I'm going to give this blogging thing a try. When I first started this journey, I mistakenly thought that I could keep up with emails and phone calls. I will try to give you an update as often as possible. I'll begin with a little recap and continue from there.
I had a lumpectomy on April 13th after a biopsy revealed a malignant tumor. The tumor has been removed and the margins were clean. Great! I was not as fortunate in the lymph node testing. 9 nodes were positive for cancer. Not so great! I had a bone scan on the 20th and it showed no cancer. That was really great! The CT scan showed a few abnormalities that could be as simple as small cysts. This doesn't seem to alarm the Drs. at this point.
I am gathering information and I will be undergoing chemotherapy and radiation. The exact plan is not in place yet, but I will start sometime after Mother's Day. (Dan graduates on May 9th).
I have recovered quickly and easily from the surgery. I missed a week of school and was very glad to return after that. I hope to teach as much as possible in these last 6 weeks of school.
Your outpouring of support and concern is truly amazing! I am grateful for each and every one of you.
Keep those prayers coming!
Love,
Karen
