A Week of Tests I had three tests this past week:  MRI, PET scan and CT scan The MRI test is easy.  On the other hand, the stuff you have to drink for the PET scan is horrible!  I had to drink an 8 ounce cup of clear liquid with radiotracers in it.  Then you have to rest for 90 minutes.  They do not want you talking...

Telling the Kids Our daughter, a senior, attends a university 2 hours from home and our son attends a local college.  I was really good all week; not letting on to either of them that anything was wrong.  I wanted to wait and get confirmation from the surgeon before we told them. I wasn’t sure if our daughter was...

Appointment with the Surgeon Mammogram and ultrasound films in hand, I drove to the surgeon’s office. My husband wanted to come, but I told him that I could handle this and to save his time for when I was really going to need him to take time off from work. I signed in and handed my films over to the staff. When I was called...

My Journey Begins My journey began about four weeks ago when I felt a lump in my breast.  Cancer runs on my father’s side of the family.  He had colon cancer at age 39 and died of lung cancer when he was 63.  His sister had breast cancer and died in her early 50’s. I had a gut feeling that the news was not...