An Update On My Mother
January 28th, 2010It’s been a while since I’ve written about my mother and her breast cancer diagnosis. Last I wrote we got the good news that all of the lymph nodes were not cancerous. I even stated that she was cancer free. From what we’ve learned though, this isn’t exactly true.
You see when cancer is found in the lymph nodes, even if it is one node, it is considered stage two. When the primary source hasn’t been found it is still assumed that there is cancer in the breast, somewhere. So she is not cancer free. She is in an extremely good position for recovery though.
She still has fluid under her arm from where the lymph nodes were removed. She goes weekly to have that removed. There was the possibility of further surgery to have another pump put in, but since the fluid level is decreasing, that is put on hold.
She will need radiation, but that won’t occur until the fluid is gone completely. The radiation will be 5 days per week for 6 weeks. She is very weak as well as depressed and anxious. She doesn’t want to get help for her mental status though and won’t take the medication her primary doctor ordered.
Please keep her in your thoughts and your prayers. We have a long road ahead of us.

I’m a wife and mom of two daughters. My daughters are 12 years apart so that keeps me quite busy and a little crazy at times. My life is a jumble of mixed up mishaps, but it’s always centered around my family.






















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