Monday, January 10, 2011
The Story: Part 15: More Cancer??
Terry and I were traveling home from work Wednesday. The doctors had changed my surgery from Monday the 13th to Friday the 10th. I had made the arrangements at work to make sure I had time off. When we got "The Call". The first thing Dr. Jennifer asked, "Are you in WalMart?" I told her no-- that we were driving home from work and I would put her on speaker phone so Terry could listen in as well. It was about 7:30 p.m. when we got the call. She began, "The results are back on your skin biopsy. It doesn't look good. There is a very aggressive cancer in the skin of your right breast." "If we go ahead and proceed with the current surgery it will spread throughout your body." " We needed to treat the cancer first." I responded, "Wait, wait wait, you're telling me I have two types of cancer? One in the left breast and another ON the right?" "Yes, that is what I'm saying." I was shocked to say the least. Words couldn't escape my mouth. For the first time in my life I was speechless. Dr. Jennifer told me that I needed to go through chemotherapy treatment, and then have a full mastectomy after that radiation. My mind was a whirlwind. I was not ready for all of this at the same time. The Dr. said that she had canceled all prior surgery. My next step was to meet with the oncologist and start chemo right away. ---more to come---
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Coach, Coach Coach...... Why oh why do I have to find this blog- written with such WIT and Humor, but to be about this topic!! I wish I could tell you I haven't been crying and this hasn't hit ME hard, but I can't!! In my life I've known of so many people that have had or that has cancer. NO one in my life though has affected my life like the way you have!! I can't tell you how many days in High School I would be having THE WORST day ( I hated H.S) Then I would see you or go to your class and my day would be better just like that. I LOVE YOU DEARLY! I love the sense of humor you have that can enlighten the worst situations! Even when I know you were having bad days when I was in school and I could see the worry in your eyes, You still uplifted me and so many others. You are such a strong woman!! I don't get why such a sick disease has to be on this earth, but to be all honest here- it doesn't surprise me one bit that it is you with the cancer. Not because you are a bad person, cause believe me you are not, but because it seems like the ones that are angels here on this earth have had this- I hope I worded that all right cause I'm a mess right now! You are an angel- God has had SO much in store for you and He KNOWS how special you are. Even when it doesn't seem like that would be why you would give someone this disease- but truly he entrusts you with it all!! You are SO SO amazing, and I can't thank you enough for the friendship you showed me during a time in my life that was so difficult!! You are SO special and I hope you NEVER forget that!!! I love you and have missed you since the last time I saw you and I truly Truly think about you ALL the time!! I would love to talk to you sometime!! If you have time please get in touch with me!! I love you!
Jocelyn (Witbeck)
jocelynmcclellan@yahoo.com
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