Three years ago, I was terrified that God would take me from my
children. How selfish of me, huh? I couldn't begin to comprehend the new
terms being tossed at me and what my body was about to endure. But today, I am a no cancer dancer!! The PET Scan is clean! In exactly 11 days, I will reach that critical three year date of being clean from this dreaded disease. YAY!
If you are a follower here, you know that I had a scan back on 6/15 but for some strange reason, the results "never came in". Well, under normal circumstances, no news is good news, but when you have lived with a determined little DNA that goes awry, you just never know what is going to happen....so you wait, and wait. And in this case...wwaaaiitttt..... but alas, wahala! Thank you, Jesus.
Three years. Ladies (and gents, too!) this is great news - especially coming from a TNBC like me!! As I said from the very beginning of this blog, there are no guarantees with cancer, so we hope and we pray. TNBC was found by researchers only a short decade or so ago, so I KNOW there is great hope in the strides being made today for tomorrow's patient. And I want YOU to believe it!!
You, me, we, cannot give up the fight to support research for ongoing treatment. Treatment that includes simple things like a life-saving mammogram, a trip to the oncologist (for those financially unable), patient and family support, and yes, the American Cancer Society. They have done so much for patients and their families and the only way I can think of to continue to support research and patients (at the same time) is to support ACS. If others before us had not done so, my sister and I would not be here right now, of that I am certain. I am not a spokesperson or anything for them, I have just been a cancer patient who has been loved by the people who work there.
Today, I ask that you look at each face that passes you by. At work, in the store, on the street, even on television. Look at them with hope and compassion because if they are not, or have not suffered from a cancer themselves, then surely a loved one has. This disease called knows no boundaries and is very determined to take lives young and old. It took my mother and father. At some point, it has held several women in my family - seven of us. But we are not giving up!
Together, we will continue the battle. Yay, for three years! YOU can do this, too. I believe in you. Hang in there.
Hi Arla,
ReplyDeleteI had a chance to read through your site and found it to be very informational and provide some wonderful cancer resources. I hope everything went well with your last PET Scan.
Our organization, Mesothelioma Center, has recently interviewed mesothelioma cancer survivors and published their stories of survival on our site: asbestos.com/mesothelioma/wall-of-hope.php. Their stories provided me with a lot of perspective on what it must be like to be battling this disease. Maybe you can find them rewarding as well.
I was hoping you could help us spread mesothelioma cancer awareness by adding our Wall of Hope Badge to your site. Let’s work together to spread as much cancer awareness as we can!
Best Regards,
Mike Postorino
Mesothelioma Center
email: mpostorino@asbestos.com
Mike - Some time back you left a message on my blog regarding meso. Today, I did a piece on it along with honoring Heather St James rare remission. I don't know how to add badges or anything of the sort or I would surely do it for you. God bless. May there be more continued remissions and successes in the future. Arla (arla-anunexpectedjourney)
DeleteCured of TNBC!
ReplyDeleteI want to take this time out as a cancer survivor to encourage women out there still suffering from this with my story on how i got a cure. The sad news about it is that i was diagnosed on my 36th birthday in 2008 and with stage 3 TNBC which after i made research was a very aggressive form of cancer at that point i decided and told myself i was going to die and that the end has finally come. All my life i never thought of having breast cancer because i was very active and i worked out at the gym several times every week and my diet was okay. In my search for a cure after 6 years of diagnosis and even after chemo which i did twice spending thousands of dollars but to no avail, until a church member told me all about Dr Aleta a herbal doctor that specializes in treating TNBC, who could help me with a permanent cure, i doubted this at first but i later gave it a try following her methods and instructions. It took 3 months and after it all i felt normal but still went for diagnosis and i was clean today i am proud to say i am a cancer survivor no nodes and i am totally free the new diagnosis confirmed it. Do not die in silence or ignorance reach her on aletedwin@gmail.com don't be shy just speak to her today.