As most of you know, when we returned from our epic European adventure, we returned to some really horrible news.
I have cancer. Not just any cancer, mind you, but the gut wrenching, terrifying, no good prognosis in sight kind -- lung cancer. It's been a long three weeks since we got back.
This week is also long -- I am having my final round of tests, scans and biopsies that Dr. West (my new best friend, head of thoracic oncology at Swedish) will use to determine staging, scheduling, and treatment.
There is some good news (good being a somewhat subjective term for discussing chronic disease), and that is that this type of cancer is showing up in more and more women between 30 and 50 (that obviously is not the good part) who have never smoked or only smoked negligibly, and so we are a much more sympathetic group for receiving research funding. AND, there have been some great advances in treatment of this type of lung cancer.
So.
We'll see what happens next week. I know you are all with me and love me and I am more appreciative than you'll ever know of all of the lovely words of support and encouragement that Matt and I have gotten from you all. Wish me luck, and I will post again soon.
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