Hi Everyone,

In a couple of posts back, I revealed that I, the daughter of the metastatic breast cancer survivor, was just diagnosed with breast cancer myself.  So the blog that I started with my mother to support others in their journey, has now turned around to benefit me.  For some reason, I find it incredibly ironic and divinely orchestrated.  My mother was diagnosed at 37 and I was diagnosed at 39.  And although we fall under the same umbrella of breast cancer our journeys have been quite different and I can honestly say that I feel fortunate to have been diagnosed in today's day of modern medicine and treatment.  My how far we have come ladies.  First of all, my mother's breast cancer was more advanced with her tumor being over 3 cm.  She had 34 lymph nodes removed, a mastectomy was the only option, and overall the vast information and extensive support networks of other survivors, available at our fingertips through google and other search engines, just wasn't available 32 years ago like it is today. What a blessing! I am holding that close and reminding myself of that every day.  I had a lumpectomy and one little lymph node removed.  Because of my mother's journey, I have been going in for mammograms since I was 25.  Her history is the reason mine was caught so early.  Where my tumor was located, by the time I felt anything it probably would have been too late.

So after the initial shock wore off I said a prayer of thanks to my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. I scheduled a hair appointment prior to radiation treatment starting (needed to feel a little less drab :) I am going to buy CoQ10 when it goes to the 'buy one get one free' sale at Walgreens, and I will continue to claim complete healing through Jesus Christ. I will try to write more often about my journey (radiation starts this week) and as always for those who wish to hear from my mom, please feel free to write a comment or reach out to us.  As many have mentioned, this is a sisterhood, and we are here for each other.

Hugs,
Casey