Katie's Cancer Journey- Battling Stage IV Stomach Cancer Mets to Bones

01/23/2024

Hey guys, it's Katie's niece Yasmine, I just wanted to thank you for your kind words and prayers. Yesterday, Heaven gained an angel. She is at peace now 💜💜

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01/11/2024

A big FAT F**K YOU!! CANCER, BECAUSE HAVING TO BE IF THERE eVER WAS A MIRACLE AWAY FROM THIS HORRID DISEASE. IJUST WANT TO WATCH MY KIDS GROW UP. I want to be happy and I want to live! I want all the brine, but this is for real I've had to take 4 units of a transfusion cause platelets are low and blood cells aren't working right. Ugh. Ok. Thats a quick update. Another tomorrow. Goodnight from this heartbroken and Painful mama. Love you to all!!!

01/10/2024

Well guys the news isn't good. But I ask for privacy and not blow up my phone on personal private messages. Chemo isnt working so they plan on keeping me comfy after trying radiation for 10 days in the hospital. . I can't type too much about it right now. Maybe in the next few days I will. It's day by day family and friends. My love to you all xxoo

01/03/2024

Mapping went well. I made it through. And I start radiation either Friday or Monday. It will be for 5 days. No Sundays. Praying for pain relief so badly. I shouldn't have many side effects if any at all. Likely just redness like a sunburn. So thats my quick update for the day. Enjoy your night, family and friends. I'm going to try to watch a TV show and go to sleep early. But for me sleep is in spurts. Like 2 to 3 hours at a time. So I pray for restful sleep.

01/03/2024

Heading in for radiation mapping. Sorry for radio silence. So much pain to deal with. Weight loss, low appetite. I can update after my appt today. Shouldn't be too painful but I'm already in a ton of pain. Please pray for me today. I need all the love luck and prayers possible.

12/29/2023

I wish I had a better update. I spent a night in the er night before last. I went in at drs advice if my pain wasnt controlled. So I went by ambulance in excruciating pain, like usual. Pain was a 10. My hip, back, pelvis, leg and groin. All rating off the charts. I was treated horribly by the er nurse. They gave me morphine, and klonopin and 2 doses of dilaudid(sp).
I felt side effects and pain. So basically, I was over medicated and still hurting. I wasn't even acting myself, I was nasty and rude and crass. And I was being mean to my husband. He's only there to help me and I ripped him to shreds with my words. Ugh I hate myself for that. I started to realize what I was doing and apologized profusely. He accepted and then apologized for not listening better. No. It was all on me. It's been difficult to be me last few months. I really haven't much more to say today. I'll leave it at that and say I hope you all have a good day.

12/24/2023

Edit.....
We called the dr and she called us back with an increase in my patch to 75 from 50. That would be a long lasting medicine, and to maintain the oxy at 15 mg. Every 4 hours. So far I'm feeling thr increase. I'm still sonpainful but it's not coming in unbearable slams of hot poker red fire.. more like a warm ember you can't quite get off of.
I may increase to 100 on the patch if I have breakthrough pain the oxy won't handle. I suppose it all makes sense. And I'm not writhing anymore. I'm at rest.. so there's a better update for the eve of Christmas. Merry Christmas guys! Xo

Not gonna lie, I'm in excruciating pain right now. Pain meds aren't working well. Please send the extra prayers. I need them. For the love of God, I need peaceful rest!!

12/24/2023

Another small update. I'm doing a tiny bit better with my pain management. Meaning I'm able to rest longer in between doses because i upped it 5 mg. And I've used almost a whole little jar of tch infused body butter. I've more here and hopefully more coming soon. I've never been a believer on the topical use, until I needed to use it myself. And it does indeed do the trick. Of course nothing makes it go away completely, but it helps to lessen thr pain and I feel a little more relaxed amd able to relax more muscles. Where needed. The good thing about this body butter is it can go anywhere you have aches and pains. Not just something to swallow and wait. Thisnis actual work. Rubbing it in and massaging where I need help with bloodflow and movement,so I don't get bedsores. If it isn't one thing it's another with me. I can make a long list of complaints, and it probably will be longer than my Christmas wish list. But today I'm counting blessings. My son will be visiting me today, he's 22 and lives about 25 min away. Don't see him often cause he doesn't have his license yet. Rides his bike a lot. But anyways I'm excited to see him.
We only are gonna do snacky stuff for Christmas eve. And lasagna for tomorrow's dinner. I won't be able to help bit I can control the environment with entertainment from alexa all night. Christmas it shall be! And I'm here for the party. It'll be small but I'm here! So very happy amd grateful to be home for Christmas and not stuck in a hospital bed being ill treated by the imaging department. That is all behind me. It's a new dawn, it's a new day, its a new life, for me.

12/22/2023

Just a little update. I'm able to rest comfortably after getting all lubed up with some cannabutter on my back and in my groin. The prescribed medications work as well . And you can never go wrong with Tylenol for body aches. In combo with everything else I take its like a little blanket to cover me with. Along with a muscle relaxer early this am. I'm still dreaming of sleep. I've been up since 230 I think. So long as I don't oversleep, four hours, I'll be okay to try and manage my pain. And I must fall asleep sitting up in bed surrounded by a mountain of pillows. I'm fragile as f**k now. Can't imagine taking a fall. And I have high hopes for the radiation to help me to become pain-free or damn near close. Pain be gone! It's very tiring. I feel like a tired baby who's up all night crying and all day complaining about it to anyone who will listen. Because that's the truth, duh.. my God I'm my own worst enemy. From sh****ng problems to sleeping problems I'm your gal. Just keeping it real. 🫶

12/21/2023

Had my radiology appt for a consult today. Seems straight to the point. I start on January 3rd and will have 5 days of a little bit stronger radiation so as to not make me travel 10 days in a row in pain to the clinic in Albany. He seems very nice and caring and so do the nurses. I felt good wheeling out of there today. I should be set with appts till Jan 3rd. A reprieve if you will at home, resting where I should be. I have been out everyday since I came home from the hospital minus one day. I'm tired and sore and cranky. The steroids really work wonders on the mind. Ughhh

12/20/2023

At the clinic now. No comfort here chair's are aweful for my pain. No one wearing masks coughing all over. At least I have mine on. Amd I'm done in 45minutes. I'm just receiving fluids/hydration to flush the toxins from within. Radiation first week of January. I'm ready to go head strong and come out a warrior once again. I'll be using RSO as well as traditional medication such as immuno and chemo and radiation. I do believe the rso helped to cut through the cancer cells and defeated them. So back to the grind. My hair will fall-out I will be sick as a dog for a while but I'll be alive. I could ask for some lovely hats to be made for me or mittens or socks. Anything that is of comfort. This clinic really does have some great doctors and nurses here. You can't win em all, but if you come out with a few good apples you save the whole bushel! What a team here today. I'm in so much pain and I explained so.. I've been checked on an doted on since I got here. They really do care. Listening as well as caring for me. I feel blessed today. Tyler is my nurse today. Such a nice young man. Totally at my mercy to make me feel better. I'm happy to say today isn't turning out as bad as I thought it would. I'm in pain and quite a bit of uncomfortable sitting here in this clinic chair. But I'll be home soon and able to rest. You give and take in this cancer battle. Today I'm taking. It's nice to be the receiver sometimes.. xxoo

12/20/2023

I should be honest in saying my whole skeletal system is riddled with cancer like Swiss cheese.. not quite holy yet but soft like it will become the holy Swiss cheese eventually. My entire pelvis is cancer, my femurs , femur heads and sockets, arms, shoulder blades, collar bones,, up into the left of my skull. I suppose I forgot how bad it was since I did so well this past summer. I thought (in remission) meant better than I actually was.
And I guess I was wrong. I'm full of life and love, and cancer and I have to deal to match. I will not surrender till I have had my last breath. I fight firstly for my children and my husband and family, and how could i give up on my friends and family, near and absoulutley so far away, in thr other side of the earth, who fight and pray so desperately for me?

12/19/2023

At least I'm home and resting at a pain level of about 3.5. I can manage with heat and cold therapy and my kitties and puppies filling my heat and soul with love. I have a 12 pm appt today with my gp to catch up on all.of my history and for referrals for xrays of my hips they wanted me to stay for in the hospital, but I declined. Sleep was ok last night, broken by weird dreams and talking in my sleep. Waking asking about movies and the color blue. Dunno what that was about. Hmm.
I'm listening to my cockatiel right now, sing us his glorious song he's made up.
Ita mostly quiet here. Good for resting.
My son is resting comfortably I guess. Covid has hit the household. He's the only one with it. Please pray I do not get it. I won't be able to have treatments! Man what a stressful part of my existence today!
Thought I'd update you all... have a good one.

12/19/2023

Diagnosed 10/22
In remission 4/23
Remission revoked 12/23
Radiation 1/24
Jesus HELP me ❤️🤞🙏