I went to see my surgeon, Julie Kepple, at St. Vincent Hospital on Tuesday the 3rd. She is great! She set up an appointment for me to see a plastic surgeon on April 13th. So here's the good news. Dr. Kepple will do an MRI mid July after all my chemo treatments are complete and IF the cancer is all dead they will go complete reconstruction at the same time they remove my breasts and I will NOT have to have radiation treatments. However, if all the cancer is not dead, they will reconstruct the right breast but not the left as I will have to undergo radiation on that side and wait a year for reconstruction.
Lindsey and Ben and I went to breakfast and then to my chemo treatment on Friday the 6th. It is such a peace to have great support from my kids. They have been a true comfort. I don't know how people get through difficult times without this kind of support and God. As usual, I slept most of the day and evening on Friday. A little sick again, but that means the chemo is working so I guess it's a good thing. By Thursday, I should be back to myself though.
Okay guys, here's my prayer. I'm asking God to touch my body and kill all the cancer so radiation won't be necessary. What a testamony that would be for Him! I'm also praying that the next set of chemo treatments will not be too painful. I have one more of this kind. The next type causes numbness in the hands and feet. Some people report terrible pain in their bones with this treatment. I really want to continue to work until I have to be off for surgery in August.
Thank you all for you cards, calls, letters, gifts, visits and prayers. I get cards from people I don't even know letting me know they are praying for me. My staff at work is so wonderful. As I look back I can see how God led me to Sycamore Village. At the time I couldn't see it, but God knew what I would be going through and knew where I needed to be. Dawn Eaker is our Unit Manager on the Alzheimer's unit and she has been a source of encouragement beyond belief (and I don't think she even realizes it) it's just the way she is. I love her to pieces and don't know what I would do without her. Isn't God just too good to us?
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ahhh.... kitty,thank you so much, I didnt know, my angel still looks over you, she lets me know she is. Keep that chin up and suround your self with the positive influences of others, its the path you must follow.
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HI CATHY, IM PRAYING FOR YOU AND HOPE YOU ARE CANCER FREE IN NO TIME. KEEP YOUR POSITIVE ATTITUDE ! TAMMY JOHNSON.
HI CATHY, IM PRAYING FOR YOU AND HOPE YOU ARE CANCER FREE IN NO TIME. KEEP YOUR POSITIVE ATTITUDE ! TAMMY JOHNSON.
Hi Cathy,
Want you to know that all the ladies in your mother's Red Hat group are praying for you , ( and will continue to pray ) that God will grant a complete recovery and you will be back to good health again real soon.
Cathy I am praying for you daily. I have prayed specifically that the chemo will kill the cancer turmor and you will not have to go thru radiation. I don't know
GODS will for you but I do know that he cares for you and wants whats best for you. He helped me through my cancer last year.
Dave Cerveny
My loving, strong sister...you still look gorgeous!!! You can beat this beast called cancer. No matter what, we will always have each other, and I will always be here for you. We all love and appreciate you more than you will ever know.
Wow, what a postive attitude you have Cathy. And it was so good to see you face to face the other day. Thank you for coming by to see me. I love you and your daughter so much and praise God for what He is doing in your life and the lives of all of us who know you. Keep the "SON" in your eyes.
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