Well, I have run out of time. So, I will post this…kinda like a blurb. (I sure hope I used that word correctly ;))

This past June I was diagnosed with DCIS (ductal carcinoma in-situ) stage 0. It was not a biggy. Lumpectomy, radiation (maybe), and tamoxifen. After some summer vacationing (by the doctors), we scheduled an MRI. It showed a suspicious area in the left. After an ultrasound and another biopsy, presto…IDC (invasive ductal carcinoma) stage 1. This happened in August. After a couple second opinions, and a FISH test, I also have a special characteristic HER2+. All this leads to a double mastectomy. The chances of chemo are very high, but no one will say definitely until final pathology. HER2+ responds very well to chemo…that’s the good news. So, in just a few hours I will report to the hospital to have the double mastectomy and possibly a port placed. We are praying no cancer in any lymph nodes. Lymph node activity is a game changer.

My community has been amazing. We are so incredibly grateful for the outpouring of love. God has got this and I am so very blessed to be surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses who intercede for us daily. God is good, people…ALL the time.