Friday Jan 09, 2009
Friday Jan 09, 2009
I am just jumping for joy in my chair...(yes, I know, I am quite talented!) A cancer friend of mine has been undergoing chemo for stage !V breast cancer. In the fall things took a turn for the worse, the cancer spots had shown up in her liver, as opposed to just her bones.
She started aggressive chemo. It's really taking a toll....she has no hair anymore but is sporting a really cool and sassy wig. She is really fatigued, but somehow she still looks marvelous. Mabye because her shining spirit overshadows everything else?
So, why am I jumping up and down with joy? Well, the chemo that is kicking her butt is killing the cancer in her liver. Yes, yes, yes!!! Her most recent scan showed ZERO evidence of any cancer in her liver. Gone, evacuated, it's left the body. This makes me just want to yell at the top of my lungs "Praise God!!!".
This news has just made my day. I can't imagine what it did to her 's.
Ok, one more time, all at once "Praise God!!!"
I'm not really into god, but anything that might help to fight this terrible disease should be tried. So ... "Praise God!!!"
Posted by SwitchBL8 on January 09, 2009 at 03:49 PM MST #
Hi SwitchBL8,
I know my friend will appreciate it!
Thanks....
Posted by MountainGirl on January 09, 2009 at 08:21 PM MST #
The first battle may be won, but really, it's too early to claim victory in the war. Once there's no sign of any cancer for five years, *then* you can be reasonably sure that she's at no greater risk of contracting it again than anyone else is.
Sadly, my own mother's cancer did come back, and she died last year, six years after being diagnosed.
Posted by 194.125.95.137 on January 10, 2009 at 01:52 PM MST #
I am really sorry for your loss. Cancer is nasty and takes too many lives. In regards to my friend here, she was 20 years past her first dx when it came back as metastatic disease. This is her second fight...
Posted by MountainGirl on January 16, 2009 at 08:48 AM MST #