The Dates

I have dates in my head.  Times and years that things happened to me.  Sometimes I'll just write them down, because my memory is horrific since the chemo.  And they are too important to forget.  Never forget.

November 29, 1979 ~ the car accident.  The day Kathy Jo died.

Spring 1987 ~ I met the bad Mark

October 19, 1991 ~ Against my better judgement, married the bad Mark

August 13, 1992 ~ My friend Laura was put into a mental health facility.

August 20, 1992 ~ My friend Jill was shot five times and killed, in front of her 4 year old daughter.

March 1993 ~ My Father died.

October 1994 ~ Moved from NH to VT

Spring 1998 ~ Separated from the bad Mark.  On my own and loving it!

November 1999 ~ Divorced from the bad Mark!  YAY!

May 2000 ~ Met Michael.  Big part of my new, fun life....for a while.

May 2001 ~ Met the good Mark over the internet.  Then in person on May 25, 2001.

September 2001 ~ Bought first home with Mark

April 2002 ~ Mark got down on his knee and proposed, asking for step-father and Mom's blessing.

June 2002 ~ Mark laid off after 11 years at IBM.

June 21, 2003 ~ Mark and I got married in Vegas!!!

Fall 2004 ~ Moved from VT to MN for Mark's work.

May 2005 ~ Became foster parents, had our first placement, a 6 mnth old preemie.

October 2005 ~ Found out I was pregnant with Daniel.

January 4, 2006 ~ Lost our son Daniel to incompetent cervix.

August 11, 2006 ~ Lost our second child early in the pregnancy.

Fall 2007 ~ Moved to WI

October 18, 2010 ~ Mark's 40th birthday.  Found out I was pregnant.

November 2010 ~ Found out I had bladder cancer.  Lost the baby.

December 2010 ~ Started chemo

March 2011 ~ Had surgery to remove bladder and uterus, 12 days in hospital.

April 2011, April 2012, March 2013 ~ Hospitalizations for UTI, Septic Shock, abscess, bleeding internally.

February 16, 2012 ~ Had 15 month old baby girl placed with us as foster.

March 1, 2013 ~ Baby girl moved to home of family.