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Sad Heart
I am attending the funeral for one of my oncology nurses whos' husband passed from a 9 year battle with lung cancer. She has a 10 year old son and she is pregnant. She is one of the facilitators at our cancer support group, her husband would often attend along with their son. Life doesn't seem fair sometimes the hardship this family has had to endure, but then the gift of a new life awaits. My onocolgy center also lost one of their nurses last fall to brain tumor, a harsh reminder that no matter what walk of like you come from no one is immune to this disease. My prayer go out to Melony and her family as we celebrate her husbands life.
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 dx: DCIS 6/8/10, HER 2+ 7/26/10; Stage I Age 41
Double mast w reconstruction
6 TCH w 1yr herceptin
Tamox.
25 radiation tx
Removal of expander on L due to infection. Tried to save it had 3 bouts of antibiotics and went to see plastic surgeon 2-3x wk to get drained. Saving it was my idea not his. But lost it anyway.
Reconstruction set for December 21st,2011
Finished chemo 12/2010
Finished Herceptin 8/26/11
Reconstruction 12/21/11
Expanders exchanged for silicon 3/19/12
Nipple reconstruction 5/18/12
Nipple tatooing- 7/9/12- All done yay!
11/22/12-Went back to get scar tissue stretched to even the outside of breast, didn't work due to it being radiated skin.
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