Shermance's Cancer Fight: It's All Part of the Plan

Today was a GREAT day! The worries of yesterday were allayed at Shermance's work and she still hasn't hit the dreaded wall of fatigue (yes, I'm knocking on wood). Shermance's sore throat cleared up (tho she passed it on to me :)) and she had a fantastic day at work, Tae Kwon Do and this evening at home!

Her work is a small dental office with just 4 people running the operation. They count on each other heavily and support each other even more. It's a business that needs everyone's help to succeed...when the final numbers for the period came out today it turns out that Shermance actually exceeded expectations even with the time off for treatments. Who ROCKS? Oh yeah! And the office sprung for a dozen pink roses and a card to show their support (pic below). It's clear that they are going to help Shermance through this however they can, even if it means Shermance needs to cut back on hours or a temp needs to be brought in for a time.

At Tae Kwon Do the kids did awesome on their tests (board breaks on the first try), and Shermance received the results from her midterm belt test that took place the day after chemo. Although she was scolded with a "Grr" sound for pushing beyond the instructor's guidance (considering the doctors said no upper body work), she was commended for her efforts and received a passing grade. She is well on her way to earning her 3rd degree. A funny thing...while we were waiting for the class before to finish, a young girl (11-12 ish) who's known Shermance with hair for the last 3 years, was in awe at her shaved head and said, "You look beautiful, I love your mom's new hair". To which Logan responded dryly, "She has cancer." We think the response shocked her since she didn't know what to say. We had to have a talk with Logan about tact.

At home Shermance & I enjoyed a WONDERFUL homemade Indian dinner that our dear friend Anjali left on our porch. Yum!!! The kids ate their "reward of choice" for a great TKD test - Taco Bell! When Shermance asked for a taste, Logan offered her a tiny amount to which Shermance responded, "I have cancer lumps bigger than that"...we started giggling...And then Shermance gave a funny look I called "cancer eye" that caused her to snort and laugh even louder. The rest of the night we made light-hearted jokes and enjoyed time as a family. It helps us adjust and get through this. Although this is tough, we've never asked, "why us"? "why now"? or doubted all the healthy or unhealthy choices we've made. We know this has brought us closer as a family, closer as a couple, and closer to God. Maybe that's the plan, or maybe there is a bigger purpose. We don't know, but we leave that in His hands.

After dinner Shermance modeled the stylish hat that the neighbor ladies brought over today (pic below). They brought it over while Shermance was napping, so Karen followed up with an email on what it means....very sweet! It is functional and has symbolic meaning. 1) It is a super cute hat that Shermance can be proud to wear in public, 2) it has a heart on it for hope and the love of friendship, and 3) it is pink to show the fight against breast cancer. FANTASTIC! Thank you, ladies!