Marys Cancer Is Back

Mary Needs our Help! Mary has been such a big part of SO many of our big life moments, It is now our chance to help her with one of hers.

After 5 years of "Remission" Mary and Ramsey received the unfortunate news that Mary's cancer is back and is now Stage 4. She has already undergone 1 surgery on her hip has a full hip replacement scheduled for next week. With the Diagnosis being so new, there are still a lot of unknowns as far as the cancer goes, but what we do know is that with both hips healing from surgeries , Mary is going to be putting all of her energy into healing and medical appointments to figure out the extent of her cancer care.

With a new house and a new puppy, incoming medical bills and Mary unable to work along with the stress of the diagnosis, Money is tight and the weight on Ramseys shoulders is heavy.

If you can, any donation will help lighten the stress. It is not just a monetary donation. It is helping secure that Ramsey will be able to be with Mary during the times she needs him most instead of working endless overtime. If anything, a prayer and positive thoughts goes a long way as well.

Thank you so much for being a part of Marys Tribe and ongoing support

Here is more in Marys Words:

Thanks everyone for all your sweet, encouraging and wonderful words! I am overwhelmed with gratitude for how many awesome and supportive people I am surrounded by.

Surgery went well and I should be on my way home shortly pain is pretty minimal and I’m able to get up and move around with a walker just fine

Some of you may remember my post from just this last December about still being in remission from my bout with breast cancer. My mammogram scans came back clear and I thought all was well after meeting with my oncologist in late January.

I’ve been complaining about hip pain since my miscarriage a year and a half ago and it’s been a rollercoaster of a few x-rays, seeing several doctors and seeking out different treatments to help treat what everyone thought was just muscle related.

After being in tears from the pain in late June, my chiropractor ordered an MRI for me. Turns out my breast cancer has actually metastasized (stage 4) into my bones and is eating away at my left hip joint/pelvic bone, as well as my right femur bone (and a few other places I learned after I got back into SCCA for some bone scans and a CT scan).

My oncologist seems positive we can manage it with hormonal medication (joining the menopause clan!)

Everything has happened so quickly since finding all of this out, and this feels like the best way to keep everyone updated.

This morning I’m headed into surgery 1 of 2. They seem certain it’s not a new type of cancer, but they will be taking a biopsy of the lesion on my right femur while they go in and reinforce it with a rod and screw today. Next week I’ll be getting a left hip replacement and they’ll scrape out as much of the tumor while they’re in there as they can. I’ll have radiation after both surgeries and continue with systemic treatment. It’s not curable, just something to manage from here on out.

That’s what I know for now and am looking forward to being out of pain and able to walk and work again!

I’d appreciate all the good thoughts, prayers, and love anyone can send mine and Ramsey’s way