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November 2010!
One of the worst news received that my sister Cecilia was diagnosed with Breast Cancer. The why's, the how's, the it can't be, the it doesn't run in our family, the list of questions go on and on.
However, like a champ, she embraced the tragic news and almost immediately she began this long, painful, uneventul journey towards her recovery.
Soon after came the chemotherapy, double masectomy, the hysterectomy, the radiation, the hair loss, the loss of appetite, the loss of weight, the gain of weight (steroids), ports, needles, nausea, mouth sores, aches and pains, lots of sleep, lack of sleep, reactions to meds....again the list goes on and on. Then....REMISSION!! Praise God!!
Then came the fun part....she began to feel like herself again..reconstructive surgery to make feel somewhat of a woman again. The hair grew back...the boobies came back...woo hoo!!
Unfortunately, that peace of mind was short lived when she could not alleviate that chronic pain in her back...she thought it was arthritis and then the blow came!
May 2015! I get the ugly phone call that the cancer is back! My first thought is...sooo??? We shall beat it again...its not our first rodeo. Then she says...its in my bones and there is no cure (all this is happening through both of us crying on the phone)? I'm over here wishing this was just a bad dream....how could this be??? She did everything they asked her to do...to the T!!
The most they can do for her at this point is make her comfortable. I didn't want to ask the inevitable question. How long are they giving you??
So here we are one year later...she's back on chemo but only to slow it down. She had to stop working, since this pain has become part of her day to day activities.
There's good days and bad days...wish I could say there was more good. I cannot say...I know how you feel because I'd be lying. However, the amazing words of support and encouragement that have poured into her life from all directions definitely helps her keep going.
With that said...we would like to have a fundraiser for my sister. Since she has stopped working, times have been tough but now she's spreading herself thin and is trying to stay afloat. Although my momma is there dealing with her own medical issues...she does what she can, how she can. Unfortunately, Cecy's truck broke down just recently, there are copays for her meds (tons of meds), and the utility bills don't stop for no one. So we humbly ask for some assistance.
From the bottom of our heart...I would like to thank each and every one of you for everything that you have done, from a phone call, a ride, a hug, a meal, a word of encouragement. These acts of kindness have not gone unnoticed.
Here is her story....I just gave my version of it.
https://www.facebook.com/cecilia.villalva.3/videos/10206626161594845/
One of the worst news received that my sister Cecilia was diagnosed with Breast Cancer. The why's, the how's, the it can't be, the it doesn't run in our family, the list of questions go on and on.
However, like a champ, she embraced the tragic news and almost immediately she began this long, painful, uneventul journey towards her recovery.
Soon after came the chemotherapy, double masectomy, the hysterectomy, the radiation, the hair loss, the loss of appetite, the loss of weight, the gain of weight (steroids), ports, needles, nausea, mouth sores, aches and pains, lots of sleep, lack of sleep, reactions to meds....again the list goes on and on. Then....REMISSION!! Praise God!!
Then came the fun part....she began to feel like herself again..reconstructive surgery to make feel somewhat of a woman again. The hair grew back...the boobies came back...woo hoo!!
Unfortunately, that peace of mind was short lived when she could not alleviate that chronic pain in her back...she thought it was arthritis and then the blow came!
May 2015! I get the ugly phone call that the cancer is back! My first thought is...sooo??? We shall beat it again...its not our first rodeo. Then she says...its in my bones and there is no cure (all this is happening through both of us crying on the phone)? I'm over here wishing this was just a bad dream....how could this be??? She did everything they asked her to do...to the T!!
The most they can do for her at this point is make her comfortable. I didn't want to ask the inevitable question. How long are they giving you??
So here we are one year later...she's back on chemo but only to slow it down. She had to stop working, since this pain has become part of her day to day activities.
There's good days and bad days...wish I could say there was more good. I cannot say...I know how you feel because I'd be lying. However, the amazing words of support and encouragement that have poured into her life from all directions definitely helps her keep going.
With that said...we would like to have a fundraiser for my sister. Since she has stopped working, times have been tough but now she's spreading herself thin and is trying to stay afloat. Although my momma is there dealing with her own medical issues...she does what she can, how she can. Unfortunately, Cecy's truck broke down just recently, there are copays for her meds (tons of meds), and the utility bills don't stop for no one. So we humbly ask for some assistance.
From the bottom of our heart...I would like to thank each and every one of you for everything that you have done, from a phone call, a ride, a hug, a meal, a word of encouragement. These acts of kindness have not gone unnoticed.
Here is her story....I just gave my version of it.
https://www.facebook.com/cecilia.villalva.3/videos/10206626161594845/
Organizer and beneficiary
Cecilia Villalva
Beneficiary