October 20, 2009 I will be receiving Herceptin treatments every 3 weeks until February, 2010, for my particular kind of breast cancer, HER2. There is a lot of information about HER2 on the internet should you care to research it. When I had my lumpectomy, 3 lymph nodes were removed and examined. All of them were full of cancer, so a short time later, more nodes were removed. Two of them were involved with cancer. Along with other conditions, this classified me to be in Stage 3 cancer. Removal of the lymph nodes has caused me to have to deal with lymphedema in my left arm and hand. It is inconvenient, but there are much worse things in this world. Soon I'll have radiation treatments. It should have happened before now, but my lumpectomy incision hasn't healed completely. I did something stupid that caused an infection that set healing back by a bunch. HINT: Don't ever get in a hot tub with an unhealed wound - no matter how small the wound is! I am not afraid to die. I've been a born again Christian since long before I found that I have cancer, and I believe I will spend eternity in the presence of my Savior, Jesus Christ. That said, I'm not anxious to die and I will put up a valiant fight against this ugly disease. A bit of other shameless self promotion: I love creating beautiful things with concrete. If you're interested in seeing some of my artwork, check out www.KayanderGardenArt.com My great hubbie, Ernie, also has artwork posted there. I've mentioned Tiffany several times. She is a glass and metal artist who has never thought of herself as being a painter until now. Generally, when she paints my head, she coordinates the head design with colors in what I'm wearing for the day. Then she completes my "outfit" with a beautiful piece of blown glass from her jewelry line. Check out her website, www.RedManxStudio.com December 7, 2009 February 2, 2010 |
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Some things that I've learned (hopefully not EVERYTHING):
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Adam and Ann of Channel 9 News with Tiffany and me. We just love Adam and Ann! |
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Left to right: Tiffany (my daughter), Karon (my sister), me (Kay), Delene (my niece), Arturo (manager of California Pizza Kitchen, where we ate lunch on the day we attended Great Day Houston). |
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Bradley Marks with Tiffany and me. He is a very nice man. More about this on the News Stories tab. |
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