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Hi All,
Wow, where do I start? In July I was working up in Washington on a project when I started feeling "not myself". Like most of us that are very busy with work, I told myself "it's nothing, I'm just tired". Two months later I was working a project in Kansas when I knew something wasn't right. The pressure I was feeling in my colon area, the exhaustion I was feeling - that was just not me. When I got home I slept all day on a beautiful Sunday. Again, not me at all. So on Monday, September 15th, I went to the doctor. Within 45 minutes of walking in my Doctors office I was being told I had a large "mass" in my colon. I don't remember much more after that to be honest. The next week was crazy. Test after test. Poking me with needles every day (anyone that knows me KNOWS I hate needles). Trying to hide it from everyone as I was right at the end of 2 major projects and I didn't want my crew guys, whom are also my friends, to worry about me as they had enough to worry about. But oh was I so scared. It was all happening so fast. On September 25th I sat down in the specialists office and heard the words I never thought I would hear in a million years - "Dawn, you have a large tumor - it's Cancer". Then he proceeded to tell me that I would be having surgery within a few days to insert a port in my chest that would pump Chemo throughout my body, I would be having Radiation, I would then have surgery to remove the tumor and how the cancer is "uncommon" (rare) due to my age and the area of the tumor and not only would he be operating on me but so would a robot. What? OMG....Am I dying? One day I was fine and the next this. The things that went through my mind were heartbreaking. They still are!
Then I find out it has spread to my large intestines.
Wow.....its just all so much to handle.
BUT.....I am a fighter. I AM going to WIN this fight no matter what. Losing is not an option for me. I love the Lord and I am looking forward to meeting him some day, but not any day soon. I have a Mom that needs me, a husband that loves me, 4 legged furbabies that need me. I will have a 50th wedding anniversary. I will have a 50th birthday (did I just say 50)....
Thank you ALL for everything.
PS - I started my first round of Chemo 10/6. I will receive Chemo 24/7 for 5 days, then get a break and will start it all over again. I also started radiation 10/6. I will receive radiation every day for 6 weeks straight. Once the treatments are over, they will allow the tumor to shrink as much as possible and then I will have surgery to remove it. I will then have more chemo to kill any cancer cells left and then reconstructive surgery if required.....Then - I WILL BE CANCER FREE, I KNOW IT!!!! xoxoxo
Love you ALL
Dawn
Wow, where do I start? In July I was working up in Washington on a project when I started feeling "not myself". Like most of us that are very busy with work, I told myself "it's nothing, I'm just tired". Two months later I was working a project in Kansas when I knew something wasn't right. The pressure I was feeling in my colon area, the exhaustion I was feeling - that was just not me. When I got home I slept all day on a beautiful Sunday. Again, not me at all. So on Monday, September 15th, I went to the doctor. Within 45 minutes of walking in my Doctors office I was being told I had a large "mass" in my colon. I don't remember much more after that to be honest. The next week was crazy. Test after test. Poking me with needles every day (anyone that knows me KNOWS I hate needles). Trying to hide it from everyone as I was right at the end of 2 major projects and I didn't want my crew guys, whom are also my friends, to worry about me as they had enough to worry about. But oh was I so scared. It was all happening so fast. On September 25th I sat down in the specialists office and heard the words I never thought I would hear in a million years - "Dawn, you have a large tumor - it's Cancer". Then he proceeded to tell me that I would be having surgery within a few days to insert a port in my chest that would pump Chemo throughout my body, I would be having Radiation, I would then have surgery to remove the tumor and how the cancer is "uncommon" (rare) due to my age and the area of the tumor and not only would he be operating on me but so would a robot. What? OMG....Am I dying? One day I was fine and the next this. The things that went through my mind were heartbreaking. They still are!
Then I find out it has spread to my large intestines.
Wow.....its just all so much to handle.
BUT.....I am a fighter. I AM going to WIN this fight no matter what. Losing is not an option for me. I love the Lord and I am looking forward to meeting him some day, but not any day soon. I have a Mom that needs me, a husband that loves me, 4 legged furbabies that need me. I will have a 50th wedding anniversary. I will have a 50th birthday (did I just say 50)....
Thank you ALL for everything.
PS - I started my first round of Chemo 10/6. I will receive Chemo 24/7 for 5 days, then get a break and will start it all over again. I also started radiation 10/6. I will receive radiation every day for 6 weeks straight. Once the treatments are over, they will allow the tumor to shrink as much as possible and then I will have surgery to remove it. I will then have more chemo to kill any cancer cells left and then reconstructive surgery if required.....Then - I WILL BE CANCER FREE, I KNOW IT!!!! xoxoxo
Love you ALL
Dawn
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Dawn Marie Konvicka Fitzgerald
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Lakewood Forest, TX
