Rebecca’s Story

Site created on March 23, 2019

Thanks for visiting my page.  I'm Becky, Rebecca.. either one you want to call me. I was diagnosed with stage 4 Colon Cancer on August 2017. Had surgery for a colon resection where they took  my  ascending and part of transverse colon where the primary tumor was. I also have metastatis through out my abdomen, right lung and paratracheal area.  Currently doing chemo every other week and may be changing to targeted therapy soon. I was sent to dfw area oncologist for a second opinion of sorts and the targeted therapy is what he suggested but my local onc wanted to wait a little bit. Not to spend up all my options so fast.  Its scary knowing or thinking if the next thing doesn't work I'll run out of options. I want to keep fighting. The plan was to get me to a point where I can get the hipec procedure and eventually have n.e.d. thank you for reading. Updates coming soon. I posted my first blog already before i saw that I could put my story here... btw. I want to add. Im a mom to 2 boys and a girl and have 4 grandkids that call me mamaw.. Alot to fight for. ❤


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Hello. Just a quick intro while I navigate my way around here and learn the ropes.  It took me a bit to remember this site name from several years ago. From when I was following a blog of a local DJ who was fighting breast cancer. 
   Anyway. I'm Becky. 48 and was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer in Aug 2017. I've been on chemo since Oct 2017 and not too much improvement since. Staying somewhat stable and minimal growth is something though.  I'll be telling more of my history in the days to come. I also have a Facebook page where i kept updates as well as a cancer journey page I had started because I was trying to find a place to do real blogging but the layout of those pages aren't what I thought.  I think this is more what I had hoped to find. I want to discuss my issue openly and also hope these pages will be around long after I'm gone. ( if I happen to leave this world in the years to come) so that my kids and grandkids and anyone else can read them.   Right now theres not much new that the family hasn't read on Facebook. 
Well that's about all I can think to say right now without getting into my whole story yet. So I'll just say thank you for reading and Welcome to my journey! 
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