Joining the Club

I feel like Dan deserves his own post. We are lucky that he has been able to take work off as long as he needs as we navigate my new diagnosis. I say "we" because this is definitely a family journey. Dan is my point of contact for all of my scheduling, doctor calls to review results, etc. He is researching every supplement, diet, and additional treatment to make sure we get ahead of this. He, quite literally, has not left my side since I came home from my obgyn's office. Since my surgery I have not made one meal. He has researched the most nutrient dense food that I need, prepared all of my meals, and cleaned to top it off! He checks in with me regularly to see how I'm doing physically and emotionally. I keep a lot of thoughts in my head so he's always trying to figure out what I'm feeling. He is determined to keep me here as long as he can and will spare no expense.  In more ways than one, he is trying to take whatever burden he can from me. Dan is consumed w...

Metastatic Breast Cancer. I'm still processing. What does this mean? How did this happen? What does this mean for the rest of my life? I'm creating this blog as a way for me to process. It will be scattered but that's how I'm functioning these days. For now this blog is public but I may change that. I may be doing that so I don't have to retell this past month or maybe my experience is relatable to someone that can help me through this. Either way, I know I need to do this right now. During the better part of July I started having pelvic pain. It was like a constant cramp or contraction that never went away. After meeting with my oncology surgeon for a routine check-up (Wednesday) I shared what I was experiencing. The next day (Thursday) I met with a nurse at my OBGYN office, had an in-office ultrasound, and walked out with the business card for a gynecologic cancer surgeon. On the ultrasound they found a "suspicious" tumor on my ovary along with fluid bet...