cancer journey

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A few of you have asked for an update on my cancer journey. I appreciate your concern and your prayers.

The past few weeks brought on a new challenge. Some of my lab values fell too low for me to receive chemotherapy safely. While I feel better when I’m not on chemo, it concerns me that I’m missing treatments.

My oncologist recently left the clinic, so my daughter and I will meet with my new physician tomorrow. I’m eager to hear what new treatment options he might offer.

At the time of my diagnosis, I shared my belief that every challenge we face in life can bring important lessons. Here’s the latest lesson I’ve learned.

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I started donating blood at age 16 when I worked as a nursing assistant at a nursing home. Over all the decades since then, I’ve continued to donate regularly, and I’ve encouraged others to do the same.

Yet, with each donation, I never considered the fact that I might be the recipient of someone else’s blood someday.

Last week that changed when chemotherapy caused my hemoglobin to drop to 6.9. (Normal levels are usually 12-15.) I felt exhausted, a bit lightheaded, and my brain felt like it was in a fog. So, I had to go to the hospital and receive two units of blood. The transfusions went well, and by the next morning, I already felt better.

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Some of you may have noticed that I’ve been absent from my blog over the past couple of weeks. After not feeling well for several days, I ended up in the hospital and came out with a diagnosis I never expected. I have metastatic breast cancer.

I’ll meet with an oncologist on Wednesday, and we’ll come up with a treatment plan. In the meantime, I’ve been trying to work on my blog. But my brain feels overwhelmed, and I realize I need to take a break.

Even though I probably won’t share a lot of new posts over the next few weeks, I hope you’ll continue to visit my blog. Perhaps this is a good time to catch up on the over 400 posts I’ve shared over the past three years.

I know God will walk with me through this new journey, and I know there will be lessons to learn as I transition from caregiver to patient. I’ll keep you posted.