It's a date

I havent looked forward to a date this much since me and Jake set our wedding date, and got the due dates for the 3 little monkies when I was pregnant. This is the date my mom starts chemo. I (and everyone else too) have been thinking about this date and wondering when it would ever come. I dont know if it is that her inscison has finally healed enough, or they said no more fooling around when she got the cancer on her tongue too... but whatever the reason, she got her start date today. She starts next Wed the 7th. It will be a long, hard haul- 24 weeks worth, but I know she can do it. It is the beginning of the final steps of this whole thing. Once she gets done with chemo, we can think of this in "past" terms. Thankfully they are very thorough and will have her go back every couple of months for the first 5 years and then once a year for the rest of her life. When the doctor said those word to her today, she got so happy and smiled and said "The rest of my life, I like the sound of that." I dont know how she holds it together like she has, but I know that after watching her go through this and feeling so many mixed emotions with her, I dont know a stronger person than my mom. Who said a litte 105 lb lightweight cant be tough?? All I know is that my mom is a hero... for me and anyone who thinks they cant get through something... she is proof that you can. She has been through so much, and look at her. She is amazing and I am so glad she is my mom!!! Go mom!!! We all love you :) You can do this!!!!!