In life, the only thing constant is the Trinity...and death

It's the beginning of October and so many things have happened since my last post. For one, my dear friend Lindsey whom I spoke about being placed in hospice in my last post passed away. I was able to visit with her 3 times before she passed. Her husband and family put on the most beautiful celebration of her life in July. What a blessing to be apart of such a wonderful memorial. Many people spoke about the impact Lindsey had on their lives and the Festival of Singers of Florida performed beautiful ballads on her behalf. They also played a video in which Lindsey was apart of the Festival of Singers before she passed. The song has become one of my favorite songs and really shows how incredibly talented Lindsey was as a singer (she's the soloist in the song). You can watch it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=787WnJ1JHLs

The month of June was a rough one of the Sontag Brain Tumor support meeting. We lost 3 members in the same month...all losing their battle to brain cancer. It's a grim reality and yet all too common when fighting this disease. I almost feel silly to be apart of the group because my diagnosis was Grade II and I never had to do chemo or radiation after my surgery. At the same time, I love being apart of the group and sharing in other's triumphs as well as struggles each month; celebrating clean scans and providing hope and prayer for returning masses. I feel apart of a minority in that most of the general public have no idea what it's like to face such adversity like brain cancer. So, Grade II or not, I am not necessarily better off than my friends in the support group. We are all fighting the same battle...all in different stages.

I also mentioned last time that I was having a follow up scan in July, three months after my 1 year scan. It came back clean and I am good to go back to every 6 months for now. So, my next scan will be in January. Hopefully then my insurance will help pay for it. Otherwise, I will continue to pay a small amount each month for the rest of my life.

On a super high note, I GOT ENGAGED! My boyfriend of two years, the one who has seen me through this battle since day one (certainly got more than he bargained for) proposed last Friday. :)
I couldn't be happier. He has been one of my biggest supports, along with my family, through this whole ordeal and I can't imagine facing what the future has for me without him. We haven't set a date or started making plans just yet, but soon enough we will and I may talk all about it in another blog.

I can't think of anything else at the moment to update so until next time, God Bless!