My First Scentsy Convention

July 2008

Amy Yates (My Sponsor) and I traveled to Boise, Idaho to the Annual Scentsy Convention.  I was like a little school girl going on her first field trip ~ I could hardly contain myself.

There were over 1000 Consultants from all over the U.S., Puerto Rico and Guam.  The camaraderie was amazing and overwhelming at the same time.  The training sessions were dynamic and informational.  The highlight of the trip was going to the Office and Warehouse in Meridian, Idaho.  We were given a tour of the facilities and saw how our orders were processed.  It was quite an amazing site.  We were also told the story of Fred and Alice (Heidi Thompson's Mother and Step Father) and how they poured the bars of wax by hand.  Then to be shown the new automated system doing the work that Fred and Alice did...and the two machines are now affectionately called "Fred and Alice".

Final Procedure

March 2008

My final reconstructive procedure, nipple reconstruction.  I arrived at Banner Baywood (my home away from home).  This procedure, just like the others, is out patient.  Dr Paul Rhee is my plastic surgeon that went every step of the way in creating new breasts for me.  What I found interesting about his procedure was that there was absolutely no discomfort or pain.  I think it's due to all of the other procedures resulting in some nerve damage.  Over these past two years I've had more feeling returning, but it's not the same as pre-cancer.  After this procedure was completed was the last step in nipple reconstruction.  I get tats!  Yes, tattoo's!  Never in my life would I think I'd have tattoo's...but this is a standard part of finishing up all that I'd gone through.

Two Sisters ~ Breast Friends

Today, September 5, 2007 my sister, LaDonna, and I are having surgery. My sister is at Chandler Regional Hospital having the breast expanders implanted and I'm having my breast implants implanted at Banner Baywood.