Oh Me Oh My What a BIG DAY! Today I took my last Law School Final...EVER! I made it folks, hats right. Thats Meaghan 10 Cervical Cancer 2!! I beat ya again :) I never thought I would see this day. I am so happy. Today I am going to relax and maybe go out to dinner to celebrate and then Sunday im off to Boston for Surgery.
Today also marks one year with Bryan! We had our first date Dec 5, 07. Bryan has been my angel ever since! I could go on and on about him but I'll try to keep it short. As many of you know I was 28 when I got diagnosed with Cervical Cancer. I was in the midst of law school and had no boyfriend or children. My treatments left me unable to have my own biological children. I was very sick, could barely function and was pretty depressed. Daily I thought, "who would want to start a relationship with me?" I also wondered when and how i would tell a boyfriend that I could not have children. This made me very sad. Of course friends and family always told me that the right guy would come along, that a good man would love me and the fact that I couldn't have children and needed lots of care would not matter. While I "understood" what they were saying it was my life and the reality was a relationship was going to be more difficult post cancer.
I met Bryan a little under a year after my original diagnosis. He was wonderful from day one. It all just happened so perfectly. Bryan loves kids but told me that if he were to ever have any he wanted to adopt. He felt this way regardless of my situation. "There are too many children in the world who need a good home" is what he said to me. And as far as me being sick, Bryan didn't bat an eye at that either. From the beginning I suffered from high fevers, kidney infections, horrible pain. Bryan responded by taking care of me, cooking me healthy food, making tea and renting movies. I never imagined that I would find the man of my dreams but I did! And the funny thing is I was at the end of my ropes when he arrived, he was a gift from God.
But wait, there's more. My knight in shining armor has watched my battle with cancer and he decided to start a business that would donate to various cancer charities. Bryan saw how frustrated I got when I couldn't find charities for Cervical Cancer. So he decided that we would start Get The Bean and that we would allow people touched by cancer to tell us what charity they wanted to support. Could this guy be anymore wonderful???
December 5 has another meaning to me....its my dear friend Jessica's birthday. Jessica is 30 today! Happy Birthday dear friend :)
Okay thats it :) And.....if you haven't heard about my new project, Spirit Jump, please check it out. Its a project I started that matches people who want to give with those touched by cancer who need their spirits lifted! Click HERE to read more.
UPDATE: I am in need of a gift for a 17 year old girl who is currently fighting AML and recently had a bone marrow transplant. If anyone out there has a good idea or wants to donate please email me megse5@netscape.net
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15 comments:
Congrats, Happy Anniversary and AMEN Sister!!!
That is fabulous Meaghan...I am so very happy for you, and will keep you in my thoughts this weekend. Please heal fast, and know that there are A LOT of us holding your spirit:) Take care homey;)
You go girl! Congrats on finishing law school. Isn't that the biggest weight ever lifted off your shoulders?!? I felt that same way after grad school!
It makes me so very happy to hear success stories like this. I'm really happy for you Meaghan! Congratulations on everything!!!
Meaghan, you rock! I am stuck as to who is the luckier catch - you or Bryan. What a wonderful love story! May GOd bless you both and congrats on finishing your finals and kicking cancer's ass one more time!
CONGRATULATIONS!!! You have accomplished sooo much and are a great inspiration! Good luck on your surgery, I'll keep you in my thoughts.
I'm so very proud of you!!!
Go celebrate.
Em
Congratulations on everything!! Just from being bloggy friends, I can tell you that I am so proud of everything you've accomplished in the short time I have gotten to know you through reading your blog, and email! I'm sure you can't wait to walk across the stage and graduate. Good luck with Boston :)
And congrats on finding the man of your dreams :)
That is so great! Your man sounds like THE man! And I can't believe you finished your last test for law school! My hubster is just starting next year....of course he doesn't have cancer so it won't be even close to the hell you went through!
Way ta go!
CONGRATS big-time! Dec. 5 is a big day for me too-10 years since I was dx'd the first time!
Bryan sounds a lot like my hubby-it's so wonderful when we meet people like that ;).
Rach
Congratulations! Sounds like you have a great man, too!
I'll keep you in my thoughts & prayers.
I think I've said it a million times...on the phone, through texts, on AIM, now on your blog comments... I AM SO PROUD OF YOU!!! You are amazing... I am so, so incredibly lucky to have you in my life - you are constantly making me smile, and before I know it I am not only smiling, I'm cracking up laughing.
I love you so much! You have been such a blessing in my life.
Anyway...enough of the mushy stuff...
BYE BYE Appendix tomorrow (well, today I guess) Obviously, I can't sleep, so since my computer is still not working, here I am on my parent's desktop reading through your blog and commenting :) Anyway, as long as everything goes well it should be outpatient and I should be home in the afternoon sometime - I will call you for sure. I love you so much and can't wait for all of the amazing things to come for us! I know I met you for a reason...we are going to beat this stupid disease and provide hope and encouragement to all of the other fighters out there!
Congrats again Megsie! You deserve this times 100000000000!!!
Love you!
Congratulations! You are so inspiring:) You know that right? Bryan is a keeper- I am so glad you two found each other.
Big congrats on everything!!
What a great post and a great guy.
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