See you in a year

It is finished, at least that is how I feel it is. On Dec 23rd at my last reconstruction post op appointment, the Doc stated "see you in a year"...a whole entire year, not another six months or less, but an entire year.

You see this is significant to me for many reasons. I will give a timeline since 2006 (for 7 1/2 years)

May 2006 - Tuki comes home, I am a first time Mom at the age of 42 (BIG adjustment, yet it was awesome, but all first time Moms understand the bitter sweet time of adjustment)

December 2008 - wild child Ve comes home at the age two weeks shy of 5 years old.

July 2009 - I have an active case of Lyme's disease

October 2009 - My feet are hurting me so bad (like walking on glass) that I had to give up running, because I could barely walk, and 20 lbs immediately seemed to have leaped onto my body within 2 months

November 2009 - Mim comes home at the age of 12 1/2 years old, honeymoon lasts only 6 months..and then you can imagine a teenager with emotional baggage

January 2010 - I have developed such severe allergies (sound like a smoker) that I now need weekly allergy shots

ALL 2010 and early 2011 - Thyroid numbers are really high and can't get them normalized, feet and allergies problems are ongoing

August 2011 - I am diagnosed with LCIS breast cancer. Mim has only been home for 1 yr, 9 mos and Tuki is 5 and Ve is 7.

September 2011 - May 2012 - saw many doctors trying to choose my best option

June 2012 - Double mastectomy and first reconstruction surgery with abdomen tissue, left one failed due to undetected chronic lyme disease

July 2012 - 2nd reconstruction surgery to correct left breast failure

November 2012 - My eldest brother dies at 55

December 2012 - Removes issue expander and replaced with left thigh tissue

January 2013 - Confirmed that I was still just as positive with lymes's disease and co-infections as I was originally in July 2010 and it has been creating havoc in my body all this time, thus the many illnesses.

March 2013 - Started treatment for Chronic Lyme disease for six months

March - October 2013  - Lyme disease symptoms start reversing...I can actually start walking the dogs and attempt to start running again but in awful shape

June 2013 - 4th reconstruction surgery attempting to make left and right the same

December 6 2013 - 5th reconstruction surgery

December 23, 2013 - "see you in a year"

and I am feeling well enough to continue the long road back to get into shape...but as I have heard I need to allow for a "new normal" for my fitness level.

My inner peace level is awesome. For years probably since 2008 I have had this inner unrest, weight on my shoulders, can't take a deep breath, etc...and all for really good reasons that one just followed the other and it may have all been compounded by the Lyme disease.......it is finished, it is finished....sounds so sweet to my ears..this has been the best break I have had in years, years YEARS as well, very rested and at peace...I say good buy to 2013 and my word for 2014 is "Better".......better health, better family dynamics, better peace, better love, better communication, just BETTER!