I dont know if this post is going to be too frank and too revealing, however I am soooooooo overjoyed right now... Today my dear mom was diagnosed with breast cancer in the left breast, but it is in the early stages, and her wonderful doctor, a Haitian woman, assured me that it is treatable and that it is serious, but not advanced. This has been a four week journey for me. First we went in for a regular mammogram at Miami Lakes Radiology, the test showed something irregular, so they called us back in a week later, after that next test the radiology office and my moms primary care physician were BLOWING up my phone and I was in Belo Horizonte, Brasil eating breakfast at my hotel. They wanted her back in for a biopsy ASAP. I was edgy before, NOW I am freaking out but I didnt want to alarm mom or my brother Jonathan!!!! Last Monday we eventually went in for the biopsy and mom put on a Broadway Show as usual when they used a tiny needle to extract some tissue with local anesthesia. She absolutely hates needles and she is a retiree from the medical profession. Smh... The results were ready today and they told me to bring her in at 3pm to talk to Dr. Adams, but they wouldnt give me any info, and when I asked one of the techs if my mom had breast cancer she said I cant discuss that. I started crying. She said just be strong. I cried even more, bcuz then I knew. I brought mom in and the doctor told us she would do a lumpectomy ASAP to remove the mass and then take a biopsy of the node to make certain that nothing was left behind. It sounds kinda simple. I became upset with mom when we left the doctor and she admitted to me for the first time that she had felt that lump over a year ago, but she didnt want to burden me. I gave her one of my famous Ned lectures. Soooooooo many people arent fortunate enough to catch cancer in time before it ravages their body. She defeated another type of cancer ten years ago bcuz it was caught in the early stages. She is lucky. Mom, I love u, please dont take me to this emotional place again. We ALL must go someday, but we must take care of ourselves for as long as we are HERE. Thank u God bcuz u know me!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sweet Surrender.
Posted on: Tue, 23 Sep 2014 00:39:29 +0000
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