Joy’s Journey

Joy’s Journey This page is to update family and friends on my journey with stage 4 metastatic breast cancer.

12/17/2025

Back at UVA for appointment tomorrow. Holding chemo until 12/29 to allow pneumonia time to heal some.

12/14/2025

I’m sorry it’s been so long since I last updated. As you all know yesterday makes two months since I lost my mom. I have had two stays in the hospital in the last 2 months for pneumonia.  I had some suspicious results on my CT scan on my chest last week at the hospital. Heading to Charlottesville this week to review those scans with my oncologist, do labs and potentially a treatment depending on how I’m feeling and what my blood work looks like. He will be scheduling a lung biopsy and referring me to a kidney doctor at UVA because I’m having some issues with my right kidney. As Ellis said on Grey’s Anatomy for those of you that are fans, “the carousel never stops turning. You can’t get off. “ She was my person. The grief is crippling at times, not allowing you yo breathe. That is how it has felt for the last couple months, I am looking forward to spending Christmas with my kids. I am blessed to still be here and my mom has already visited in a dream and told me I still had work here to do so I’m really focused on trying to make that time count. I wish you all a very blessed and wonderful Christmas and I love each of you.  💕💕💕

10/21/2025

Back at UVA for treatment. This trip was so hard to make. Ready to be back home. Life will never be the same. 💔💔💔

09/08/2025

Prayer warriors please send prayers up for my sweet mom. God knows her needs and we are faithful a healing is coming 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

08/19/2025

Mom and I had another successful trip to UVA. Had chemo today. Hoping for a better recovery this round. Heading home tomorrow. Love you all 🤍

08/03/2025

Sorry it’s been so long since my last update. Changed chemo drugs this past week. Another significant growth in my liver and Mets have grown substantially throughout my bones. The biggest obstacle right now is managing my pain. It has been off the charts. Please pray for my family and friends for having to put up with me. Hopefully next week I will start another round of radiation on my left femur which will help with the pain in my leg. I feel like I could manage the other better. Then i can start focusing on my stomach and digestive system. Still anchored to the power of the cross and confident God will pull me through this. Continued prayers please and don’t forget to whisper one for my mom. I have worn her out. Love you all. 🤍🤍🤍

06/03/2025

Another successful trip to UVA this week. Echocardiogram looked good. Chemo went well. Had X-rays done of my left leg that has put me in so much pain over the last couple of months. I have a huge cluster of cancer cells sitting where my femur meets my knee. I will be heading back to UVA to meet with an oncology orthopedic surgeon and a radiologist to put together a plan to help prevent these bones from fractures, as they are highly susceptible. I lost a dear dear friend yesterday. It really puts so much into perspective. Life is short and what a blessing we have to spend it with people we love. Don’t miss an opportunity to do so. Love you all 🤍🤍🤍

05/12/2025

Looking for someone to replace 3 ceiling lights and a bathroom vanity light. I am not confident in my ability to do electric wiring lol. Any recommendations for an affordable and skilled handyman to do this for me? Thanks in advance!

05/07/2025

Sorry it’s been a while since my last update. Just got home from UVA. My scans showed that my cancer had stopped responding to the chemo I was on, so the spread and lesions had increased substantially. I started a new chemo yesterday (4 doses in 1 infusion) I figured with my increase in pain over the last 6 weeks that it had gotten worse, so the news didn’t surprise me. I have a great medical team, we have an aggressive plan in place and God is watching over all of us. Love you all! I hope everyone is doing well 💕

Mom and I got to go to Christiansburg today and spend several hours with our precious Daisey. She was out of it from her...
04/18/2025

Mom and I got to go to Christiansburg today and spend several hours with our precious Daisey. She was out of it from her meds for the first bit but then recognized us and was her unbelievably sweet self. We met with her doctor and they feared it was a brain tumor. She was unable to stand or walk. She wasn’t in pain, thanks to the meds. We held her until she took her last breath. Daisey was the sweetest baby ever and will absolutely be missed so much. 🤍🤍🤍

Made it safely to UVA. Beautiful drive today. With the exception of I81. It’s always a mess. Chemo in the morning then h...
04/16/2025

Made it safely to UVA. Beautiful drive today. With the exception of I81. It’s always a mess. Chemo in the morning then headed home. In the meantime, enjoying some down time in the hot tub 🤍🤍🤍

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