The first of many posts I'm sure

I guess in starting this blog I wanted to hopefully help someone else out there....I was told a month ago that I have cancer...well 2 days shy of a month.  Started off simple procedure..remove the polyp..then continued to cancer cells (Dr calls to tell me that I have cells not pre-cancerous but cells)...then removal of cervix to be told that I have a..TUMOR...now onto radiation.

I have CERVICAL cancer...there I said it for the world to see....seems to be an upsetting word.  Some when I tell them what I have whisper it back to me...others cringe in fear or maybe its disgust...some are truly
empathetic for me...and the few truly want to help.  There is friends who have asked what I need from going to appointments with me to cleaning my house...heck might fake true tiredness so I can have a clean house (joking). 

I have no historical background in my family of cancer on either side....and now I am told at 46 that I have cancer...the word we all dread...and getting ready for radiation.

I am blessed with a great network of family and friends.  But from what I understand this will be a test of exactly how much they can hang with a woman who will now soon go thru menopause and radiation.  Like my husband said...(this is in humor) "great, she'll be crazy & cranky!"  Guess that means I will have all 3 Cs...crazy, cranky & cancer...

I have tried different areas to find information and its hard to find.  Considering the statistics of what I have I thought there would be more out there...but alas no...or this blonde doesn't know where to look.

I will continue this adventure online to see where it takes me...and take those who wish thru the stages.

I have a husband who stands by me and hopefully will stay there...even though I heard this can break a marriage up...two kids, girl (22) graduating college tomorrow!!! and a boy (18) graduating high school the following weekend!!

I have a few friends who will hopefully help me get thru this radiation also...going for 5 weeks, 5 days a week for 15 minutes a day...sounds simple til you read the results radiation can cause.  My mom is trying to figure out what she can do to be with me...she lives in California!!

There is fear...there is strength...from what I am told...a tough ol' broad...