Katie’s Story

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Journal entry by Katie Vance

Hello all! I wanted to give everyone an update on my health.

I made it through my last four rounds of chemo! Iḿ so thankful to have chemo behind me. 

Iḿ currently doing radiation and will have my last session tomorrow. Its been a breeze compared to chemo but Iḿ still looking forward to being done. 

I will continue immunotherapy every 6 weeks and have 3 more sessions of that. I will also start a chemo pill sometime in September but I won´t get details on what all that entails until the end of August. The last part of my recovery will involve reconstruction which will be sometime mid April. Due to the severity of the illness I have to be cancer free for a year since there is a high risk of recurrence.

I feel very blessed to be feeling more and more like myself everyday! I´m looking forward to enjoying life with my family! Tomorrow is a big day for me. I go back to teaching for the first time since November. Iḿ excited about a fresh start to a new school year and feeling a little more normalcy! 

Our family is so grateful for everyones support throughout my journey. The biggest silver lining of this journey is the people. The people we have met, our family, coworkers, and friends you have all carried us through this very difficult time. We can not express enough our sincere gratitude. Take care and God bless! 

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