Patricia’s Story

Site created on December 16, 2018

Welcome to my CaringBridge website. My family is using it to keep family and friends updated in one place. We appreciate your support and words of hope and encouragement. Thank you for visiting. Here is my story:


Cancer affects about 1 in 3 people. I am unfortunately one of them. I was first diagnosed in November of 2014 when an emergency room visit ultimately revealed appendix cancer. This type of cancer is very rare, afflicting fewer than 1,000 people annually in the United States. Lucky me! Why couldn't I just win the lottery instead?? Fortunately, six months of chemotherapy rid my body of the disease. I had been cancer-free and healthy for the past three+ years. That changed recently. A routine follow-up exam in October of this year indicated this cancer's brutal, unwelcome return. The stubborn cancer cells that had originally found their home in my now-gone appendix had reappeared and spread throughout my abdomen. 


Hard as it was to find a silver lining, the healthcare benefits offered through my job cover treatment at the Mayo Clinic, one of the top cancer centers in the world. I have begun my journey there, and promise to continue to share it with you here. 




Newest Update

Journal entry by Denis Orombi

Hello: This is Denis, Patricia’s husband with an update on her surgery that occurred on Thursday, August 22. The surgery went very well and the new tumors were successfully removed. The surgeon reported no complications and the procedure was completed in less time than anticipated. She is alert and oriented and her vital signs are all within normal range. The nurses are doing a great job with her pain management. Patricia will be at the hospital for a few days before discharging to her home to continue with healing, recovery and working towards returning to full health.

Thank you all for your continued prayers and support. We are all in this fight together. 

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