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This is what our life looks like now…

Yesterday I went to my oncology/gyno appointment. After doing my exam, we have found that I have stage 3B cervical cancer. A normal cervix is about 3cm, mine is around 8cm due to the size of my tumor. My cancer has spread down into my vagina, and pushed to the outside of my cervix wall. It is also pushing against the tube that goes from my kidney to my bladder, causing me to possibly have kidney damage/failure. I am scheduled for a full body PET scan next Thursday to determine if my kidneys are still okay and if my cancer has spread to make it a stage 4 or not. Spread, Like into my lungs or any other major organs. I am waiting on a doctor to call me to insert a port into my chest to start chemo. Chemo is going to be 1 time a week for 3 weeks, and then see how I’m reacting to it and go from there. From the top of her head (before we’ve gotten scans done) she said maybe about 6 months of chemo, then I can start radiation, obviously the timeline could change as circumstances change. But, Once radiation is complete, I will be in remission/maintaining treatments for my health for 3 years. She is not happy with all the pain medicine I’ve been on, but she said she understands why I’ve been in so much pain. So she’s switching me to low dose morphine that I can take and it last all day, instead of me taking tons of pain pills and my pain coming and going all day, up and down up and down. The doctor was very confident that we can beat this, she just was very up front about it being a hard road ahead to get there.

We talked to our kids about the situation, they took it very well. Better than I thought they would. Jessi basically already knew. We apparently “talk to loud” … more like someone listens in when they’re not supposed to be around lol. We reassured them, I’d be okay. But that they’d notice a change when I start to lose my hair.

My mom and sister went with me for support. I did GREAT, until they said I’d lose my hair.. then I lost it and couldn’t stop crying. I’m not sure why, but for some reason losing my hair is a big thing. Like, I worked so hard for years to get my hair this long.. and now it’s just all going to fall out and I’m going to feel ugly again.

The dr. Showed us a place in the hospital called “Canopy” that is run by volunteers and everything is 100% FREE. They’ll make me an appointment to shave my head when I’m ready, and fit me for a wig. As well as hats, scarves, or whatever I want. Lots of counseling for me and my kids, as well as lots of things to come and do just to get away. Cooking, knitting, yoga, art classes, etc. They already gave me all these little gifts just from coming to visit.

It’s going to suck.. I know it will.. I’m going to have good days and bad days obviously.. but, I know it’ll go by fast, and I’ll be in remission before ya know it.

I CAN WIN. ️

❤️ Macy

All your help will help them thru this time of need.

Again thanks for your help❣️