More Good News

More good news from my latest doctor appointment. We went and met with Dr. Crane for an hour last week before my chemo. I wanted to know what to expect in the next couple of months to a year so I can figure out about work and my daily life. My tumor markers have been cut in half and my liver looks normal! So we will continue on this chemo treatment since it seems to be working. I can take this chemo for 9 to 14 months. I have been on it since June (was on another chemo from March to June but it did not work). We will continue to take it weekly until November. Then hopefully move it to a monthly treatment so I can try and get back to work. He hopes that my tumor markers will continue to decrease so we can stop chemo and take hormonal medicine. If I can get to this point, I would feel almost normal - even though I know I will always have stage IV breast cancer until there is a cure found.

I am hoping to work part time, a couple of days a week, once we move it to a monthly treatment. Working on that right now with my insurance and company. Cancer is hard. Not only do you have to take care of your sick body and go through chemo (and I really, really, really hate chemo), you have to figure out how handle your work & finances. I have been lucky so far to have good health insurance, a supportive employer, and a family who has taken over these problems for me. I wouldn't know what to do if I had to figure out these things alone.

I can't thank everyone enough for all the prayers from friends, family, and even strangers. We hear from someone each day that I am in their prayers. They are truly making a difference in this journey I am having to take. Haven't quite figured out why I was diagnosed with an incurable cancer. But everything happens for a reason. You just have to learn to accept what has been dealt in life and move on. I am getting close to that acceptance - not there yet - but close.