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Big Time T&P Request...
I can't believe I'm even writing this. It's like it makes it real.
I've mentioned on here before that my sister Shelly is a breast cancer survivor. She was diagnosed stage 3 in the fall of 2008 and spent most of 2009 in treatment including a double masectomy, reconstruction, chemo and radiation. It was awful, but she got through it and has been in remission since late 2009.
A few days ago, she started to feel sick. She was getting worse so my BIL took her to the hospital on Saturday night. They ended up admitting her. I assumed she had caught some kind of bug. I just saw her on Wednesday and she was fine.
Yesterday morning my mom called me crying. They found out that Shelly has liver cancer. She has a lot more testing to do, but it's pretty clear that the breast cancer mestasetized (sp?) to her liver.
She is hopefully seeing her oncologist today so we'll know more about her diagnosis and prognosis. My mom and other sister are convinced she's not going to make it (they've both lost close friends to cancer). They are barely functioning right now. My BIL on the other hand thinks that she'll just need a little chemo and be fine. Truthfully, nobody knows what will happen, it's too soon, and one second I'm thinking she'll be fine and the next I'm preparing myself for the worst. I'm usually the optimistic one, the one that tries to keep everyone together, but I am at a loss. The last time she was sick I was upset that she had to go through everything, but it never really crossed my mind that we could lose her. I just had a feeling she would make it.
This time, my optimism seems to be escaping me. I just have a bad feeling about this. I don't know much about cancer, but I've heard that when it spreads to the liver... it's bad. It's really hard not to let my mind go to a very dark direction, even though on the other hand it's almost unimaginable. She has three kids...
Please, if you can, keep my sister, her husband and her kids in your thoughts and prayers. They are going to need all the strength they can get.
Sorry for the long post and for being such a downer on a Monday morning, I'm trying to be positive for my family, and even for DH to a certain extent, so I feel like this is one of the only places where I can vent my feelings.
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Praying BIG TIME! I am really sorry to hear about your sister....I know this is just awful for your whole family. We're all here for you! Again...praying for you guys!
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Ditto - and I am so sorry - positive vibes coming your way!
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This exactly. I know you are completely overwhelmed with a variety of emotions. Each of us is thinking about you & your family & praying for your sister. Please keep us updated & know that you can come to us when ever you need us & say anything you need to get off your chest. There are plenty of shoulders of support here.
::HUGS:: to you & ""HEALTHLY VIBES:: to your sister.
I am really sorry to hear that, what an incredibly difficult situation for her, your BIL and family. I think that really every case is different, I will keep you all in my prayers that she can beat this round. It seems like she beat out the Breast Cancer, so I don't think she is going to let anything take her down that easy.
Many thoughts and prayers go out that this was caught early enough and you can all get through it together.
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