Monthly Archives: November 2013

I am so thankful for you…my village of support…for loving me and carrying me through this journey and this surgery.  I am once again completely overwhelmed with the outpouring of prayers, support, messages over the last few days.
We are home! … Continue reading →

Today was a good day.  After a night of minimal sleep and naseousness, Jamie took a few steps in her recovery.  Literally, she got out of bed and walked over to the recliner.  . . .”Phew, that was a ‘long’ … Continue reading →

Just met with Dr. Hijjawi, the operation went well!  Jamie will be going to recovery now and she will be there for about an hour.  By 5:00, she should be moved to her hospital room.  Most likely, she’ll be at … Continue reading →

Good news!  Sentinel Lymph Node pathology came back negative.  One of the first steps of surgery today was to remove the sentinel lymph nodes (right side only) and send them to pathology.  Remember the mapping that was done in Nuc … Continue reading →

So far everything is going as scheduled.
We arrived at 6:00 and checked in. All the doctors stopped by to see how Jamie is doing and answer any questions. At 7:30, Jamie was taken to Nuclear Medicine where she … Continue reading →

And I am not going to think of some creative little poem…although that is pretty tempting!
Just a short little note before I head off to bed for (hopefully) a good night’s sleep.  We had a wonderful weekend.  I am filled … Continue reading →

YAY! YAY! YAY!
No chemo today.
I have no Benadryl wooziness.
I am not jacked up on steroids.
This is me today during my Herceptin only treatment!  (Check out my fuzzy head!)

Tonight Chris and I are watching the Bears/Packers game. Much to my dad’s dismay … Continue reading →

You know those stories you see posted on Facebook or on the news of a stranger paying someone else’s bill at a restaurant?  It happened.  To us.  Tonight!!!
Today was a lazy day for me.  I admit it.  Yesterday was a … Continue reading →