What a day...

Very few of you know this, but last Monday (April 28th) I had to have a repeat mammogram done. Tuesday, as I was driving to my dentist's office to have my teeth okayed for surgery, I got the dreaded call from Dr. Cooper telling me I needed the next available appointment for a biopsy. What an incredibly hollow feeling that produced. Dr. Barnett squeezed me in the next day and was wonderful at calming our fears. We wouldn't know the pathology until today.
Today arrived. What a day it has been. My position at work was RIFed due to budget cuts (I will have a regular classroom next year.) For any Banneker parents reading this, don't worry, the district has a plan for meeting the needs of gifted students in the elementary schools. It was a truely emotional day, as I have put my heart and soul into creating a gifted program to be proud of. I am very sad to give it up. But here is the good news - the pathology results were fine. (Thank you, God!) I cried many tears today, not just for my position, but more for feeling like too much is out of my control at the moment. (Any of you who know me well, know that I need to feel in control - okay, we'll say I'm a bit of a control freak.) With so many things feeling up in the air, it's quite overwhelming at the moment. Now, as I look back on the previous week, I can see that it's time to shake off the blues and focus on my blessings. I have a job, I don't have breast cancer, and I have a lot of people showing me so much care and support. My family and friends are my greatest blessings. Thank you to all of you for keeping me going. Tomorrow is another day and it's sure to be better!