AshleyMWC
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This year has been a very tough one for my family- lots of tears. Some happy, but mostly sad. In January my step dad was diagnosed with leukemia. Thankfully it's a very treatable kind and he is already in remission. It has been a tough 6 months though! In May my DH and I were thrilled to learn that we are expecting baby #2 in January!! and then a couple weeks later my mom was diagnosed with a very rare form of breast cancer called lobular cancer that is also in her colon. She currently in the hospital and she's very sick. This has just been devastating, especially since next month will mark 5 years since I lost my dad to a rare type of early onset dementia. I feel so down and so alone, and being an only child makes me feel even more alone. I know the we have a new baby to look forward to and am blessed to have a healthy 20 month old, so I am trying to stay strong and healthy for them!! Some days it just feel like too much to take! We had this big plan in place for me DH, our DS and my mom to go to Disney next December to celebrate DS being a big brother and turning 3 (my inlays r keeping the new baby)!! I know that's over a year away and cancer treatment has come sooooo far, but it's still sad to think about. However, Disney is a place where me my mom and dad always went and loved, so I'm trying to still plan the trip ( at least for my family of 3) to keep my spirits up. Sorry, I just needed a place to vent a little! It's not too early to start preliminary planning, right?!?!? 
