SURVIVING METASTATIC BC STAGE IV
Donation protected
Last year at 38, I was diagnosed with Stage II Breast Cancer. After a double mastectomy, 4 rounds of chemo and continued f/u therapy every 3 weeks for the next 5 years, I thought this horrible ordeal was behind me and my family.
At the beginning of April this year, 2016, I went to the ER with what I believed to be horrible Sciatica and IBS pain. After a CT scan, the ER doctor came in and in no gentle terms informed me that I had masses in my liver, my kidney and on my spine. I was alone, it was midnight and right before my full blown panic attack set in, I was able to call my husband and tell him he needed to get to the hospital ASAP, the Cancer was back.
That night I was hospitalized and over the course of the next few days, after a total of 5 CT scans, I was informed that I now had Stage IV Metastatic Breast Cancer. A cancer that I not only will never be cured of, but that will one day be the reason for my passing away. Because of my particular Breast Cancer, Triple Positive HER2+, that day may come ALOT sooner than I want or expect. Yes, there are miracles, that somehow, I may live longer than the 1 and 1/2 years that statistics say I'll live for. Those are the days I pray to God for, I wish for, I beg for, but in the meantime, I thank God for every day I wake up right now so that I can enjoy each day with my family.
I hug my kids and my husband every day, many times. I tell them every day, I Love them, many times. Every day I have with them is a gift. Every day I have with my loved ones and All of my wonderful friends who continue to encourage me to fight, is a gift.
Because of this cancer, I can no longer work. Walking, standing for longer than a couple of minutes and any kind of laborious work takes every ounce of energy I have. I do all I can, but the day will come where I won't even be able to help my family do easy chores around the house. My bigger concern at this moment is our very soon to be, precarious financial situation as I attempt to fill out paperwork for Permanent Disabled Social Security. I have been told that I most likely will qualify, but I could have to wait up to 6 months. My husband will be tasked with maintaining our household of 5, myself, our 17, 14 and 11 year old, until I qualify for SSDI. I will be giving up my car soon and accepting rides from friends and family to doctors appointments. We have been very fortunate to receive donations from loving family and friends recently which has helped out tremendously, but I am hoping that this venue will hopefully open up my situation, our situation to a larger amount of people who might find it within their hearts to help out a mom, a family get through, not only what is a rough time right now, but what could be a very trying time, I hope to God, much later, than much sooner.
All I can ask is, if you feel in your heart, led to donate, please, please...
Could you help our family out.
Thank-you sooo much for your help.
At the beginning of April this year, 2016, I went to the ER with what I believed to be horrible Sciatica and IBS pain. After a CT scan, the ER doctor came in and in no gentle terms informed me that I had masses in my liver, my kidney and on my spine. I was alone, it was midnight and right before my full blown panic attack set in, I was able to call my husband and tell him he needed to get to the hospital ASAP, the Cancer was back.
That night I was hospitalized and over the course of the next few days, after a total of 5 CT scans, I was informed that I now had Stage IV Metastatic Breast Cancer. A cancer that I not only will never be cured of, but that will one day be the reason for my passing away. Because of my particular Breast Cancer, Triple Positive HER2+, that day may come ALOT sooner than I want or expect. Yes, there are miracles, that somehow, I may live longer than the 1 and 1/2 years that statistics say I'll live for. Those are the days I pray to God for, I wish for, I beg for, but in the meantime, I thank God for every day I wake up right now so that I can enjoy each day with my family.
I hug my kids and my husband every day, many times. I tell them every day, I Love them, many times. Every day I have with them is a gift. Every day I have with my loved ones and All of my wonderful friends who continue to encourage me to fight, is a gift.
Because of this cancer, I can no longer work. Walking, standing for longer than a couple of minutes and any kind of laborious work takes every ounce of energy I have. I do all I can, but the day will come where I won't even be able to help my family do easy chores around the house. My bigger concern at this moment is our very soon to be, precarious financial situation as I attempt to fill out paperwork for Permanent Disabled Social Security. I have been told that I most likely will qualify, but I could have to wait up to 6 months. My husband will be tasked with maintaining our household of 5, myself, our 17, 14 and 11 year old, until I qualify for SSDI. I will be giving up my car soon and accepting rides from friends and family to doctors appointments. We have been very fortunate to receive donations from loving family and friends recently which has helped out tremendously, but I am hoping that this venue will hopefully open up my situation, our situation to a larger amount of people who might find it within their hearts to help out a mom, a family get through, not only what is a rough time right now, but what could be a very trying time, I hope to God, much later, than much sooner.
All I can ask is, if you feel in your heart, led to donate, please, please...
Could you help our family out.
Thank-you sooo much for your help.
Organizer
Dedra Aguilera
Organizer
Chino, CA
