New day New GOOD four letter words...

LOVE
The best medicine for the heart!

HOPE
The feeling that will keep me positive!

CURE
My new FAVORITE word!

CARE
The way in which I am able to get through each step of this journey!

KIDS
The most honest and wonderful gift God has given me- both my own and the ones who I have been blessed to teach who have now become  a support to me!

KIND
As I meet new people I find that there are so many who are kind and want to also be a positive part of life.

LUCK
A must have in this battle I am fighting!

....I am looking forward to coming up with many more in the months to come but for now these warm my heart as the positive Lynn tries to win over the scared one.

Four Letter Words

BALD
It is definitely a four letter word in my house!  I really am having the hardest time with the fact that there is about 2 more days before my hair is going to fall out.  Cancer is a bad enough word to have in your vocabulary but now this!  It makes me sooooo mad that this disease is going to make me have to lose my hair!  I know I can wear a wig and I even know I am going to get my hair back BUT it does not make it any easier!!!

WIGS
A nicer word but yet not one I wanted in my vocabulary.  I have ordered my wig which I hope arrives before the rest of my hair is gone.  I will have to get used to shampooing and conditioning my hair when it is not on my head now.  It could be easier, I guess.

COLD
I have never been a cold person.  I go without a coat on many occasions during the cold months.  BUT I have come to the point that I am cold a great deal of time during the day!  I am told that when I have no hair I will be even colder.  This will be a strange change in my life!  I have been using many of my favorite blankets throughout the rooms in the house which is cozy. 

HATS
One of my new best friends...I am accumulating new hats that will be with me all day long.  I plan to find some hats that can be worn so that I do not have to deal with a wig everyday.  There are luckily many hats on the American Cancer Society catalog so I have ordered a few to try out.

SICK
Chemo is tomorrow and I am going to spend the next three days sick and dizzy. 

MEDS
The drugs I will have to take over the next three days will do a number on my body but I pray they also kill this cancer!!!

.... there are many more I am sure but these are the current ones on my mind!

Good-byes

Chemo tomorrow at 1:15pm. It will be a day of good-byes that I do not want to do.

I will have a wonderful breakfast in Libertyville with my oldest friends. After which I will have to say good-bye as my girlfriend and her family return to their home in Ohio. It has been such a wonderful gift of having her home with me these past two weeks. We have had so many good times together with laughter and memories.

I will then send the girls off the Grandparents houses for the time we are at the Doctor. They will all have fun doing the things that are planned.

I am also seeing that it is time to say good-bye to my hair. It is falling out at a faster rate than normal. I am really having trouble with the fact that I am about to be bald. It is unimaginable how I am going to look and feel when this all leaves me. I have a wig on the way and many hats to try.

I also have to say good-bye to the vibrant Lynn (for a few days) who is about to be in bed for days trying not to be sick to my stomach and constantly being dizzy.

I am facing this with all the smiles I have in me and keeping a brave face. I am praying and leaning all of those people who hold me up when times are hard.

Good times this week

Monday was a GREAT day! I made it down to the Field Museum with the twins, my dad, and Keith. It was a trip I may not have gone on if it weren't for the knowledge that the next round is coming. I was having a good day and so I went down. I did find myself spending more time looking for the next bench to sit down on and less time in the exhibits. It was awesome to watch the twins experience their first time at a huge museum. They loved the Ancient Egypt Pyramid exhibit and the dinosaurs that interact with you. They also have the Children's area which is all hands on!  We also ended up at the Family favorite restaurant, Bob Chinn's which was a nice treat knowing that food will not taste good after this Chemo again. I was exhausted but really happy! It was a great a​c​c​o​m​p​l​i​s​h​m​e​n​t during this time of fatigue.

I also had the chance to laugh in the evening with my Ohio angel as we reminisced about high school memories. We enjoyed connecting with friends on facebook and seeing how everyone is doing all these years later. The laughter that we shared was some of the best medicine I have had over these months! Her love and caring is priceless to me. We have over 30 years of memories that brought us so much fun last night as talked through the years! The best medicine for me is the contact I have with all those I love! That is why the family Christmas on the farm was one that strengthened me even when I was in so much pain! Love really cannot be felt better than being with people and feeling it come from everyone.

I am DREADING Thursday but I am also ready for Thursday. I am using these days before to do what I want to do and what I can do. I am also trying to get my strength up so I might be able to get through the weekend better than the first time. Thank you to all who pray for me! It is a comfort to me and gives me peace during the times that are hard.

I am wishing you all a very Happy New Year! I am looking forward to 2011 being my year of the CURE!

Christmas is a magical time of year!

It has been an amazing three days with so many ups and downs in my life!  I had one main goal during Christmas:  Be able to keep the tradition of going to the Farm on Christmas day.  I achieved that goal!  We had a wonderful Christmas Eve with all the family in the area and even made it to a beautiful family church service in the evening.  I took many moments to rest throughout the day and missed some of the events but the girls had a magical day.  They, of course, received so many new toys to keep them busy for years!!!  They also were surrounded by family who loves them so much!

My White Blood Count was so LOW on Thursday that I was put on Antibiotics as a precaution.  All medicines seem to have to make me dizzy but I have learned how to deal with this.  Friday was still a tiring day but not too much pain to speak of.  Saturday I now know what the doctors and nurses were talking about when they said my body would ache worse than the flu-like feeling.  I woke up on Saturday feeling like I was 110 years old.  My bones hurt to the core.  I took Tylenol which was not enough to get rid of it but it would make it bearable.  We made the 1 and a half hour trip to the Farm and enjoyed hours of catching up with the family and feeling the LOVE that is one of the best medicines!  The ride home was horrible for me!  Every bounce was felt and the pain was horrible. By the time I was home I could barely get up the stairs to my room.  Keith took such good care of me!  What a blessing he is to me!  I took Benadryl and fell asleep for over half the night.  The pain began to subside and now I am just a little achy if I stay in one place long.
I sit here now while the girls play and thank God I am feeling better!  Pain is one thing that makes it very hard to stay positive or even be in the right mind.  I am thankful for all the medicines that will help to initiate this cancer from me but there are moments that I do wonder if I will make it!  The bad does pass and the good always shows through which gives me the most hope!

I pray all of you had a wonderful Holiday and will enjoy the coming of the New Year! 

Hours make a difference!

I am sitting in the recliner after getting home from my parents and I am trying to figure out how to encourage my White Blood Cells to get working again!

When I had LABs done today my WBC was as low as it could be with a little bit of hope that it would begin to rise again.  I am at the most susceptible time to get sick if I come into contact with any germs.  I am pouting on the couch because I want to be able to go to all the Christmas events tomorrow and Saturday but I also want to stay safe and as healthy as possible.  I know that I will have to give up on some of the activities BUT I need to choose wisely.  My family is so important and gives me so much strength so I will prioritze the events.

I feel like a ticking time bomb!  It seems like everytime I try to be strong and positive something hits me down.  I am hoping that the magic of Santa will give me the boost I need as I watch my miracle girls enjoy these next few days!  May all of you be Blessed in this time of LOVE and Joy!

My Oncology appointment is in a few hours and I keep hoping that it will all just disappear!  I was so tired yesterday and there was so many things to get done for the holidays I must have overdone!  I am exhausted even after I slept most of the night.  It is not easy to get used to the NEW Lynn. 

I am very much looking forward to Santa visiting and all the family we will get to see throughout the next few days.  Although, I will have to be ready to keep my distance since I cannot afford to get sick.  I am hopeful the love I am given out weighs the germs I mught face!  :)

This is such a magical time in life!  The girls are all so excited for Santa to come to the house and they are all in the spirit of giving as well!  It has been a beautiful year of memories and there are so many more to come!

I hope all of you have a wonderful Holiday and I will keep you updated after the doctor if there is anything to tell.

The new normal has shown its way through. I realize now the wisdom of those sisters who have come before me in this fight as I find the new 100% for me is lower but still allows me to keep going! Strength is just redefined and priorities are reshuffled in order to get all things accomplished in life.

I am getting ready to go to bed tonight after spending a wonderful evening with one of my dearest friends who I have known since I was in K​i​n​d​e​r​g​a​r​t​e​n​. She has dropped everything to drive in from Ohio with her family and stay near to spend this time with me. She has helped me to find peace tonight and know that as each one of you walks hand in hand with me on this journey I will NEVER be alone! She is taking this time to share her strength with me and then when she goes home our hearts will be entwined with all this time we will have but then she will ask that others come to hold my hand and be near me. This is the chain of life that I am learning to live through and I am in awe of it all!

I look forward to going to work tomorrow and then taking the next two weeks as a break to bring my body back. I go to the oncologist Thursday for LAB work and meet with the doctor. Then the next treatment is on the 30th in the afternoon.

Chemo Cloud is gone!

The Chemo Cloud has left!!!!  I did not realize what kind of changes these drugs have done to me until I received the peace of clear thinking and feeling again this afternoon. 

I feel that I have control again over all of me! It is so beautiful to be me again!  I was not very positive or having a good outlook over the past two days because I felt so lousy and tired all the time.  I missed out on so many things when I could not get out from under the blanket of nausea and dizziness.  I did not get to be present for the girls acting in the churchpagent. I also did not get to Katelynn's birthday party with friends of ours.  BUT there were so many others who were there for them that I am blessed to know that we are never alone!

Tonight I was given a terrific early Christmas blessing when the Bates women came over to help put my house in order.  Keith is a terrific laundry service as long as he does not have to fold anything or put it away! :)  So these women folded and folded until we found the bottom of every basket.  They also wrapped a few leftover presents and kept me company on a quiet, lonely night.  What wonderful women I have been surrounded by over these last 30 years of my life!  What a true gift from God!

Tonight I go to bed in a good frame of mind and a much happier heart!  I look forward to the days to come and love every moment of each day!  God bless you all!  Your support is so much appreciated and I thank God each day for all!

One down...

YEAH!  The port worked so well and drawing bloods was the easiest it has ever been!  Medical technology is amazing and I take back all my bad words I had for this surgery to put the port in!  :)

I had a rough night!  I was nauseous by evening and down for the count for the rest of the night!  I slept on and off until 10pm and then went to sleep until 6am which felt great!!!

I had an 8am appointment at Lake Forest Hospital to get my shot for the White Blood Cell booster.  My mom was the angel to come over and pick me up to get me to the hospital for this!  We had a good time together without any distractions.  The shot went well and the we even went to theLiberty for some good breakfast food.  I am realizing that I will have a new norm of living with dizziness when it comes to all these medicines in my system.  I am beginning to learn little tricks and am sure I will find out even more.

Yesterday was an anxious day that went better than expected at the oncologists office.  It was also a beautiful day for my girls because everyone who took them and gave them a break from all the reality at home made it a perfect day!  The twins enjoyed an old-fashioned day of play on the ice with good friends and many other indoor fun as well. Katelynn turned 9 yesterday and the friends that picked her up and threw her a party were wonderful!  It will take all of you to help us through and no one has let anything fall through the cracks!  We love you all!

Morning before first chemo

This morning before chemo is not as easy as last night.  I am on a roller coaster of emotions that does not seem to be slowing down... one minute I am fine then the next I am crying.  I am anxious about not knowing how this will all feel and work.  I am still having pain from the surgery to put the port in and I worry that it won't work.  Fear and anxiety are the two major emotions running through me.  I look forward to this evening when the first treatment is over and I can feel like the fight is underway.  I also look forward to knowing how all the treatments will go from now on and find out how my body will react.

I am so thankful to not be alone in this!  My hubby is the BEST in the whole world and is with me every step of the way.  I have talked to all of our parents this morning as well as many friends!  We are both so overwhelmed by all the support we are receiving from everyone in our lives!  We are learning just how much good we have given throughout life by all the love we are being shown now.  Thank you to everyone who is supporting us and loving us!

Twas the night before chemo

Twas the night before chemo and all through the house

Sleeping children and a puppy wanting to go out.

I am alone with my thoughts and fear runs through me.

But I won't let it win because I am stronger than that!

Whenever I am down I find a way out

and this is just one more time to work it out!

As I work on this story I am finding my strength

and I hope that tomorrow is really a new start and

The beginning to the end of this cancer!

All the prayers and positive people who surround me each day

Are the reason I can sit here and smile as I remember you all!

Thank you to all who are on my Angel Team!

You are all a gift from God for me!

What a pain....

A Port was placed in me yesterday in an outpatient procedure.  It has been a difficult recovery because I wanted to be able to bounce back... that did not happen!  I was only able to stay still and not get anything I wanted to done.  I am really in need of learning how to take it easy and not overdue.  This will be my hardest lesson to date.

I am so sore and have not been able to use my left arm for anything (& when I forget and boy do I get a painful reminder).   I do know that this procedure is worth it because to get the IV in for surgery it took the nurse two tries and many prayers said by all in the room!  I could not imagine trying to use these small deep veins for all the treatments and blood draws to come in the next months!!!  

The girls had to go to the doctor today.  All three had to get flu shots to help protect them and me.  Then the twins had to have their 5 year old physical which meant 3 more shots.  We did them all because I would have never gotten them back in if we delayed any.  They have all recovered from the trauma which was helped by some bribes like a visit to Santa, shopping @ the mall, and dinner at the food court all with Daddy (Boy does he deserve a medal of honor for doing all these girly things!).  We are so lucky to have such a great guy!

I am so blessed to be given so many wonderful people in our lives that are helping us on this journey.  The girls pediatrician was stunned by my news but she had so many helpful tips and will include us in her prayers.  She has been there since the day Katelynn was born and I am so thankful for all she has done to keep our girls healthy and now she is even helping me!

Thank you to all who are keeping me in their thoughts and prayers.  I am feeling them at all times so please know each one is working!    

LIFE REALLY GOES ON...

I have been blessed this weekend to have so many fantastic experiences to feel the love that keeps me going through this battle!
On Friday, I was able to go out with two dear friends and share a meal as well as laughs. It gave me a few hours to forget about all that was going wrong and focus on the fun in life!
On Saturday, we had a Klunder wedding to go to and celebrate with family. It was such a fun time to watch the twins experience their first wedding and all the children celebrate with the bride and groom. We all were showered with so much love all night long!
On Sunday, it was a birthday celebration at Bob Chinn's with my family. We were celebrating Keith's birthday on that day and Katelynn's birthday early. We always love the chance to be with Brad and my parents!
I took great care in saving my energy to be able to get to all of there events and it really worked well! I am learning to live differently but it is not all bad! I know that in the next week we will see how I react to the Chemo but I am hopeful that I will still be able to keep on enjoying everything!
Today is a little less fun!!! I am heading in to Day Surgery to have a port surgically put in so that we will not have to deal with IVs and Blood work from my small veins that are difficult to find. I am nervous but I just keep praying for strength and courage to make it through.

Good times

Good friends are such a gift!  I went out last night with 2 dear friends who gave me the gift of forgetting I was sick for a few hours!  We caught up on life and enjoyed delicious food!  Laughter is my best medicine! 
I am so thankful for all of my friends and look forward to all the special visits I am about to receive over the holidays from friends who live far away.  I will see friends I have known since I was 4 and 5 years old.  It will be one of my best presents to see them and catch up with life in person. 
I am also looking forward to all the time I will have with those friends who are near!  It is so beautiful to have such a large "village" on a daily basis to get through this disease.  The girls are enjoying all the different "play dates" they are having since I have had so many afternoon appointments. 
You are all blessings to me! 

Chemo teach today

This afternoon I was given a lesson about Chemo by the Nurse at the oncologists.  It was a surreal experience because it is all in the form of talking but in one week it will be a reality.  We went over all the side effects and the medicines we need to get in order to battle them.

We saw the treatment room which was surprisingly friendly!  They make it very comfortable and user friendly with WiFi and areas to eat and drink.  If I had to do these treatments, this will be a nice place to spend the time.

We did receive some not-so-good news... the meds they wanted to use are not all available.  It was the A-C-T cocktail but the A of it has been taken off the market at the moment and is unavailable at all the area hospitals.  There is a medicine in the same "family" that has research to show it has results just as good as the A in the combo. 

It was wonderful to have my mom say how much she liked the staff and the atmosphere at the oncologists office.  The best compliment was that it was so me.  The people involved in all my steps have been so important to me and have put a mark onto my path.  It is so important for me to have positive, sweet natured people walk with me.

I did get some very encouraging news by the nurse.  She does not see any reason I should not work throughout the treatments.  I will have to be very diligent with the hand sanitizer and washing my hands BUT all should be fine to keep teaching.  This is a huge weight off my shoulders!  I will have lots of appointments which will have to be made around my schedule but that has been doable! 

Life is a beautiful gift we are given! 

Waiting...

Time feels so different since this all started a month ago!  It was as if the first 36 hours felt like eternity inside of a minute.  I am feeling as if these two weeks I have had until Chemo starts is a lifetime and more.  I am anxious to get started but then in the same minute I can say I am terrified to find out how hard this will all be.  Life has become so precious and I am loving all that I am able to do!

There is really so much to be thankful for in my life!  I am reminded each day to live it to the fullest especially pre-chemo since I do have some energy.  The littlest things bring a smile to my face... Kindergarten lessons that bomb, waves from students I see in the hall, pages my girls have colored for me, presents Sarah wraps up just so we can all open up a gift, and snuggle time with my whole family!  I can say I love life and I hope to keep this feeling throughout all the challenging moments ahead of me.  I realize that as of November 16th I am very different person and my journey has been changed forever (I hope for the better!).

I am so thankful for all the people in our lives who are reaching out through prayers and/or other methods of help.  We were just blessed with our first planned meal from a friend.  It was so delicious and so relaxing to not have to come home and make the meal for the family.  I am coming in from work each day pretty much exhausted and this was one night I got to put my feet up.  I can tell this will lessen our stress throughout the next months!  Thank you to everyone!

reflections

As I look back over the last months journey, I am so amazed at how quickly life changes.  November 8th was the day the lump was found and November 18th was the day I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer.  What gets me through all the scary moments and the dark times are the people in my life.  I have been given the gift of several survivors who are mentoring me through all of what is to come as well as all I need to prepare for.  I have been given my Angel team who are all the medical people who have guided me through all the unpleasant tests, procedures and news.  They were all strangers to me who showed me immediate caring and compassion which was a true gift from God!  Then I have my family who have walked hand-in-hand with me onto this battlefield.  My mom has been the steading force for me as well as for everyone else involved.  My dad has been the one to look up useful information and the one to make sure the treatments are the best for me.  My brother has given us a place to go to get away for even just an hour.  My girls have given me events to look forward to going to and they are my inspiration to fight this fight!  My husband is the absolute light of my life! He is a rock when I need it and then he is a comedian when the air needs to lighten.  We are definitely in the for better and FOR WORSE as well as in SICKNESS and in health.  I love him so much and we will get through this together!!!  I have also found strength in myself I did not have and have decided to smile my way through this battle.  I look at life and realize that each day is a gift therefore I am going to be happy to be here.  My smile has allowed me to get to know each person who has crossed my path.  It encourages people to help and not look too sad for me.
Thank you to everyone who has and will be a part of my journey!  You are all amazing people!

At the starting line...

Today has had its ups and downs but I was never alone!  I have such great friends and family who have kept me moving forward.  There have been so many times when I wanted to give up on this roller coaster.. but then I have been given the gift of someone to come along and boost my spirits. 

I have made all the necessary appointments-- flu shot, chemo lesson, MUGA scan, and putting a port in for Chemo.  I also made check-up appointments for the girls and got work planned out for a while.  I am about to be able to focus on me and getting through the start of the battle.

Smiles and hugs are my best medicine during this time of waiting.  Tears do come but they are not lasting as long!  I am just so thankful for all God has blessed me with!  I have nicknamed all the people who are helping me through this "My Angel Team," because it will take an entire team to pray and help me get through all that is to come.  Thank you for reading these blogs and being a part of my team!

a chance to be normal

The news from Friday was hard to deal with and was all consuming for Friday and Saturday... but I was able to have a bit of normalcy when I went to the Twins Winter Ballet recital and was the backstage mom for their group.  Yes I am crazy!!  I want to try and keep life as "normal" as it can be for everyone.  I realized though that I get exhausted so much faster and have less patience for misbehavior and rule breakers. 

I am struggling so much with the fact that I am at Stage 3.  I know that should not be stressing me out butit is!!  I do find peace when I read my devotionals and other books I bought at the Cristian book store.  It stays for a while and then the worrying comes back in full force! 

I am so lucky to have such a wonderful group of friends and family!!!  The offers of help are awesome and we will ask for help when we come up with a specific need.  At the moment a colleague at school told me about a website called mealtrain.com and we have set it up for anyone who is interested in helping us out with meals can do so.  Here is the link:  http://www.mealtrain.com/?id=mpykhv81biht

Thank you to all who are praying for us and sending us positive thoughts!

What else????

Just when I thought things could not get any worse... I found out that the MRI found that there are masses behind my pectoral muscle behind the right breast. This has now moved it up to a Stage 3 cancer. We are going ahead with Chemo as soon as I have a test on my heart strength. I am scheduled to begin my first round of chemo on December 17th - Katelynn's 9th birthday.

I am so scared tonight as I face all these decisions and I wish I could think of myself. I am worried about how all of this will affect my girls and Keith. It is not going to be easy but it is going to be worth it when I am healthy again!

What a day!

  I had a biopsy scheduled at 9:45am and was not done until 12:50pm.  I had an ultrasound, then a biopsy, then a mamogram, then a magnified mamogram, then a final ultrasound to make sure what they were seeing was not something they were not expecting.  In the end I left with no new surprises.  They were a great team of people working with me and we even had times to laugh together!  I saw many of my Angel Team and received so many hugs and words of encouragement!  Those are the things that will keep me smiling and going even when it is hard!

I am finding myself looking at life so differently!  I look at people and think about how thankful I am to know them.  Keith and I grabbed lunch at a hot dog joint we have been goign to since high school.  The owners and staff know us well and we had a great time today chatting with them.  They have seen us through so many changes in life and I am so glad I still keep in touch with them!

I have never used my cell phone as much as I have these past 3 weeks!  The nurses, doctors and schedulers all call at any hour to get me information or talk about the next appointment needed.  I have also loved talking to all the people in my life who have reached out through phone, e-mail, cards, and facebook.  You are all so wonderful!

Tomorrow is another Oncology appointment that I hope can help us move forward with the treatment plan.  Prayers and good thoughts are so welcome!

...Waiting...

I am so anxious right now because I am having to wait to get to the starting line. 

I have been at work this week which was a great distraction and a great time to reconnect with my friends and students.  They will be a support to me throughout the next months and I needed to know that they were all still there even though I was gone so long. 

I am concerned about the biopsy on Thursday morning-- only because it could come back with even more surprising information.  I am scared that it is spreading while we wait for all these results!  This is a physical battle but it is also a mental one as well!  I am working on staying positive as much as I can!

Friday afternoon will be when we sit down with my oncologist to talk about the plan for treatment.  Please think good thoughts and say prayers that this will go well.

I am excited that I will be at Katelynn's school play this week and the Twins winter recital for ballet.  I am so thankful for everything I am able to do!  Blessings come in many different packages.

Change in plans... quick detour

Well I had thought I would be able to give everyone an update tomorrow (Tuesday, November 29th) after seeing the oncologist but I received a phone call on my way to work.  My oncologist got the results of my MRI and there is another questionable area that needs to be biopsied.  So I am going for another biopsy on Thursday morning and meeting with the oncologist on Friday afternoon.  In a way it is a good thing because now I will make it to all the girls activities this week:  Katelynn is in a musical at school that she has been working on since September and the twins have a dance recital on Sunday at which I am supposed to be the backstage mom.  Everything happens for a reason but I thought I finally had a schedule that would have worked only to have it all change in a phone call. 

I will update you when we know anything new.  Thank you so much for all your support!

Timeline of the Journey so far

Here is how it all began:

November 8th I had my annual OB/Gyne appointment at which I complained of a strange feeling in my armpit and then the doctor found a small lump on the same side on the breast.  She sent me with an order for a diagnostic mamogram (first one I ever had).

November 16th I had my diagnostic mamogram which should have taken 2 hours but after 4 hours we were being helped to find an appointment for a biopsy the next morning because the ultrasound had shown something that looked like cancer.  Shock came over both of us!!  I could not stop crying and wondering if this was the end.  It was one of the worst nights of my life!

November 17th I had three biospies and a 2nd radiologist who explained that it was a very suspicious looking lump and a lymph node that was very large. 

November 18th we met with the surgeon who gave us the diagnosis of Stage 2 Breast Cancer.  I guess I was ready but it still made me cry when I heard those words.  The surgeon is wonderful and we are very comfortable with all the options he has given us.  I still had to meet with the oncologist to know exactly how we are moving forward. 

November 19th we met with the Oncologist who was an upbeat doctor who used the most beautiful word so far...CURE!  She wants to learn more from some tests but she is feeling good about all we know so far. 

November 22nd I had to go in for blood work and meetings.

November 23rd- I called it my day off!  I left my phone in my purse on silent and I went with the girls and my mom to the Marriot to see the kids musical of the Wizard of OZ.  It was the most normal thing I had done in the past week!

November 24th I had a Breast MRI done at LF.  It was a must do but it was not comfortable and I bearily made it through the half hour of laying in the machine on my stomach!

.... It is November 28th and we are still waiting on results to know any more.  TO BE CONTINUED...

Welcome to my journey!

I have just begun this blog to help keep everyone informed as I start to fight the battle of my life.  We will try to keep all the info current so you can all know the good, bad and ugly of this cancer until we get to the CURE!
I want to take the time to thank you all for all the support and love you have shown me!  You are the ammunition I will take with me on this battle!  My strength is the strongest when I am surrounded by all who care!