My Mind's Eye And One HUGE Favor

I have been recovering really well since this last surgery. I now have a hard black cast above my elbow, but fortunately it has not hampered me from creating. I have bought more stuff than I have used, but what is a girl to do when during and after CHA she has a lot of time to research the newest products....She buys as much as her debit card allows. One of favorite lines right now is My Mind's Eye Follow Your Heart - Be Amazing. The soft colors and pretty patterns had me from the start! So, I now own two of every product from this line lol

After this card, please continue reading. I have a huge favor to ask!


I first created the card with white cardstock from Papertrey Ink. Then I cut a block from kraft cardstock - also from Papertrey Ink. I then cut three strips of patterned paper. I used a Martha Stewart border punch on one of the strips. Then I placed a block of the graph patterned paper over that. I used the nested pennant die from Spellbinders to create the kraft banner and the patterned paper banner. What is so great about using these is that they fit (nest) perfectly inside of the other for more dimension! I also used my Fiskars scalloped decorative scissors around each of the kraft banner pieces. Also included are buttons from the Follow Your Heart collection, Crate Paper alphas, and some twine from Papertrey Ink.

Here is a look at the decorative buttons and the 6x6 paper pad....Did I say how much I loved this line :)




So, I have a huge favor to ask. But, before I ask, let me explain....

Last week, my world came crashing down. What I never imagined happening to us, happened...twice! Last Monday, after a biopsy, the doctors confirmed to us that my 90 year old grandmother (my mom's mom) has bilateral breast cancer. She has tumors in each breast. One is non-invasive and is at a Stage 1, but the other is invasive, is traveling, and is at a Stage 2. Her being 90 years old is amazing in itself, but my grandmother is beyond your typical old lady. She still lives by herself, drives (pretty well also), tends to her yard, and even keeps all of my littles anytime I need her to. She looks like a young 75 year old.



Today we met with the surgeon, and he is recommending a bilateral lumpectomy. They will remove the tumors and follow with 6 weeks of radiation 5 days a week. Her age does play into this.


On Tuesday, the wind was knocked out of me. After barely getting the news about my grandmother, after a CT scan and PET scan, the doctors diagnosed my mother with lung cancer. It is a good size mass in the upper lobe of her right lung. Tomorrow morning, she is having a biopsy so that (the way I understand it) they can stage it and determine the treatment. The actual biopsy itself will only take 30-45 minutes, but they will be keeping her to observe for any complications. More than likely she will have to have surgery to remove the mass and the lobe. We do not know yet if she will have chemo and radiation, or just chemo or just radiation. For the last couple of years, she has been losing weight and they have run test after test trying to figure out why. She is thin anyway, so her losing weight has not been good. Finally, they did the full body scan and found it. Praise God that they did!



So, back to that huge favor.....Please keep these two women, who I love more than life, in your prayers. If you get a chance, lift them up to The Healer, The Great Physician, to our Almighty God. I know in my heart that God is weaving together a powerful testimony of His grace, His love, and that He will never leave or forsake us. I can't lie. I am having a hard time understanding all of this. I am having a difficult time grasping our new reality. I am in denial, and at the same time accepting what is happening and what is to come. It's a lot. It's too much. Sometimes I can't breathe when I think about it. There will be two surgeries, two recoveries, lots of treatments, and TWO CASES OF REMISSION! I believe this! I know this. I trust God!

Thank you for the prayers that you will say in my grandmothers name and my moms. Matthew 18:20 "For where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them."