Mary Anne’s Story

Site created on January 4, 2019

On November 24th I had an accident in my garage that involved my left side.  DIVINE INTERVENTION Doc said I had two hematomas to the left breast but to get to Women's Center to double check.  Two spots showed up on mammogram/ultrasound that were not there for March mammo and were not part of the hematomas).  Biopsy showed one spot was cancer.  Six days later, on 12.20.18, (Bobby's birthday!)  I was at the James Graham Brown Cancer Center with my sister, Michele (one L), and my stepdaughter, Michelle (double L), starting a new journey.  Since that appointment we found out I have invasive ductal carcinoma triple negative, inflammatory breast cancer and I am bracha gene 1 positive.  I had my first chemo yesterday with my Jessie and Michelle by my side.  I have 15 more chemos, a three week wait, a  total mastectomy, three week wait, six weeks of radiation, three week wait and a hysterectomy.  Jess is BRCA 1 positive which means she will need to have a total mastectomy and hysterectomy by age 35.  **Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans. John Lennon**

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Journal entry by Mary Anne Tinnell

Yesterday was chemo #6 - Carol Pratt took me and we had so much fun I forgot to take a picture!  Bobby's brother, Randy, is in critical condition.  He has a lot of Bobby's characteristics; big blue eyes, funny, keeps all of us Tinnell's together and laughing.  PLEASE PRAY FOR HIM.  With all that is going on with him it made me think about how Bobby and I had 15 wonderful years together, 11 of which he had multiple doc appointments, tests, procedures and then two liver transplants.  We had fun no matter what, but it took a toll on us financially.  Had friends not put together a Chili Supper/Silent Auction, I would not have had the money for his cremation.  You can have the best insurance in the world, but when you have multiple physicians/tests/procedures for eleven years, money goes.  I am still paying on one of those expenses and then got this cancer diagnosis.  Who would have thought?! I thought I'd get it paid off and have time to save to travel.  All I know is that God is good and everything will work out!  I thank all of you for your facebook well wishes, texts, emails, cards and surprises in the mail - makes me feel like a kid again when I get the mail.  You ALL make me SO happy!  Hug all your family members each and every day!  xoxoxoxoxo
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