A little extra joy <3

[krauh]

I hope I'm posting this in an ok place - just got some incredible news and cannot contain myself!

A little background - last year in early September, my husband and I had a wonderful trip to WDW, stayed at AKL and had the best time. Then, two days after we returned home, we received the devastating news that my hubby had been diagnosed with cancer. The next many months were a whirlwind of surgery, chemo, visits to the ER and finally, follow up testing.

Once chemo was done, and he started feeling stronger, we decided that it would be nice to have a little something on the books to look forward to, to we booked a trip for this September, basically the same dates as last time, and we leave 11 days from today for another dose of magic.

And now for the best part - after some scans last week, we met with the medical team this morning and as of now, there is no cancer to be found! All the months of painful recovery and treatment did their job, and now we can prep and pack and enjoy our trip feeling a little lighter and even more lucky and joyful!

Sending out love to anyone going through something similar. It is hard and feels endless, but if you need love and support, this really is a great community to be a part of <3

 

[NYCgrrl]

Remission is a beautiful word.

 

[ShannyMcB]

Congratulations and continued good health to both of you!

 

[krauh]

Remission is a beautiful word.

Agreed, I think it might just be my new favourite word ever!

 

[krauh]

Congratulations and continued good health to both of you!

Thank you so much!

 

[jo-jo]

Have a wonderful trip !

 

[pwdebbie]

This trip will be so much more meaningful now. I know you will have a great time together.

 

[krauh]

This trip will be so much more meaningful now. I know you will have a great time together.

Thank you! Definitely feels extra special, like a fresh start

 

[japanese maple]

Wonderful!!!

 

[CarolynFH]

Congratulations! DH has been through the same - have a wonderful trip!

 

[krauh]

Congratulations! DH has been through the same - have a wonderful trip!

Thank you so much! I wish you both happiness and health!

 

[DisneyMim]

So happy for you guys! My husband and I went through the same thing (he had cancer). Our first trip back to Disney was wonderful.
I hope you have the best trip!!! And many many more.

 

[bnf0522]

Wonderful news! Have an amazing trip

 

[krauh]

So happy for you guys! My husband and I went through the same thing (he had cancer). Our first trip back to Disney was wonderful.
I hope you have the best trip!!! And many many more.

Thank you so much!

 

[DisneyDreamer810]

Congratulations to your hubby!!! Our stories are a little ironically close.. last October I was diagnosed with cancer - and followed the same nasty path as chemo, etc. - and as of April this year, I got the news that I am in remission. Even more ironically like your trip.. we planned a trip to celebrate and we leave in 15 days! I don't know if your husband is up to it - but there are some really cool Etsy buttons about being a cancer survivor and make it a little more special in celebrating. Attaching the one I have.

Lastly - congrats to you as the supporter. I don't know how I would've gotten through this without my husband/family - and I only know the battle I had, not the battle as a caregiver/support. I hope you guys enjoy this time so much!

 

[Counting Stars]

Truly the very best news ever! I am sure this was a frightening and exhausting experience for the both of you. Wishing you all the best moving forward- good health, love and friendship, and some Disney thrown in for good measure.

 

[krauh]

Congratulations to your hubby!!! Our stories are a little ironically close.. last October I was diagnosed with cancer - and followed the same nasty path as chemo, etc. - and as of April this year, I got the news that I am in remission. Even more ironically like your trip.. we planned a trip to celebrate and we leave in 15 days! I don't know if your husband is up to it - but there are some really cool Etsy buttons about being a cancer survivor and make it a little more special in celebrating. Attaching the one I have.

Lastly - congrats to you as the supporter. I don't know how I would've gotten through this without my husband/family - and I only know the battle I had, not the battle as a caregiver/support. I hope you guys enjoy this time so much!

Wow, that is an eerily similar situation! So happy to hear of your recovery, and I hope you have an incredible trip! Much love to you and your amazing support system - it really is a family disease, as my husband’s care team put it when I was feeling guilty for breaking down.

 

[krauh]

Truly the very best news ever! I am sure this was a frightening and exhausting experience for the both of you. Wishing you all the best moving forward- good health, love and friendship, and some Disney thrown in for good measure.

It really has been quite a year! So glad to have such a great community to lean on

 

[toodycat]

What wonderful news!

 

[krauh]

Thank you to everyone for the kind words! Booked some lightning lanes this morning and everything is starting to feel very real - so excited to spend some much-needed time in the bubble <3