Hey, I'm Aimee!
On October 22nd, 2012; shortly after my youngest daughter, who has hydrocephalus, had a VP shunt revision surgery; we received devastating news. My husband, and father to my 6 young children was in for the battle of his life, against Glioblastoma Multiforme. After intense headaches, nausea, vomiting, vertigo, nearly flooding night sweats, and doctors appointments, we finally were able to get a CT scan scheduled, despite the doctors reluctance. After the CT scan, I was sitting in the hospital cafeteria with our two youngest children when I got a phone call from Dustin. "Babe, they found a lesion on my brain"...I coudn't comprehend what I had just heard. "a lesion??? what does that mean?" I thought to myself. I wasn't sure if it was scar tissue...an injury...I was in disbelief. Surely they had made some error. "They need to send me back for a MRI to get a better look" I waited on pins and needles in anticipation of what would be my worst nightmare come true. The dr. came in to speak with us. "He has a 6.5cmX6.5cm mass on his right frontal lobe. We suspect it to be Glioblastoma Multiforme, I'm so sorry. Don't google though, it will only show you the worst." My world shattered that day...OUR world shattered. I could barely breath....or think....how were we supposed to tell our babies what their daddy was about to endure?! Five months to the day of diagnosis, my love got his wings, left this physical world and rejoined the universe. We called it then, and still call it, his "freedom day".
We have been through many trials since his passing, and have learned invaluable lessions because of them. After someone stealing my beautiful Siberian Husky; that I believe was a Heavenly gift from Dustin; and an 18 month long court case, I decided to write a book about what we have been through, and what we have learned. Our story is about love, faith, and determination. I am still in the process of writing it, but hope to be finished with it by the end of this year. In my book, I touch base on my childhood; that was the epitome of dysfunction, and everything in between to where we are now. I have been blessed with a gift of intuition and visitation dreams from the other side, and I can't wait to share all of my experiences with you.
XOXOX,
Aimee