Tammy Melpolder:  

Life A lot has changed, imagine that!! Life changes on a dime and you have to be aware of every twist and turn! And boy, has my life had those!! I was diagnosed with stage II Breast Cancer in November, I had the tumor removed a week later and another surgery in December because the margins were not clear. The good thing was, that there was NO lymph node involvement! The only thing that was bad, was that the tumor was 3 cm. So I had Chemotherapy at The Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Zion Illinois. I'm doing ok, and have had my "moments" thru it all, but what can I say about all my friends?? They've been very supportive of me! My best friend Jill Herse ( now Hinkle) flew from Florida to be with me at Zion when I had my first treatment. She also kept a another very good friend of mine Scott Stearns informed of how I was doing also. It's so amazing to have such great friends like Scott and Jill thru the years! Even though there have been big GAPS in the years!!! All my kids have graduated from the same high school in Lincoln, Nebraska. We moved to Lake Havasu City, AZ a year ago, 2009, for my hubby's job. Unemployed thru that time in July thru Jan 2009 and it was tough. Humbles you to say the least. I teach dance at the community college here in spite of the health problems I have had and believe me, no one hates it more the I do on being a patient. I hate being sick, I detest doctors, as I am a nurse!! LOL! J/K. Seems like I'm falling apar...Expand for more