I have decided to start blogging again. I
have a lot of things going on in my life right now and I would like to remember
these things in years to come. So here goes nothing... Again.
My name is Jamison; I am a daughter, sister,
granddaughter, aunt, sister-in-law, friend, and teacher. I enjoy my job,
have some of the best friends a girl could ever ask for, and my family is
amazing.
A couple of weeks ago I would have probably told
you I have the best life ever. I bought a house last November, by myself, which was a huge accomplishment at 24. I have been here for a year and have gotten finally use to living on my own
(besides my dog, Coy). I have a wonderful new job and work with great girls.
Everything was amazing. Then, last week my whole world was turned upside
down. Tuesday, October 9, 2012, my Daddy was diagnosed with lung cancer. I
have known people who have had cancer but no one so close to me, no one as
special to me as my Daddy. It absolutely broke my heart when I found
out. This is a man who has always been there for me. A man who
never missed a football game when I cheered in High School. A man who I
talk to about anything, who I sit under the pear tree with, share a beer with,
and simply talk about life with. A man who is strong. This man is
not only an amazing person but he is MY DADDY. I cannot imagine anything
ever happening to him. So for me to hear that he has lung cancer was like
someone punching me in my gut. Right now I want to remember how I feel
about all of this and want to document important things, happy things, and even sad heart breaking things, that are happening in
my family's lives.
I am so very blessed to have such a strong support system, my mother & my sister. I love my mom with all my heart. She has and will always be there for me, my sister, and my dad no matter what. She is one of the strongest people I know. She never lets anything get her down. She is always prepared. She told me the other day I needed to suck it up and stop crying. That we had to get ready for a tough road ahead of us and crying wasn't going to get us too far. (Which is true, but still hard to do) My family knows I don't deal with stress well. I told my Daddy a couple of times while he was in the hospital last week that his nurses may need to get me a bed next to him (haha) But needless to say, I'm very blessed to able to call her Mom and lucky to have her.
My sister also keeps me grounded. I'm lucky to have her and to be able to call her my sister. She is pretty blunt with me too. But for the most part she keeps me laughing and helps keep my mind off the sad hard things.
My Beautiful Sister and Me
Daddy had his portacath put in yesterday, Monday,
October 15. (You may find this inappropriate it, but it is my blog and
want to remember funny things that happen and not just the bad.) So here is the
text my sister, Erika, sent me when Daddy was coming off of his anesthesia.
"Daddy's request after surgery was to go to
sushi so he can have some wine! Lol. He said but them people told me I
can't have no wine... that don't make any sense does it? I just laughed. And
agreed."
This is so my Daddy. And why I love that man with all my heart!
My parents went and met with the oncologist today.
Daddy will start chemo this Thursday, October 18. I'm hoping this won't
be extremely hard on him but I am bracing myself for the worst. Please
keep my family in your prayers. Until next time...
Me & My Daddy
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