i would just like to say that this has been the most emotionally turbulent week of my life, perhaps just as turbulent as when i found out my mom had cancer. i went to the hospital on thursday, the doctors told me i have a compressed vertibrae, and severe damage to the surrounding muscles. how this happened is still a mystery. i have to see an ( Read more... )

i found this in one of my friends journals, i thought it was cute, she got a lot of good responses.

If you read this,
even if i don't speak to you often,
post a memory of me.
It can be anything you want, it can be good or bad,
just so long as it happened.

if you want, i'll try my best to respond to your memory, with a memory of you.

MATHEMATICS : What Makes 100%? What does it mean to give MORE than 100 ( Read more... )

1. HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM AND DAD!
2. i like cheese...
3. holy crap!
4. 
   will you be my VALENTINE!?
   

if you rub your nose really hard, really fast, it smells like

( CHICKEN )

as all of you probably already know, my mom was cleared of all cancer during her surgery on Jan. 12th. she is recovering quickly and is BY FAR the funniest person i have ever seen high ( Read more... )

i wrote this essay for melynda, for our english class last semester. and it describes a lot of what i'm feeling right now about my money issue, and just that aspect of life (trying to make a living). i think almost everyone should be able to relate to this entry. it's kindda long, so make sure you actually want to read it before you click it.

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 a lot of things can be said about the new year, at this point in my life. nothing brings in the new year like a series of operations that your mother has to undergo in order to get rid of the cancer in her throat. i mean really.. nothing says "merry christmas" like "your mom has cancer." a lot has been happening to make me think a little more ( Read more... )

nice clean, fun family conversation ( Read more... )

my mom has to go into surgery to get both of her thyroid glands removed. they aren't sure if the mass on her throat is cancerous or not, but they don't want to take any chances. i think she's going to be fine, but i worry about what kind of future health problems she might run into ( Read more... )