07/04/1776 is the Birthday of the great US of A! She is turning 232. If the USA were considered the “laugh lines” of Mother Earth then you can tell that age is beginning to wear and tear. She really needs to start Botox. I wonder if there is Botox for Mother Earth? Actually, there is and it is this new “all natural” non-pharmaceutical brand Botox that is absolutely free and can be produced by all American’s. It is called the “3 R’s”: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. Please start taking care of our mummy. Otherwise,…it is just going to get worse. And remember on this great day, how proud it is to be an American. As the lyrics go…”At least I know I am free”. The 4th of July is an AMAZING celebration of just that…FREEDOM. (This year I will be celebrating my freedom with some old friends and some new. I do not think there will be any fireworks where I am going, but I will be sure to make some of my own.) (Cue: Star Spangled Banner)
07/02/1981 is the Birthday of the ever so lovely Miss Heather Mae! She is turning 27. When you see us two together, it seems as if we have been best friends since we were babies with pacifiers. I wish I were a poet or lyricist so I could write something really beautiful to describe just how much she means to me and how AMAZING she truly is. It is hard to believe that we have only been friends for a little over 2 years. In that time, we have made SOOO many memories to last a lifetime. We are inseparable and share just about everything (except boys) and no matter what…we are there for one another. Heather Mae is the original founding member of SLAM! She is the inspiration and inventor of Champagne Sunday’s. She is my POEM, my SONG and my NORTH STAR!
(Cue: theme song from Golden Girls…I love you. SLAM!)
07/01/2005 is the Birthday of me. I am turning 3. You see, 3 years ago today at approximately 1:17pm I received the phone call from my oncologist telling me I had cancer (TEAR!). I already knew what my verdict was going to be when I walked out of my doctor’s appointment just days prior. When I said goodbye, he did not look me in my eyes. Therefore, I knew and I began to prepare myself for the moment he would confirm my diagnosis. (Okay so like, I am crying right now and have snot bubbles…they are happy tears, I PROMISE!) I never talk about it so here is a brief summary of my situation…In 2005 I died a slow death to get a second chance at life. I endured 3 Months of Chemotherapy known as the “RED DEVIL”, Surgery (everyone wants to know…I got to keep my cute perfect breasts), Complications to Surgery (a not so perfect scar to remind me), Radiation everyday for an ENTIRE month (think putting yourself everyday into a microwave on high) and a lifetime supply of anti-boobie cancer drugs. Looking back…it SUCKED…but I would not have had it any other way. We survivors celebrate the day that we are diagnosed for ever year we remain cancer free. It is our “Rebirth Birthday”. For those of you who do not know me or do not understand the severity of my cancer to someone who is so young, then I will tell you that statically it is not good. All of my doctors say that if you remain Cancer Free for 2 years, you go from 20% to 80% chance of survival. After 5 years…if you have no reoccurrence then you are cured. Not really but they say that so you can feel all warm and fuzzy inside and go on living a normal life. My life is as normal as it gets… I live everyday as if it were my last…laugh as much as possible even if it is at myself and love everyone even if they do not love me back. I have 3 stars down and 2 to go…Keep your fingers, arms, legs, eyes and whatever else you can cross, crossed!
(Cue: Chariots of Fire…Just kidding…Chariots of Fire REMIXED! Dancin the HAPPY DANCE!!!)
