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Kate's Journey 
Welcome to the page that chronicles Kate's winning battle with Glioblastoma Multiforme! April 19, 2004 Kate had a grand mal seizure while her family was driving back from Disneyland. A cat scan was done and she was released. Three days later she had another seizure that put her in the hospital for 2 days for a battery of tests. A mass on her left front lobe was detected, but undiagnosed until 8 weeks later after brain surgery at UCSF. Pathology reports revealed a stage IV GBM brain tumor. Radiation and Temodar followed along with a strict exercise, supplement and dietary regime that has helped fight this. Past journal entries carry you through the miraculous journey. Thanks for stopping by and please sign the guestbook!
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GOOD NEWS! Due to your request, we have made another run of books! If you would like to purchase one for $25(To benefit UCSF Brain cancer research)send me an e mail: KBLIFTCH@aol.com. This book might be helpful for ALL cancer survivors. It is a small compilation of past inspirational journal entries that are meant to give HOPE.
Journal
Friday, May 16, 2008 5:41 PM CDT Well......We have JUMPED in to summer with 5 wild fires starting up with this 104 degree weather. I am concerned for the rest of the summer. It should only be about 80 for May, but it hasn't even cooled down at night with the Marine Layer coming in like usual. Yesterday morning Brian and I walked at 5:30 AM and it was still 88 degrees outside! I already lived in the desert for a year. I would like our normal weather back! Even San Francisco was 97!
I got my 2nd epidural shot this week and told Dr. Tran I don't want to see him again unless it was for coffee so juice me up as much as possible. He must have because I felt it for a couple of days. He told me I might have some permanent nerve damage and might not get the feeling back in my left finger but I disagreed (Bri asked when it was that I got my medical degree) and told him the other fingers have already come back and I KNOW I will get the feeling back 100 percent. Plus a lot of people have been praying for me. He also told me no heavy weights. Just 1 or 2 pounds and lots of reps. That is when I laughed out loud and told him yesterday that I had already been doing 15 pounds and above. He looked at me and said "Really? Hmmmm....Well...maybe in the future. You have permanent damage to your neck."
I told Pat my awesome Physical Therapist this and he smiled because he knows me and my body by now with my blown ACL and now this and said..'Just go for it Kate. You know your body and I know you and if you go too far we will just work on it in here."
Now THAT is my kind of therapist! He rocks. The good news is that the feeling is already coming back a bit! Praise God!
I am being careful because I don't want to EVER experience that excruciating pain again. But I feel much better when I work out every day.
Brian made it down to Palm Springs with some guys for a golf weekend. I am so happy he got to get away. He deserves it. Tough time of year for business and stressful.
Not to mention he really did a lot through this last mishap with me!
I need to get Colin to his baseball game. The poor kid is my little sweat ball and does not like hot weather. He will be dying out there tonight. Have a great weekend. Only 9 days left of school! I have a bunch of Lifetouch friends coming in next weekend and we are wine tasting and then celebrating my 42nd birthday at Osmosis Spa on the 26th. (Memorial day) Then Bri and I fly out for my God son's wedding in Wisconsin. (My cousin Ann's son) He asked me to do a reading and I can't wait to see my family. I get to go to a Wisconsin fish fry and a brunch there the next day. Can't wait to be with everyone!
Enjoy the weekend!
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