I found out yesterday afternoon from my surgeon and my oncologist that the pathology showed no evidence of cancer cells in the breast tissue removed nor in the lymph nodes. This means that all the cancer was killed off from the 6 months of chemotherapy! 🙌🏻 This is the best possible news for my situation, and we are celebrating and praising God. Not only for this miracle of healing, but also for the level of support and strength we’ve found from our faith as well as our community, and the important lessons and shaping we’ve experienced along the way so far. 

Since the type and stage of cancer I had (love being able to use the past tense) was aggressive, I will still need some extra treatments to make sure every last microscopic cancer cell is eliminated.  I am still healing from surgery, a little sore and swollen. I will have some physical therapy to make sure I maintain my range of motion and avoid lymphedema. Next up will be radiation which will start in a few weeks. That may cause some burns and temporary tissue damage in the breast and armpit area. I will also continue with an immunotherapy infusion every three weeks for the rest of the year. Thankfully my body has so far been tolerating that and it doesn’t seem to have too many noticeable side effects like the chemo did. 

I am still processing this news, and probably will be for a while. This is a huge weight lifted and I now feel more hope looking towards the future. The heaviness of the last 6-7 months is still lingering and it will take time to heal mentally/emotionally as well as physically. I will probably always carry the worry and fear of recurrence around with me, but I hope as time goes on that will get easier to carry and won’t stop me from living every blessed moment to the fullest. I know that God has gotten us through each day and provided for us no matter the situation, and He will continue to do so. I look forward to finding a little normalcy and rest this summer, and planning some trips/traveling 😊 

I seriously cannot say thank you enough. Thank you all for getting us to this point. Thank you for your prayers. Thank you for your support in whatever way that manifested. Please continue to pray for healing and for the final legs of this journey, and to prevent recurrence. Our God is good. Yes, in my case he has provided healing, and in addition to that he has provided so much more throughout this experience.