I'm on the verge of one incredible month

As we're all aware, October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. 

Now, October has a new-new meaning to me.  This October I am celebrating Breast Cancer Awareness month as a Survivor.  October 14^th marks my official One Year Survivor mark.  It’s kind of hard to believe that I’ve been cancer free for one year considering it’s only been 5 months since my last chemo, 2 months since my last cancer-related surgery and I still have at least 2 surgeries remaining.  But, technically, my cancer was surgically removed from my body on October 14^th, 2013.  I believe a celebration is in store (I love celebrations!!).

October 2^nd I’ll be attending the Launch Party for Inside New Orleans magazine at SAKS Fifth Avenue.  Along with 23 other survivors, I will be featured in the first edition of Inside New Orleans magazine that will be on newsstands October 1^st and delivered to 30,000 recipients in the area.    

October 16^th I will be attending the NOLA 2015 You Night New Orleans Launch Party.  A group of women put together an event on the North Shore in 2013 to honor and empower survivors.  Last year this event had 500-600 people.  This year, the North Shore event is October 9^th and the New Orleans event will be in March 2015.  I will be walking the runway at the You Night NOLA event in March.  The launch party on Oct 16^th is at Fulton Square, sponsored by Harrah’s Casino and open to the public. 

October 17^th is still Court’s Birthday but this year I, among other survivors, am being honored at The Pink Gala.  I will be walking the runway as a Survivor, styled by BCBG.   This event is put on by the New Orleans Living Magazine and Television. 

Our team is slowly growing for Race for the Cure on October 26^th.  There’s still time to sign up!  I think this is the right link:
http://neworleans.info-komen.org/site/TR/RacefortheCure/MTR_NewOrleansAffiliate?team_id=309538&pg=team&fr_id=4376

My appointment with my Oncologist a few weeks ago ended up being uneventful.  She seems to think things are going well for me and ok’d the removal of my port.  The plan is to remove it on December 4^th when I have another reconstruction procedure at the fancy hospital.  I almost had to get it removed sooner because when I went to get my port flushed there was something wrong with it.  Luckily we don’t need to use it anymore so no tests were done to find out what is wrong with it.  All the more reason to get it taken out.  Luckily it can wait until December and I don’t need another surgery.

Disclaimer: I am no model nor do I intend to become one.  (I mean, unless someone wanted to pay me lots of money, give me a uacht, give me a bigger house with a house keeper, chef, driver, dog walker… J  These events are honoring Survivors, I was not picked by looks or personality but I know I score high in both areas. Ha!