Though cancer has invaded my breast, spine, lymph nodes, and liver, I only have one type of cancer, ER+PR+HER2- breast cancer. Strange as it may seem, you could say that I have breast cancer in my liver and bones. The letters note my specific type of cancer. Being a hormonal breast cancer, the cancer in my body feeds primarily off Estrogen and Progesterone (the ER and PR parts). When I undergo treatments that fight ER+PR+HER2-breast cancer, the medicine attacks the tumors in my breast as well as all those tumors in my bones, liver, and the rest of my body. Even within the subgroup of ER+PR+HER2- breast cancer patients, there exist variations as the cancer can mutate in a variety of ways. Thus even some treatment options which work for other ER+PR+HER2- breast cancer patients will not work for me.
What Do Your Children Know?
Our children were ages 1, 3 and 5 when I was originally diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer in 2019. We…
Do You Have A Support System?
We live in a unique age of history with the ability to communicate with friends (and strangers) all over the…
Why Keep the Faith
Some have wondered why I didn’t abandon my faith after receiving my diagnosis. On the one hand, I like the…
How are you coping?
Near the beginning of my cancer journey, both Peter and I were studying the Bible and came to realize that…
Will You Run Out of Treatment Options?
The short answer is no. Most likely my body will wear out before we can exhaust all the various treatment…
How Many More Chemo Treatments Do You Have?
I don’t know. I started chemotherapy (Abraxane) in May 2021. I had my last infusion the last week of January…
Why Did Your Hair Only Recently Fall Out?
At first, I did not lose my hair because my treatment consisted of two hormonal therapy drugs. While the medicine…
Could You Have a Liver Transplant?
Just as cancer is a tragic diagnosis, there is tragedy involved in the liver transplant process. One life is given…
Why Didn’t You Sue Your Doctor?
We chose not to sue because of our spiritual convictions and my desire to devote my emotional energy to my…
Did You Feel A Lump?
I first felt a lump in my left breast while breast feeding our youngest daughter during the last months of…
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