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One single word that can make you emotional, angry, doubtful & at the same time eager, stronger & more determined than ever.
In the beginning of July, I was diagnosed with stage 3 Liposarcoma cancer.
A month prior, I was having stomach pain and went to my general physician. After three frantic days of multiple ultrasounds and CT scans, a 6cm mass was found in my pelvic region. It wasn’t attached to anything which made my doctors worried - and landed me in surgery on June 12th. I was thankfully able to get in with the most amazing surgeon, who during the operation found a second tumor in my small intestine and saw that it had also spread to my lymph nodes. With surgery behind me and the optimism that everything had been removed, I was anxious to complete the six weeks of recovery and move forward with my daily routine.
A week later at my post-surgery appointment, I was told the tumors that had been removed were cancerous. My doctors said I was a “zebra” - that my case was so unusual they couldn’t determine what type of cancer I had. I found this news humorous (me, unusual… shocking) while also feeling shocked and scared more than I have ever been. My tumors were sent to a pathologist in Miami, for whom I am so grateful - and after two long, painful weeks of not knowing (the most difficult part of the journey so far) was able to determine what type of cancer I have.
I am beyond blessed for the oncologists I have seen and for the treatment plan they have put in place to hopefully “cure” me!
August 9th I will begin my journey with AIM chemotherapy. The next few months will be hard, but I am strong, determined and have never been more positive in my life.
One single word that can make you emotional, angry, doubtful & at the same time eager, stronger & more determined than ever.
In the beginning of July, I was diagnosed with stage 3 Liposarcoma cancer.
A month prior, I was having stomach pain and went to my general physician. After three frantic days of multiple ultrasounds and CT scans, a 6cm mass was found in my pelvic region. It wasn’t attached to anything which made my doctors worried - and landed me in surgery on June 12th. I was thankfully able to get in with the most amazing surgeon, who during the operation found a second tumor in my small intestine and saw that it had also spread to my lymph nodes. With surgery behind me and the optimism that everything had been removed, I was anxious to complete the six weeks of recovery and move forward with my daily routine.
A week later at my post-surgery appointment, I was told the tumors that had been removed were cancerous. My doctors said I was a “zebra” - that my case was so unusual they couldn’t determine what type of cancer I had. I found this news humorous (me, unusual… shocking) while also feeling shocked and scared more than I have ever been. My tumors were sent to a pathologist in Miami, for whom I am so grateful - and after two long, painful weeks of not knowing (the most difficult part of the journey so far) was able to determine what type of cancer I have.
I am beyond blessed for the oncologists I have seen and for the treatment plan they have put in place to hopefully “cure” me!
August 9th I will begin my journey with AIM chemotherapy. The next few months will be hard, but I am strong, determined and have never been more positive in my life.