Today we found out that The Other (Younger) Half's, mother, The Evil Grandmother, has Stage 4 breast cancer. In short, what that means is that the breast cancer has spread to her liver. This was not unexpected news; the results of the scans and biopsies have been trickling in and were pointing in this direction, but nonetheless, it is a punch in the stomach to all of us. The doctors are going to forego a liver biopsy, and get her onto chemo as soon as possible. It's still all very early in the process, so we don't know what to think, but those initial words are such a shock that we're still trying to take this all in. Thoughts and prayers would be greatly appreciated, not only for the EG, but for the TOYH as well. Thanks.
We've all got to maintain hope about this situation. Oma is still soldiering on against her cancer and is doing quite well, and Cheryl, my brother-in-law's sister (whom I reported about earlier) is doing much better after initially hearing some rather bleak reports. Anyone who has been in this situation knows that the waiting after the first news is miserable.
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If it's okay with EG, keep us posted via your blog how she is doing. We are all pulling for her!
Thanks, Tracy. The EG had her first chemo treatment yesterday, and is in relatively high spirits due to having the treatment started. It's been about a month since she discovered the lump,then a series of tests followed by bad new, more tests, waiting, and worse news, then more tests, waiting, and the worst news. She just wanted to get started on something!
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