On December 29th, 2006, I woke up like any other day. Work for hubby, school for my daughter, having fun with my little boy, and just anticipating the holidays . At 9:00 am, everything changed. A simple phone call shook my little world and turned it upside down. Normalcy as I knew it was gone forever. I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer.
I was 8 months pregnant & had to deliver the next day. Within 24 hours of my diagnosis we were able to say that the cancer saved my life along with my baby's. We soon found out that I had a very large tumor accompanied by a smaller one in my left breast. The grave news was that it had already Metastasized throughout many parts of my body: liver spleen, kidneys, spine and lungs just to name a few. Within 5 days I was diagnosed, delivered a baby by cesarean, started chemo and learned that I was a Stage IV Inflammatory Breast Cancer patient. And this was only the beginning.
My journey has also included lesions in my brain, infections, lots of very rare` side effects, many hospitalizations, my daughter being diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes, my infant hospitalized for an emergency surgery, blood clots, radiation surgery (Gamma Knife), bilateral mastectomy and many, many more medical 'bumps in the road'.
The road before me seemed grim & short. But my God is bigger than any diagnosis or medical fact. The blessings I have received throughout my journey far exceed the tribulations I have had to walk. Today I am still taking maintenance chemo along with enduring the lifelong effects that the cancer has left. My journey is far from over and far from easy...
BUT I am here today --CANCER FREE-- to tell anyone who will listen of how I have been miraculously saved by His grace alone.
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