Trying to figure it all out!

The long awaited update!

I just realized that I have not really written a really good post since August and have most likely taken off most blog rolls.

Here is what has been going on in the last 10 months.

• The summer was great! We went camping quite a few times and spent most of the summer at the beach house.

•  In September Richie started to get sent home from work without pay.

• October - Richie laid off work

• Decided to check out another state instead of the Island. Found a house to rent. Moving on November 5th

•  Rush to pack up house.

• Learn that my brother would not be going with us as we had planned and got something for him too.

• Beyond upset about this and the way it happened turns out he would be moving to FL with his GF of a few weeks. Said GF never even tried to get to know me.

• November - Move to new state. New life decide that we can make this work and and loving it down here.

• Things are really strained between my brother and I

• Unpack new house and set up. Grateful to Richie's friends and my family for helping out.

• Decide to get Tyler tested because of his speech delay. Testing begins in December.

• Fly back to NY for Thanksgiving. Rushing to see everyone.

• December - Evaluation on Tyler - They thought he might have autism. Further evaluation shows that he did not.

• Find out that my brother got his GF pregnant and they are going to get married. Any attempt that I made to try and get to know her has been taken the wrong way.

• Richie still has no job.

• January - Nothing big still fighting with my brother things are getting worse.

• February - settling in down here and am really starting to enjoy it.

• March - Brother's wedding. Things go from bad to worse. Richie was uninvited to wedding, so was I. We were down there at the time. Was re-invited but wasn't allowed to talk to him or her. (still not sure why I went) realized that I will never have a relationship with him while she is in the picture.

• decide to pretty much break off all contact with them.

• Until needed to tell him about a family member.

• April - Richie still looking for a job the economy is bad

• May - Waiting to hear if Richie gets a job he applied for.

There is my life in a nut shell. In between all this things were very stressful between Richie and i for a while and we were thinking about trying again. So now we are hoping to start trying again next month. I promise to start writing more. The mood may be a little dark for a while.

The Doctors- This Thursday April 23rd!

Rob and Jenn are going to be on the show "The Doctors" this Thursday talking

about OV-Watch for their "Must Know Medical Advances" piece.  They flew to LA

a couple of weeks ago to film the segment and it is going to air on Thursday April 23^rd!

Check it out!

 

You can check your local listings and view a teaser by using the link below.

 

http://www.thedoctorstv.com/main/show_page/186

 

I'm Alive

Okay maybe not really but I try. I have a lot to say but just not ready yet. I think about writting all the time but haven't yet. I do have a lot to say just no words. I am going to try and start writting again. It does make me feel better and that is something I need to do but until then I will continue to think.

Bye for now but not forever. xoxo

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11 Years

It has been 11 years and I still miss her like it was yesterday. I am mad for a lot of reasons but my main one right now is that she is not around to see all the great things Tyler is learning.

Around

I am around just haven't been posting. On a TTC break. Going through some hard times right now.

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Coming Out of the Woodwork...

I found this post through L & F. It made me want to write about my own experience when I got my testing done. bear with me this was in 1998.

In 1997 before my mother passed away, she and I always talked about my risks with ovarian cancer. Never did it ever cross my mind that I wouldn't get it just when I would. Even though she passed from bone and lung cancer, she had ovarian cancer at 34. (I am now 34). I also aways knew I wanted a hysterectomy when I am done having children (still have not changed my mind).

After my Mother passed I was determined to be tested. I wanted to know my chances, I was very surprised to learn that I carry the BRCA1 gene and not BRCA2 gene as I thought I would. The difference you ask. BRCA1 is a higher % for breast cancer not ovarian cancer. I kept this information to myself for a long time. Then one day my Aunt brought up being tested. I confessed. I already did and told her the results. She was also surprised because my family has a strong history of ovarian cancer. She decided to get tested. She tested positive for BRCA2. Yes my family carries both genes. This is a very rare thing. Then my cousin tested she was also positive for BRCA2. My other cousin tested negative.

My cousin who tested negative does not have children and most likely never will by choice. My other cousin who tested positive has two girls.

Okay back to the present, I have one son right now and TTC # 2 I am hoping for a girl. In light of today's news i would still not get my son or daughter tested until they are emotionaly ready and also if they want to be tested. This is their body. When I was 16 my Mom came home and asked if I would go on the pill, because back then it was the only way to reduce your risk for ovarian cancer. I said yes and was on it until we wanted to have a family. I do not regret my decison. It was one that I made and the best one for me.

When my child(ren) reach an age where they can understand the risks and benefits of being tested and or taking BC I will discuss it with them and their father.

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On to a new cycle.

That's all I have to say!!