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During our, going on four years of my sister Sherry's breast cancer battle, we have had little to hope for. Beginning in May 2006, she was diagnosed with stag 3c breast cancer. To be honest, I knew then that this was not going to end well for her. I saw the size of the tumor before her surgery, but I continue to love and support her. It was from the day of her surgery that her battle began. Most everyone is aware of a breast cancer patients routine, chemo, radiation, more chemo. more radiation, and the beat goes on. However, Sherry's cancer wouldn't stop, NOTHING would stop it! It spread first to her lymph nodes, then to her bones. It was while our mother was undergoing a lung transplant, that we began seeing signs that something had gone terribly wrong with Sherry. You know, cause our family wasn't going through enough with our mother, lets add another log to the already out of control fire! Anyway.....On April 6, 2007, almost one year from the beginning of this entire nightmare, we found out that our beautiful sister's health had taken a turn for the worse. It had spread to her bones, and she was now considered terminal. So, more chemo. was ordered, more radiation, more chemo. and more radiation, and the beat went on. Then once again, we took another blow. In April 2009 ( I'm beginning to hate April, even tho our son was born in April) we found out it had spread to her liver. The really sad thing is, we were relived that it was her liver and not her lungs or brain, which is a natural progression of breast cancer. So, we were thinking, "hell, at least this we can fight", and that is EXACTLY what we did. She began chemo again, in pill form, but it wasn't doing any good, the tumors were growing rapidly, with no end in sight. So, in July, while we were in Myrtle Beach, she got the call to go back on liquid chemo, the hard stuff. It is hard to watch her go through this again. As she began to loose her hair, it was as if we were starting this whole journey again. But, after only 3 months of this treatment, we have FINALLY gotten some HOPE. The chemo is beginning to work. The tumors in her liver are beginning to SHRINK!!! And tho it may not save her life, it is giving me more time to love her, and show her what it means to be her sister. For that, I am grateful. So, for our family HOPE is enough,........for now.........
hope4sherry – October 25, 2009 – 10:27am
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