April’s world was turned upside down on Friday, May 19, 2019. While putting groceries into a shopping cart filled with three energetic kiddo’s, she learned that she had stage 4 metastatic breast cancer. On Sunday May 26, 2019 April and I shared her diagnosis with our Amissville Baptist Church family and her friends. Below you will find her breast-cancer timeline, links her latest updates, and ways to support her and her family. Thank you for your prayers and your concern!
April’s Breast Cancer Timeline
May 19, 2019: April diagnosed with Stage 4 Breast Cancer.
June 16, 2019: April enters the PROMISE Study at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. She begins hormonal, pill-based therapy.
March 17, 2021: April’s hormonal, pill-based therapy fails. Breast Cancer tumors expand in her lives. She exists the PROMISE Study.
April 12, 2021: April Begins the EMBER Clinical Trial at the Inova Schar Cancer Institute.
May 4, 2021: April exits the EMBER Trial and begins chemo therapy at the UVA Breast Care Center to combat continued tumor growth in her liver.
Next Scans: December, 2021
April’s Breast Cancer Time line
Memo: Summer Update – August 2021
As some of you know, on August 23, April once again walked the gauntlet of breast cancer tests, enduring multiple pokes, odd tasting contrast drinks, and the rumblings of CT and bone scan machines. Thankfully the scans … Continue reading Memo: Summer Update – August 2021
Memo: April’s Summer Update – July 2021
April has improved over the last few weeks! She no longer counts nausea and pain pills as her close friends. For the first time since late April, she has been able to care for our three kiddos … Continue reading Memo: April’s Summer Update – July 2021
Memo: April’s No Good, Very Bad Week – May 2021.2
To borrow from one of April’s favorite children’s books, this last week has been a series of terrible, horrible, no good, very bad days. On Mother’s day evening, April’s pain and nausea which had receded the week … Continue reading Memo: April’s No Good, Very Bad Week – May 2021.2
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