Two Thursdays ago Aunt Karen was diagnosed with Breast Cancer. What a blow! So far we had been one of the few families not directly impacted by cancer.
Friday she underwent surgery to have a double mastectomy. She came home from the hospital on Sunday and is staying with mom and dad as she recuperates.
We received good news today when we went to the doctor's office to have her drains removed... the cancer had not spread to her lymph nodes. Thank God!
We have an appt. on May 1 with an oncologist at KU Cancer Center that specializes in breast cancer. We will find out then what course of treatment will be recommended. Her surgeon said that they treat some patients with this kind of breast cancer with chemo and others don't have to have it. We will just wait and see what this doctor has to say and we'll go from there.
Whatever we are told, we will move forward just as we have with this. We are taking it one day and one challenge at a time.
I have one amazing aunt. I have always looked up to her, but now I do even more so. She is still the one who is more worried about everyone else than she is worried about herself. She is strong, determined and tough and will make it through this! We are blessed to have an amazing family... with that anything can be conquered!
I love you Aunt Karen! Please pray for her recovery!
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