Joy’s Journey

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

01/31/2026

Not necessarily the update I wanted to make but wanted to be transparent with you all. As most of you know I have spent the last week in the hospital and my blood counts have been really bad. After the oncology team at UVA and PCH reviewed my chart, it was decided that chemotherapy was no longer beneficial. I have come home with the help of hospice to live in the best quality of life I have left. This has been very difficult for my close friends and family but I would rather be with them then in a hospice bed. Please continue prayers as we know what God is capable of. I love you all 💕💕💕

01/28/2026

What a journey the last three months have been. 4 admissions to the hospital. All of them following chemo, which is necessary to have needless to say it’s been a struggle, but looking at my kids, my family, and all of my friends that love me so very much, every moment of it has been worth it. As hard as it’s been, the fight is worth it. The people in my life are worth it. God isn’t going to give me more than I can handle and while some medical professionals have told me that I may want to stop treatment and just live out the rest of my life, I know that God has got this for me. Many of those have told me that they wish there was something that they could do to fix this and my response is always. I’ve got a guy that can fix this and my fellow Christian friends and family know exactly who that is because we lean on him every day, for every struggle and every win. Remember to not give up. Push forward trust in his word. He has got you.
🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻💕💕💕💕💕🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

01/25/2026

Well pneumonia is back in both lungs. Currently in ICU at Princeton. Blood counts and blood pressure dangerously low. Gonna bounce back though. My oncologist on Tuesday said I wish I could fix this and I said I know a man that can! 💕💕💕

01/20/2026

Appointment and chemo went good today. I have slept most of the afternoon. Having pain in left rib cage and side so laying around. Heading home tomorrow. No side effects as of yet. They mentioned nausea being bad with this drug so picking up a new medication on my way out of town tomorrow. Thanks for all of the support, love and prayers! Love you all dearly!

01/09/2026

Home from UVA after a week. Good news is gallbladder, kidneys and bladder all clear. Back up there on the 20th for chemo. Thanks for all of the prayers 🤍🤍🤍

01/02/2026

On my way via ambulance to UVA. They have their work cut out for them but with multi organ issues,it’s the best place to be 💕💕💕

01/02/2026

3 days post chemo and back in the hospital (3rd time in 2 months) pneumonia and sepsis back. Ughhhhh Not a good way to start the new year!

12/29/2025

At UVA for my chemotherapy. I have my own room but only drapes and no doors. Woman across from me is half deaf and listening to tik tok on speaker. Cuss words, crazy stuff. Lord please give me discipline to keep my mouth shut lol

Well……my liver numbers are so out of line, I’m outside of the scope to receive treatment. They are reaching out to the doctors to see if any exceptions can be made. Fingers crossed. Tired of driving 3 1/2 hours and not getting treatment.

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 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

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