The weight of the world was lifted off our shoulders

First off, I want to thank everyone that stopped by my post yesterday and sent my family their well wishes. It really meant a lot that so many people care.

It all started on the 27th when my wife went in for an appointment for her leg and we were told that she had a tumor on it. The very next day was my wife's birthday and her and I tried putting on a happy face for our kids because it was the first time that just the four of us could spend time together again.

We ended up telling them about the tumor because we didn't want to keep anything from them. Despite the news, my wife's birthday was actually really great. We just spent good quality time together as a family and held onto each other tighter than we used to.

Then we spent the entire weekend actually processing what this news meant for our family. It was a very depressing weekend where we spent the majority of time in our own heads. It was the type of situation where things could go very badly very quickly and we began to spiral.

I envisioned a future without my best friend and it was just lonely and sad. I didn't want to have a future like that, but then I was thinking about how it would affect my kids to lose their mom and if I took my life, it would destroy them. Then I started to get very angry at how the world works because it seems like it is the greatest people on earth that get cancer. My wife has done so much for so many people and being in a world without her light would just be so dark and sad.

We had an appointment with a specialist last night and he had the best news. While my wife still does have a tumor in her leg, the chances of it becoming cancerous is pretty much nonexistent. The pain she has in her leg and knee is from cartilage in her knee that is damaged and she wasn't giving it the rest that it needed, so it was tightening the muscles and ligaments up and down her leg causing so much more pain.

She got a shot in her knee that is supposed to reduce the inflammation and help to loosen things up so she can walk normally again and get the range of motion back. We are going to have to watch her activity very closely to make sure that she doesn't overdo it and injure her knee again, so running is no longer an option and she will need to be more careful with lifting weights now as well.

Its been about 18 hours since the shot and she says that her leg is feeling a lot better. Hopefully it will continue to reduce in size and loosen up. If it doesn't, then the doctor is going to refer us to a surgeon to remove it, but he says that there isn't anything to really worry about with the tumor itself. He said that the only thing that can really happen with it would be that over time, it can weaken the bone and she can break her femur, which sounds horrible, but the chances are miniscule.

On my way home from the appointment, it was the middle of rush hour and traffic was horrible. Normally I would have hated driving in that, but it was actually nice to just cruise home at a slow speed and just appreciate everything. Life can change in an instant. Grab your loved ones and hold them close. I am lucky enough to have found my soul mate and I never want to be without her by my side.