Love & Support From Far Too Far Away - 9/17/20

So all through COVID and the shut-down I have posted about my awesome big sister, Diehnee, who is a critical care transport nurse in NJ. She has been in the thick of things every day doing her job transporting COVID+ patients between hospitals etc. We worried every day for her safety as well as for the safety of my nephew, Jack, as well as Diehnee’s husband, Chris, that they would all stay healthy given what she was doing. She’d send pictures to me of herself and coworkers in full PPE and I was just amazed at how brave she and all of the frontline workers are - they were all just doing what they love to do.....helping other people.

Things calmed down on the Eastcoast somewhat and life slowed down a bit for her just around the time that I got my diagnosis and Diehnee was the 2nd person I called that night to cry to. She’s my big sister and while she may be miles away, I know she’ll always be there for me when I need her. Heck, she even offered to FaceTime with me during one of my biopsy appointments just so I could have someone with me. 💕 Even with all of her medical background and knowledge, the breast cancer world has been foreign territory for her and she’s taken off her “medical” hat and put in her “big sister” hat which has been a huge comfort for me (and for Tim too). Well today, we had a quick chat to touch base and to let her know how I was doing; that the expanders suck, they hurt, I’m sore and that I’m trying to do my best to get back to a normal level of activity etc but know I’m pushing myself too hard but that just who I am. I’m tired of sitting around but know I have to listen to my body and rest when it needs it. At the end of our call we said our goodbyes, I got a “I’m proud of you Aunt Libby!” from my Nephew Jack and we hung up. Later on this afternoon I got a notice in my phone that she had tagged me on a FB post and that I needed to approve it for it to show up on my page. This is what she posted and it immediately brought me to tears! Again......the distance between my family and I is too far (between SC, NJ, NY, MS, & NC) and COVID has just made it that much harder on us all. Thanks D & Boomer! Love you guys tons and thanks for your support!