07/27/2025
Hi all
Just wanted to share some news for those in this group that might not have heard.
As some of you know, on July 2nd, I went in for a routine mammogram and it was discovered that I had a very small mass in my right breast. Thanks to the quick and wonderful help from Judy Wilkinson Geoghegan and Dr. Robyn Faye, I was able to get in for a biopsy the next day. Turns out I have stage 1 breast cancer, caught early due to early detection on a mammogram.
I am scheduled for a lumpectomy on July 29th, where it will be removed and lymph nodes checked. It will be an outpatient procedure. I actually had a lumpectomy in my 20s for a benign (non cancerous) tumor that was much bigger than this. I have the best scenario with this as it is slow growing and very treatable. I probably will have to have some radiation and a hormone blocker for at least 5 years.
I'm sharing this because I want those women who have either been putting off mammograms or have gotten lax about getting them to GET THEM DONE! Early detection is key Ladies! I could be looking at a much different situation if I hadn't kept up with my yearly mammograms. I am also going to be giving up refined sugar for good along with changing my diet a little to promote anti inflammatory benefits after all of this. I've already started and I feel so different.
I am so thankful first and foremost to the LORD. He has sustained me and has held my through this and will continue to do so.
I am thankful to my wonderful husband and my children for their support and encouragement. My grandchildren are a source of joy and that has been so great.
I am thankful for friends who have checked in with me almost everyday with a text, or call to let me know they are praying for me. I have been overwhelmed with the love, and I so appreciate it!
Please pray that the surgery in a week goes smoothly, that they get all the margins, and that no lymph nodes are involved. Again, it is so small,, smaller than a cheerio, so I am confident that all will go well.
If you have read this to the end, may I remind you one more time:
GET THAT MAMMOGRAM!
