting some of your own bed time again! I understand it, and I completely agree, nothing better than our own beds. I’m so incredibly blessed to have a bed I get to sleep in every single night.
My hubby had a fantastic day with your hubby’s brother Sunday. They went out on the boat. Alex came home very very sore from tubing, lol. Poor little guy has muscles even he didn’t know he has. I remember you in my prayers, my friend, and I pray for so many things for you, for your family. xo
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you ARE beautiful!
How are you today my Sister? Praying for you–and I love Emma and her Little People!
holly smiths last blog post..In Obedience, Once Again
You are BEAUTIFUL, and I truly mean that. You have beautiful, stunning eyes and a very pretty smile. You are beautiful - and I have never seen you with hair! :)
Welcome home to both of you! And continued prayers.
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So glad that she is home and getting to play with her little people hehe. Also you do look beautiful :)
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I am glad that you are home as well. I can not believe that you have been on chemo for 10 months. I have been reading your blog for over a year and it is always amazing to follow your journey.
With love,
Heather
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Heather, i recall first visiting you last year, before your chemo started and i have thought of you and prayed for you since that time. During this past 12 months a personal friend has also endured many months of chemo, but for breast cancer and she is now undergoing radiotherapy. I am continually overawed by the way that she has handled it. I tell her that i am ashamed to say that i complain to myself about so much to do with my comparitively small ailments, she tells me that she did too. That somehow, well by the grace of God actually, she is able to endure that which she never would have thought herself capable of enduring.
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