Thyroid Cancer: I am READY !!

It was around 11:30 am on Friday, April 5, when I was waiting in my endocrinologist office to talk about the results of my thyroid biopsy. When she got into the office and she did not have the usual smile in her face I knew something was not right; well I knew something was not right when they called me the next day I had my biopsy to tell me they needed to talk with me.
She sat next to me and asked me how I was feeling and I told her I was great. She then continue to tell me she received the results and that she had some bad news to give me, I knew then what it was. She showed me the paperwork and I saw the word, Papillary carcinoma, and I knew right there I have Thyroid cancer. She said, I am sorry Lorena they found cancer and you need to go to surgery very soon to take it out.
I am not going to lie and said I was okay, I was very confused and in shock even though I got the feeling that will be my diagnosis.
I have always been concerned with my thyroid because I noticed it looked enlarged, I always asked my doctors to check my thyroid but they only did a regular blood work and it always came back normal but this time I was not going to accept only a blood work, I asked to have a sonogram to be more sure. Thanks to this they found I have lots of nodules and one of them was more than 2 cm big. Anything that is bigger than 1 cm needs to be check out and they told me I will be having a biopsy.
I know I am blessed because this type of cancer is not as bad as any other type and I have faith it all will be okay after the surgery and future treatment.
I am writing this very personal moment because I have always been a person who likes to share my experiences, good or bad. I am very passionate about my family, my art and my life and I will go through all this with the same passion I have for all the important things in my life.
Am I scare? YES I am
Am I concerned? YES I am
I am only human and it is normal I feel like this, mostly because of my kids and my husband but I know it all will be OKAY.

                             Thyroid Cancer, I am READY to say Good Bye to you very soon !!!!!

My "Angel" is born

Angel
©2012 Lorena Angulo
Goldie Bronze

I am extremely happy to finally be able to create this angel that has been in my heart for a long time. I have always loved the traditional folk art angels carved in wood from Mexico and I wanted to have my own interpretation of them in my metal work.

Angels have a beautiful symbolic meaning, they can represent love, faith, compassion, renewal, protection, courage and much more. In my personal case they have been a great inspiration of faith, protection and love in my life.

I really hope I can transmit these feeling when you see the angel, when I made it I was thinking in all those moments in my life where I knew my angel was with me and my whole family.

This is just the beginning of a whole collection I will be creating with my "Angel."

Hope you like it!

Angel
©2012 Lorena Angulo
Goldie Bronze

Remembrance Necklace

This necklace is very close to my heart. My family had a very difficult year on 2011, we lost three important members of our family in less than 3 months during the summer. Losing them was very painful and I lost the interest in making new pieces or designs. My heart was sad but little by little I have regained my passion for making and drawing my jewelry designs.


I made this necklace as a remembrance of my Soul-Brother Alberto, my Grandmother Felicitas and my dear Mother-in-law Ana Maria. To represent them in my necklace I decided to make three butterflies, each butterfly represents the soul of my dear family members who are now in a better place. In Mexico the butterfly symbolizes the soul of our family member who passed away.


The tree of life who is the center of my piece symbolizes the family and even though the pain is very hard we have to continue with our life and always have them in our hearts. On the back side of the piece I added the heart symbolizing our passion, love, gratitude and respect for them and for continuing with our life and their love they left behind.

Remembrance
©2012 Lorena Angulo
Bronze, coral and chrysocolla

Remembrance
(close up)
©2012 Lorena Angulo
Bronze, coral and chrysocolla

Remembrance
(back view)
©2012 Lorena Angulo
Bronze, coral and chrysocolla

Remembrance
©2012 Lorena Angulo
Bronze, coral and chrysocolla