This is day three post-op people, and Lee Lee came home today!!! How crazy is that?! Having BRAIN SURGERY and being discharged three days afterward. She is like Superwoman. No, she IS Superwoman (:
To keep the good news going, we were woken up this morning with the pathology report, and it turns out that the brain tumor is breast cancer metastasis to her head and not primary brain cancer. This is exciting because 1 We don't have to come up with another blog name & 2 more importantly, she will not need chemotherapy, just radiation. The tumor tested positive for progesterone and negative for estrogen, which is different than her original breast cancer (which tested negative for both) so that's throwing all of us for a loop, but we will figure it out next week when we go to the radiology app. There's also an appointment for her to get a PET scan next week which make sure that there are no more tumors in her body and that was the only one, fingers crossed.
I would like to send a big HUGE thank you to all of the visitors and texters and emailers and callers and all of you out there that take time out of your day to brighten ours. Words cannot describe how amazing it is to feel all the love and support being sent our way from you nice people all the way from California to Virginia. It feels like the world got dropped on our heads last week, and you guys are right here to help us pick it up and put it back together. That comfort that we're not alone in this shitty adventure, and that there are so many wonderful people out there to help us get through this makes it a whole lot less shitty. So, thank you thank you thank you thank you, and oh yeah, THANK YOU (:
-Lauren
you are so absolutely not alone in this shitty (and yes, you are right, no other way to describe it) adventure. i am used to my every day phone calls with you, LeeLee, and I have missed that, but I know that you hear every word I say irregardless of whether its in a text, a call or from my heart. you know i love you! and i know that the other skanks and the rest of those reading the blog or keeping up in other ways are feeling the same way. we love you, LeeLee, John Holden, Lauren and Erin, and Aiko, we love you too!! :)
ReplyDeleteI second that, we LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, you all too! And I wish I was still there, especially for the coming home day, well, and all the days coming up in the next few weeks. Sweet neices and nephew, thanks for keeping the blog going, I check it every hour just incase :>) and couldn't stop until I figured out how to comment so you'd know what you're writing is appreciated....it is! Tell our Superwoman to rest and not overdo it so that she can continue to focus those super powers where they are needed, when they are needed. Her super job right now is REST and soak up the love!
ReplyDeleteSo LeeLee already knows I wanted to BE her when I grew up! Yep, she took an extremely shy girl who never fit in under her wing for no apparent reason, and was always there when I needed her. She was Karals bf, but made time for her little sister too! Lauren, I read your blog this morning, and I could hear your mom! You are incredibly sweet and you and Erin are proof that "strong" must run amuck in your family! I think all of you deserve a standing ovation for the strength you've shown! I love you all! Please give Lee kisses and hug s from me, and tell her to keep those rubbertree plants a-moving!
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