Healing for Heather
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Heather Meyler is a dear and precious co-worker. Here is her story....
"I am 30 years old and this past April I started having severe GI issues. In May I found out I had metastatic ovarian cancer that had spread to the diaphragm, liver, omentum, peritoneal cavity and appendix. Before my big debunking surgery in June I had 3 paracentesis to drain fluid out of my abdomen. During my surgery they did a hysterectomy, removed my appendix and my omentum. While in the hospital after my surgery June 8th, I felt like I couldn't breathe and found that my right lung was full of fluid so I had a thoracentesis to drain a liter of fluid off my lung. I got to go home from the hospital for one night and ended up back in the ER to have another thoracentesis. A few days later I got a chest tube to drain daily. Two and a half weeks after surgery I started chemo and the fluid dried up so I got the chest tube removed. After 2 months of chemo a CT scan showed that my liver tumor has grown. So Thursday 9/13 I start a new chemo! This tumor better watch out cuz me and my team at Baptist are going to destroy it!
Before I got sick I practiced as a registered dietician and did a lot of long distance running. I also got married last October 1st to the most amazing husband I could ask for. I am an App State alumni so naturally we got married in the Blue Ridge mountains. We love being outside and being active with our two dogs.
"I am 30 years old and this past April I started having severe GI issues. In May I found out I had metastatic ovarian cancer that had spread to the diaphragm, liver, omentum, peritoneal cavity and appendix. Before my big debunking surgery in June I had 3 paracentesis to drain fluid out of my abdomen. During my surgery they did a hysterectomy, removed my appendix and my omentum. While in the hospital after my surgery June 8th, I felt like I couldn't breathe and found that my right lung was full of fluid so I had a thoracentesis to drain a liter of fluid off my lung. I got to go home from the hospital for one night and ended up back in the ER to have another thoracentesis. A few days later I got a chest tube to drain daily. Two and a half weeks after surgery I started chemo and the fluid dried up so I got the chest tube removed. After 2 months of chemo a CT scan showed that my liver tumor has grown. So Thursday 9/13 I start a new chemo! This tumor better watch out cuz me and my team at Baptist are going to destroy it!
Before I got sick I practiced as a registered dietician and did a lot of long distance running. I also got married last October 1st to the most amazing husband I could ask for. I am an App State alumni so naturally we got married in the Blue Ridge mountains. We love being outside and being active with our two dogs.
Organizer and beneficiary
Shelby Taylor
Organizer
Oak Ridge, NC
Heather Meyler
Beneficiary
