Background

We created a blog so we can keep all of our family and friends updated on how things are going on our journey. We are so appreciative of all of your love and support. It has helped us to stay positive and focused on that task at hand... which is to get better. It really matters and makes a difference! Keep the messages and prayers coming!

As we move into treatment mode, we thought this would be a good way to keep everyone informed.  Believe there is always, always, always a way.  Believe you are far bigger than anything that can happen to you.  Believe that the best is yet to be. WE BELIEVE!

March 2011

• Mammogram
• Confirmation of cancer

April

• Consultation at Sloan Kettering in NY
• Surgery (lumpectomy on April 25)

May

• Diagnosis of triple negative breast cancer
• To read more about this type of cancer, visit www.tnbcfoundation.org
• Decision to proceed with doctor recommendation of 16 week aggressive chemo regimen of what they call ACT: 4 sessions 2x/month of Adriamycin & Cytoxan (A/C); 4 sessions 2x/month of Taxol (T)
• Each treatment is followed by a shot of Procrit administered the day after treatment
• Alison & Pina went wig shopping, which was "fun" for 2 hair stylists!!