Here's Your Curveball

(Medical jargon alert:  Clinically she has stage III T2N 1 M 0 Right Breast invasive carcinoma with neuroendocrine features that is triple negative. ) Friends, Chemotherapy x2 and Recuperation Friends, Great Mexican Food and a few Tears April 5th (Tuesday) When I stopped the last blog, we were getting ready to go meet our friend group for mexican.  I will admit, I had suspicions.  In the group chat, Sandy posted to meet at our normal resteraunt to watch a basketball game.  (Only a handful of the group watch basketball.)  When there was no other discussion, it made me wonder.  There is normally a lot of back and forth of who can make it and who can't....crickets.... It was the most quiet chat in awhile.  I like any reason to get together, whether we are wantching a game or just talking, I am always happy.  After we all arrived and sat down, they gave me the best collection of items to take to chemo and keep me busy.  Snacks, books, coloring b...

(If it wasn't for the dentist/endodontist, this week wouldn't have been so bad.) Surgeon, Dentist, Endodontist, Tests and a Celebration Surgeon March 29th (Tuesday) I worked the morning, took Seth his lunch and then Sandy rode up with me to the appointment at CC.  Robert was able to meet us there on his way home from work.  My surgeon is perfect for the team!  We will call her DC.  She gave more information and lots of medical jargon, but now that we have been able to process a few things, we were able to ask better questions and learn more about the cancer and treatment.  She did classify it as stage 3, but stated to not get caught up on stages.  They really don't mean anything in severity and treatment.  Stage 3 was really determined by of the size of the tumor and because it is in more than one place. Treatment plan will remain the same. Dentist and Endodontist March 30th (Wednesday) This was the most anxiety ridden day of the week.  My dentist...