A little light in this dark tunnel
The last 12 days have been flooded with information, mostly consisting of bad news.
-Stage 2 (possibly 3) Grade 3 Invasive Ductal Breast Cancer.
-Two Tumors; now three after receiving the MRI results back. Too large to remove before treatment. The largest being a T3.
-Spread to my lymph nodes.
-Estrogen fed (by 2-4%) causing me to be ineligible for immunotherapy treatments.
-Insurance not covering a cent of fertility treatments because it’s an “elective” procedure. Although it is something that I’m forced into doing unless I want Cancer to take having more children away from me as well.
So many negatives in such a short period of time.
But today, after a full day of tests and being poked and prodded like a voodoo doll, I have received some news that .. wait for it... is positive!!
My amazing oncologist was sitting at his computer all day, refreshing the screen and awaiting the results of my CT and Bone scan. Little did he know that those results would be delayed 4 hours, due to my uncooperative veins and the team of doctors it took to get my IV started.
As I arrived home , my phone was already ringing with a Norton Hospital phone number. Exhausted , I almost let it go to voicemail. Thank goodness I answered because we were given the GREAT news that the dreaded cancer has not spread anywhere else in my body!!! Praise. The. Lord!! (Periods for emphasis!!)
and if that wasn’t enough positive news on this beautiful day, we also received news that our wonderful fertility specialist was able to obtain some medication for us with no charge as a compassionate courtesy. Medication that on top of all of the other expenses for this one small fragment of my battle, would have put us 6 feet under, financially. (Too soon for a reference pertaining to being buried? Eh.. If I didn’t have humor, I’d be curled up in a ball crying twice as much as I already do. )
God has done amazing things today and has shed a little light on our dark days!!
Thank you all for your your prayers and support. I’m truly overwhelmed with the amount of love I have been shown and feel the power of your prayers!!!
-Stage 2 (possibly 3) Grade 3 Invasive Ductal Breast Cancer.
-Two Tumors; now three after receiving the MRI results back. Too large to remove before treatment. The largest being a T3.
-Spread to my lymph nodes.
-Estrogen fed (by 2-4%) causing me to be ineligible for immunotherapy treatments.
-Insurance not covering a cent of fertility treatments because it’s an “elective” procedure. Although it is something that I’m forced into doing unless I want Cancer to take having more children away from me as well.
So many negatives in such a short period of time.
But today, after a full day of tests and being poked and prodded like a voodoo doll, I have received some news that .. wait for it... is positive!!
My amazing oncologist was sitting at his computer all day, refreshing the screen and awaiting the results of my CT and Bone scan. Little did he know that those results would be delayed 4 hours, due to my uncooperative veins and the team of doctors it took to get my IV started.
As I arrived home , my phone was already ringing with a Norton Hospital phone number. Exhausted , I almost let it go to voicemail. Thank goodness I answered because we were given the GREAT news that the dreaded cancer has not spread anywhere else in my body!!! Praise. The. Lord!! (Periods for emphasis!!)
and if that wasn’t enough positive news on this beautiful day, we also received news that our wonderful fertility specialist was able to obtain some medication for us with no charge as a compassionate courtesy. Medication that on top of all of the other expenses for this one small fragment of my battle, would have put us 6 feet under, financially. (Too soon for a reference pertaining to being buried? Eh.. If I didn’t have humor, I’d be curled up in a ball crying twice as much as I already do. )
God has done amazing things today and has shed a little light on our dark days!!
Thank you all for your your prayers and support. I’m truly overwhelmed with the amount of love I have been shown and feel the power of your prayers!!!
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