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My experience with Breast Cancer.....
My name is Kim and I was diagnosed with
breast cancer at age 35. March of 2005, I'll never forget it.
Only the left breast was affected. 3
tumors. 2 were Ductal Carcinoma In Situ and 1 was Invasive Palp
Carcinoma. I was HER2 nue positve +3. A mastectomy was
scheduled. All lymph nodes were removed with 2 being positive.
Chemo to follow. Had the mastectomy in April, started chemo in
May. Did 4 treatments of A/C and 4 Taxol. I am now doing
Herceptin for one year.
It has been a roller coaster ride to say the
least. On the outside, emotionally I acted very strong for
everyone around me, but inside I was falling apart. I don't
know how I kept it together most days. I am doing much better
now that the worst is over and I'm starting to feel like myself
again. My plan is to volunteer at a local hospital in our town,
to help others facing breast cancer. I am a member of several
online sites dedicated to breast cancer support. As time goes
on, I would like to get more involved in the causes and just be
there for anyone who needs support going through breast cancer.
Kim's Financial Challenges...
Kim has tried to get assistance for medical
expenses through various agencies, but has been unsuccessful so
far. While their family is thankful for her husband's job, but
it has not been enough for this family of five to live and pay
all of Kim's medical expenses. Kim has spent a lot of time in
various treatments since being diagnosed and will continue to
have many going forward.
Family and friends are looking to help Kim
raise $50,000 for the past and upcoming medical expenses. Due to
the effects of some of the treatments, Kim is also in need of
some dental work. If there are enough funds, she is hoping to
be able to get the dental costs covered, too. Please see how
you can make a donation,
help us in other ways, or
contact us for other ways to help.
More About Kim ....
Kim is an amazing wife,
incredible mother of three, and an
unbelievably strong woman. "As I was
going through this treatment, when I heard this song, it
reminded me a lot of what I've gone through. It's from the new
Rascal Flatts CD.
STAND
YOU FEEL LIKE A CANDLE IN A HURRICANE
JUST LIKE A PICTURE WITH A BROKEN FRAME
ALONE AND HELPLESS
LIKE YOU'VE LOST YOUR FIGHT
BUT YOU'LL BE ALRIGHT, YOU'LL BE ALRIGHT
'CAUSE WHEN PUSH COMES TO SHOVE
YOU TASTE WHAT YOU'RE MADE OF
YOU MIGHT BEND 'TIL YOU BREAK
'CAUSE IT'S ALL YOU CAN TAKE
ON YOUR KNEES YOU LOOK UP
DECIDE YOU'VE HAD ENOUGH
YOU GET MAD, YOU GET STRONG
WIPE YOUR HANDS, SHAKE IT OFF
THEN YOU STAND, THEN YOU STAND
LIFE'S LIKE A NOVEL WITH THE END RIPPED
OUT
THE EDGE OF A CANYON WITH ONLY ONE WAY
DOWN
TAKE WHAT YOU'RE GIVEN BEFORE IT'S GONE
AND START HOLDIN' ON, KEEP HOLDIN' ON
EVERY TIME YOU GET UP
AND GET BACK IN THE RACE
ONE MORE SMALL PIECE OF YOU
STARTS TO FALL INTO PLACE
THEN YOU STAND
A Little Story... |
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She's Fighting
She followed the nurse down the long hall leading to the narrow
room
With feelings of uneasiness of unknown, impending doom. The doctors studied the results and started the consultation, Handing her a tissue box to begin their explanation.
They spoke so straight and forward with fact more than with
feeling,
Focusing more on the cancer itself than recovering and healing. With all of their medical knowledge there are things doctors do not know, Because what's really inside this woman are things the x-rays do not show.
Though quiet and unassuming, her nature modest and polite,
Behind those solemn brown eyes lies a soldier ready to fight! She is ready to fight this foe and learning more each day About how to conquer this enemy in the most effective way.
You can see it in her eyes. You can hear it in her
voice.
To confront and fight these battles is her courageous choice. And she will win these battles and she will win this war Because she knows her future's waiting right outside the doctor's door.
She'll leave these worries behind her and make a brand new start
And she'll lead her life, not with her head, but only with her heart. And as she starts her life anew, she'll find her attitude will change. Many things she will do differently and some she'll rearrange.
As these events in her life are testing both her strength and
her resolve
She's getting to know the person within as she watches her life evolve. She praying and believing and with her inner self, uniting. She's persevering and determined; she will prevail because She's Fighting! |
"God didn't bring cancer to me, He brought me through cancer."
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