My wife's cancer has returned
In 2012, both me and Babs had cancer -- hers was Stage I invasive breast cancer that was treated with a partial mastectomy and radiation.
It has returned as MBC -- metatastic breast cancer located in the bones of her upper spine, lower left ribs and right hip. Inoperable, incurable. For the rest of her life she has to get treatment to slow down its progress -- hormone shots and radiation now. Chemo will be the last resort.
The problem is, MBC eventually learns how to defeat the medicines and then the doctors have to figure out another way to fight it. And so forth and so on. A friend and neighbor of ours had MBC and lasted only four months before it migrated to her brain, lungs and liver, killing her.
September was supposed to have been a great month -- my birthday was on the 8th, Jilly the Kid started her first real job in DC, and on the 20th I will be cancer-free for two years (Stage III naso-pharyngeal cancer).
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A scan shows that Babs is clear of the disease in those areas right now.
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- We will be praying for you all... - Hobie, 2014-09-12, 07:38
- My thoughts are with you - brionic, 2014-09-12, 10:43
- Praying for all of you. - mcassill, 2014-09-12, 16:22
- My wife's cancer has returned - Wildcat, 2014-09-12, 16:51
- i hate this. but though it may be incurable, this does not - cable, 2014-09-12, 17:00
- My wife's cancer has returned - Warhawk, 2014-09-12, 18:22
- Prayers up for you all, - Sarge, 2014-09-12, 18:35
- My wife's cancer has returned - Cherokee, 2014-09-12, 18:40
- That sucks. Very sorry to hear it. Stand strong. - Rob Leahy, 2014-09-12, 19:05
- Prayers sent. - Tom Richardson, 2014-09-12, 20:17
- Prayers sent - Slow Hand-, 2014-09-12, 20:24
- My wife's cancer has returned - john purcell, 2014-09-12, 22:22
- Prayers - Dave B, 2014-09-13, 01:18
- Prayers sent my friend - Fivegunner, 2014-09-13, 05:30
- I haven't got the right words , for your situation... - John Meeker, 2014-09-13, 09:45
- Prayers sent. - Jared, 2014-09-13, 10:00
- My wife's cancer has returned - Murphy, 2014-09-13, 10:25
- I'll say a prayer for sure - Bob Hatfield, 2014-09-13, 16:15
- My wife's cancer has returned - Art, 2014-09-13, 16:47
- So sorry to hear this. I am at a loss for words. - stonewalrus, 2014-09-13, 20:52
- My wife's cancer has returned - jgt, 2014-09-14, 11:06
- Prayers offered - Todd Corder, 2014-09-20, 09:35
- Kevin, I am so sorry. - Hoot, 2014-09-24, 05:28