Special Day

I pre- apologize for this non work related blog. I try not to do too many personal posts because this is a photography blog and not somewhere that I feel the need to put my personal thoughts or happenings on. I have Facebook for that. But there's something pretty important that I have been looking forward to sharing.

Some of you may remember a post I did last July, but for those of you who weren't reading then I'll recap...

At the end of June 2008 my mother went into the hospital for a routine colonoscopy. I took her to the appointment and waited for the doctor with her after she was done. It's funny how one sentence can change your entire life. It's a sentence I will never forget - "We found a cyst and it is cancer." Time stood still.

It's hard for time to stand still when you are running a business. Time isn't standing still for anyone else. But thank God I have the amazing clients who not only allowed my life to stand still for awhile, but stood with me. No one complained about things taking longer, no one batted an eye when I couldn't do their family sessions, and everyone gave me strength that I needed through their prayers, emails, calls and thoughts.

After 3 months of daily chemo and radiation, surgery that removed the lower portion of my mother's colon, and 5 more months of more chemo... today my mother has her last treatment and is officially cancer free!

So I just want to take a moment and thank those of you who shared your stories, your prayers, and your compassion to myself and my mother. I am BLESSED to have a job that brings you all into my life! I also want to thank my husband for being the rock that I needed him to be throughout this process. I have to send a "Cancer is Stupid" shout out to my beautiful 6/20/09 bride Nikki who seriously got me through this and continues to inspire me with her strength. And finally I am thankful that I can tell my mother how proud I am of you and how grateful I am that out of all the mothers in the world - God gave me you. I love you.