Early on in my breast cancer journey I heard about a free magazine for cancer patients, survivors and caregivers called "cure." I received my first issue around the time I had my 2nd chemo treatment in early June and I found this magazine to be so helpful in understanding more about cancer. Today I received …
My Support System
Mood: Grateful 🙂 Every cancer patient needs a good support system. I am very blessed to have many different moving parts to mine, and I feel that it is time to give them credit in not only helping me through my journey, but also being a constant in my life since I had the difficult …
Biopsy
February 26th, 2019 Mood: Worried 😥 The biopsy was uncomfortable and at times painful, but Dr. Schwartz told me everything that he was doing step by step. He had a mini ultrasound machine that he used himself, not his assistant. As he was working to find each mass he told me that I have 3 …
Breast Cancer Specialist
February 25th, 2019 Mood: Anxious 🙄 I had my consultation with my new doctor and surgeon…Dr. Schwartz at Gwinnett Medical Center today. I can't even tell you how scared I am to have to go through this next step. I looked up Dr. Schwartz online and his credentials are very impressive. He is the only …
MRI Imaging Appointment
February 12th, 2019 Mood: Anxious 😟 So the nonexistent snow storm had my imaging appointment rescheduled twice. The pattern of everything taking so long is really going to set in now and it has been one of the many difficult things to deal with through this journey. I am not a patient person and I …