tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28633114664443477312024-02-19T09:06:06.482-08:00The Colorado Foster Familythefosterfamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08729226499477711083noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2863311466444347731.post-79254390945340088502013-01-29T10:33:00.000-08:002013-01-29T10:35:56.620-08:00A "tail" of two Dogs<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Most of you know that my family is pretty close. Well this also extends to the dogs of the
family. We have Sundae and Maple (our
dogs), Jessie May (my sister’s dog) and then Gracie Jane (my mom’s dog). All are labs, we have 2 chocolates, 1 black
and 1 crazy yellow. For the most part
they play and get along well. They all
have their unique character, personalities and bad habits. They certainly do keep up entertained!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My little Maple (5 yr old) is entering her 7</span><sup style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">th</sup><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
week of chemo treatments for lymphoma.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She has tolerated the treatments pretty well with the exception of a
couple weeks ago (the weekend it was freezing cold here).</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She wanted to lay outside, had major
intestinal issues and lethargy.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She
ended up spending 2 nights at our home away from home- VRCC (</span><a href="http://www.vrcc.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">www.vrcc.com</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">).</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They took really good care of her, nursed her back to health and charged
us a pretty penny for doing so!</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They
also have visiting hours so we were able to go and see our little brown
girl.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thursday is chemo day.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">However this week instead of visiting our friends at VRCC, we get to
administer chemo at home.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This treatment
is done with pills.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We have to
administer it very carefully with gloves and all.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She’ll also get some anti nausea hopefully to
ward off any nausea and eating issues.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is scary when your Labrador doesn’t want to eat.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All in all, the oncology vet is very pleased
with the way Maple has responded to treatment.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now there is Jessie May, my sister’s dog.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Not sure if she was having sympathy for her
cousin dog or what.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The week after Maple
stayed over night at VRCC, Jessie was a guest there too.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jessie has been diagnosed with autoimmune
hemolytic anemia. Huh, what is that?</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It
is a red blood cell deficiency in which the dog’s immune system targets its own
healthy red cells, accelerating their breakdown and removal, NOT good.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It can be a primary disease or secondary with
an underlying cause.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With Jessie, it is
a primary disease as ultrasounds/xrays ruled out any masses.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At her overnight stays at VRCC, Jessie
received 2 blood transfusions to help her out.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Who know there was such thing as donor blood dogs, check it out… </span><a href="http://www.wheatridgeanimal.com/bloodbank.html" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.wheatridgeanimal.com/bloodbank.html</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
There is a measurement they take called PCV, it measures the amount of oxygen
her organs are getting.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Her number went
from high to low, back up and back down and then it stabilized.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Not enough oxygen to her organs will cause
them to shut down.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After being released
Jessie went home and at 2 appointments that week her PCV level was high and
stable.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just this week, her PCV level
had dropped.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The vet is running an
additional test as we speak to see if her body is creating any blood cells.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jessie is not eating and for her, that is
super abnormal.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We are talking about the
counter surfer, the dog who steals food out of the twins hands, the dog who
runs out the dog door with the empty lunch box and shreds it because it smell
like food.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Erin and Roger should receive
the results today.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Please say a prayer
for Jessie and my sister and her family.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And then there is Sundae and Gracie.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sundae, our 14 year old is probably going to
outlive all these dogs.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Talk about a
crazy girl.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think she has a hard time
seeing at night and might have a hard time hearing, and a little bit of arthritis
but besides that, she is good.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Her
latest thing though is her barking to come up the stairs or get on the
bed.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We know she can do it but she
continues to bark until someone goes and touches her and helps her up.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Are we enabling her?</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yes we are!</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And then Gracie…wild and anxious Gracie.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She is probably lonely because she hasn’t had any recent playdates with
the other family dogs.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gracie is due for
her annual check up and my mom is afraid to take her to the vet because of
Maple and Jessie’s diagnosis’.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These dogs are such a huge part of our family and our
lives.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We become so attached to them and
love them so much.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Not sure why I wrote this blog. I just needed to put it all into words I
guess, and I’m not the best wordsmith and didn't proofread this either!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is a picture of all the girls that was taken at
Thanksgiving a couple of years ago.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jessie, Maple, Sundae and Gracie</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To say the least the last few weeks have been <b>Crappy</b> around
our house. Just when you think it can’t
get worse, it does. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This past Wednesday, our 5 year old <b>Canine</b> Maple was
diagnosed with Stage 5 lymphoma (<b>Cancer</b>).
It pretty much happened over night.
She was treated a few weeks ago for some stomach and vomiting issues but
seemed to be on the mend. Tuesday night her eye was all red and looked really
yucky. She also had become really
agitated and you could tell she couldn’t see out of it. I texted back and forth with my vet and
planned to bring her in on Wednesday. By
Wednesday afternoon both of her eyes were red and she couldn’t see at all. Trying to get a 65lb blind dog in and out of
the car, not easy. Anyways, first stop
our vet. He gave one look at Maple and
said she needed to go and see the Ophthalmologist at VRCC (the specialty
vet). Madison, Maple and I headed right
over there. Again, we had to put a 65lb
blind dog in the car, not easy. Once
there we waited a bit and then got in to see the ophthalmologist. They were worried about glaucoma. They examined her and gave us a prelim
diagnosis of lymphoma. Blood was in her
eyes causing her blindness and her lymph nodes were swollen. They immediately did a needle aspirate of a
lymph node and confirmed the diagnosis, lymphoma. The staff at VRCC was able to get us in with
one of the Oncologist there later that evening.
I ran Madison home and Rob met Maple and I back at VRCC. The oncologist gave us the low down- more
blood work, another test to determine T or B cell, chest xray, and suggested a <b>Chemo</b>
treatment to try and keep the cancer from progressing and hopefully get some of
her eyesight back.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So now we wait for results.
T cell is worse than B cell. If
left untreated Maple probably has less than 60 days to live. Based on the test results if we decide to
treat her and it is successful, median survival time is about 12 months with B
cell. With T cell survival time is less.
This is the median though and the oncologists have seen more time and
less time with both kinds. We meet with
VRCC next Thursday to get test results and most likely make a decision. <b>Cancer</b> treatment in dogs is not cheap. However we do have pet insurance (she is a
Labrador and we know what kind of troubles they can get into). Our pet insurance does cover <b>Cancer</b>
treatments but obviously not at 100%.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hearing my 9 year daughter in the back seat of my car the
other day saying she hated <b>Cancer</b> and wish it never existed was a hard thing to
hear. I was trying to drive her home
while crying without her noticing on the slick, icy roads. Most of you know my 3 girls mean the world to
me. Sundae will be 14 next week. For the past couple of years we have said she
has been on borrowed time. Madison and
Maple- my babies. We got Maple back in
2007 to fill a void and to keep Sundae young, which it has. My heart is breaking right now. Maple has
been my <b>Companion</b> over the past year, my snuggle bug and my little love. I can’t imagine this and don’t want to. I am heartbroken today. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The good news is that Maple has responded to the first <b>chemo</b>
treatment. One eye appears completely
<b>clear</b> and the other one looks about 75% clear.
She is still eating and acting like a completely normal Labrador
retriever. That is part that is killing
me, she is acting 100% normal. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Live update (or as live as it can be while writing)- Just
got off the phone with the oncologist.
Maple has B cell (yeah), and it tested with the good parameters meaning
good success rates in treating this kind. It still doesn’t change the fact that she has
lymphoma and that we probably only have 12 months with her but it gives us hope
if we decide to pursue treatment. <b>Cancer</b>
treatments in dogs is different than in humans.
While the goal in humans is get rid of the <b>cancer</b> completely in dogs it
is more about fighting the disease and keeping it at bay for as long as
possible (in lymphoma cases around 12 months).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>My Girls</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Clots</b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"> and </span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Coumadin</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After Thanksgiving, I developed a pain in my lower right
<b>calf</b>. I got an ultrasound and it was
determined that I had a superficial blood <b>clot</b> (basically right under the
skin). I was given anti inflammatories
and antibiotics to clear it up. Well it
didn’t. Monday, Dec. 10 I had my 6 month check up with my oncologist and well
my boobs were hardly discussed. The
superficial clot had moved up my calf to right behind my knee. The doctor took one look and said to
discontinue my tamoxifen. Tamoxifen is
my anti-estrogen which is to limit the estrogen that fuel my tumor. My estrogen level when my tumor was tested
was pretty high. Stopping the tamoxifen
is a whole other can of worms that we get to discuss with the doctor at my
January appointment. The doctors would
like you on it 5 years to help keep the cancer from coming back. I made it 11 months. Secretly I did a happy dance when you said I
could go off it (fewer hot flashes and night sweats) but part of me is scared
because in no way do I want the cancer coming back. So Monday, Dec. 10, I started giving myself
blood thinner shots. It was once a day
until I had a second ultrasound on the 13<sup>th</sup> and it was determined
that the clot had gotten worse and gone deeper.
Doctor told me to give myself 2 shots a day until Dec. 21. On Dec. 21, I started <b>Coumadin</b>, the oral
blood thinner. I have no idea how long I
will be on this. I go for a blood test on Dec. 26 to check my blood
and then to doctor on Jan 3 where I am sure we will get more answers. Good news is that I have been able to work
out. That has become a huge part of my
life to relieve stress and to keep myself healthy. I have had some pain with it but most appears
to be gone now. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Christmas</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’ll be honest with everything we have gone through the past
couple of weeks, it has been hard to get excited for <b>Christmas</b>. I know for Madison’s sake I need to put on a
happy face. This is the time of year
where we want to celebrate, the most wonderful time of year as we prepare for
the Lord’s birth. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Isaiah
9:6 <a href="http://bibleapps.com/isaiah/9-6.htm"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">For to us a child is born, to us a
son is given: and the government shall be on his shoulder: and his name shall
be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The
Prince of Peace.</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is hard and I know we will make it through all of this
but it doesn’t make it any easier. I
pray that each and every one of you have a very Merry Christmas.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Steph</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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isn’t something really to celebrate but getting through the diagnosis, the
waiting games, surgery, radiation, medications and the recovery process, is
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</div>thefosterfamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08729226499477711083noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2863311466444347731.post-14246743867198783872012-04-20T08:17:00.002-07:002012-04-20T08:17:29.707-07:00Oh pussy cat<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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She is Laura Ingalls Wilder.thefosterfamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08729226499477711083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2863311466444347731.post-78124814788981939222011-12-24T09:19:00.000-08:002011-12-24T09:19:30.841-08:00A Christmas Gift<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This post is long overdue and I apologize. The last couple of weeks have been extremely busy... keeping up with the hustle and bustle of the Holidays, going to doctors appointments and trying to keep some normalcy in our lives. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I met with my radiation oncologist right before Thanksgiving and did all the prep work to begin radiation. Then I got a call from them about the possibility of doing a clinical trial- partial breast radiation vs. full breast radiation. I won't bore you with all the details except this is a common practice with women over 40 and they have found it to be just as successful as the whole radiation. Whole breast radiation is 30 sessions usually with 5-8 additional power boost sessions. The partial breast is done twice daily for 5 days. In women under 40, there isn't enough evidence at this point to know for sure if partial works as well as whole. The trial that I was interested in is a Phase 3 trial and I felt very comfortable applying for it. So after weeks of filling out paperwork, I was finally accepted into the trial and randomized into the partial breast radiation. I went in for more set up (including tattoos) and finally on Monday, December 19 at 6:30am I was able to start my treatments. Over the past week I went twice a day (6 hours apart) at 6:30 and 1:30pm. Of course mother nature played a significant role this week with a snow storm on Tuesday morning and then another big one on Thursday. Needless to say, I woke up really, really early to get there and was praying that the radiation tech would be there too... and she was! </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are three different methods of partial breast radiation and I did the more traditional one call 3d conformal external beam radiation. This radiated the tumor bed area and some surrounding tissue rather than the entire breast. I was amped up with about 3850 cGY over the past week. I have been tired, not sure if that is from the treatments, getting up at the crack of dawn or stress relating to getting up so early and the snow. It could also be a combination of all of the above. I am a bit sore and swollen with what looks like a sunburn, thank goodness there are no blisters! Yesterday after my final treatment, I was discharged from radiation treatments! I have to go back in a couple of weeks to get checked out and and then again later in January. With my participation in the trial, I feel the doctors will be watching me even more closely than if I had done the regular whole breast radiation.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So what's next?? In two weeks I get to start my anti-estrogen drug, Tamoxifen. This will be a part of my daily life for the next 5 years, awesome! There are some potential side effects but the benefit of the drug to stop producing estrogen to keep any cancer cells from growing should outweigh the side effects. I also have to see the surgeon again and then in early February see the oncologist who will schedule my next follow-up, mammogram or MRI every 3 months.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have been the brunt of some jokes this week by my sister...I am so not offended, in fact the laughter is what keeps us going...</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;">Again, I want to thank everyone for all their prayers and support over the past 90 days. It hasn't been fun but each and everyone of you have helped me through it. The journey isn't over but it is quite shorter now. I can't thank you enough for everything, the calls, the texts, the meals, the emails, the hugs, everything...I am truly grateful for all of you (as is Rob and Madison).</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">23 years ago on Thanksgiving Day, November 24 my dad died from cancer. Not a day goes by where I don't think about him. And obviously not a Thanksgiving day goes by where I don't remember the happenings of Thanksgiving day, 1988. I know my dad is up there watching down on me and my family. Death has a tendency to tear people apart or bring them closer together- thank goodness it brought my family closer together. My mom, my sister, my brother and I have an amazing relationship. We have been through the hard times and yes there are more hard times, but together we have stayed strong and faithful. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A lot of the emotions I have felt lately are reminiscent of what I felt after my dad died- pissed, angry, why me, it's not fair, etc... the list could go on forever. I still feel those emotions from my dad's death but they have lessened over the years. I know the same holds true for my current situation- they don't go away but they definitely will get easier.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now I need to wipe my tears and rejoice for what I have in my life! Thanks for my family- Rob, Madison and my chocolate girls; my mom, my sister and her family, my brother and his family, Vance, my aunts, uncles, cousins around the country and in Canada too! I love each and everyone of you.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And then to my friends... I am blessed to have each and everyone of you in my life. You are all too numerous to mention but know that I appreciate you and your friendship and everything you have done for me over the past 60 days. You truly are awesome!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And I am thankful for my health...things could be a lot worse for me than they are. Yes, it still isn't easy but it could be worse. I also need to be thankful for all the doctors, nurses and medical procedures that I have been through lately. Their jobs are hard and I admire them for what they do.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So Monday's doctor appointment went well. My MammaPrint test came back as low risk which is awesome. This means no chemo! So what's next...I was suppose to meet with radiation oncologist on Wednesday but that appointment got pushed back to next Monday. I need to have 2 appointments with them before I can start treatments and they also have to make sure I am all healed from my surgery. I hope to start the week after Thanksgiving. It will be 5 weeks of radiation, going every day and then 8 additional sessions of targeted radiation to the tumor site. It is a lot but generally last only 10-15 minutes and while a pain, it does help reduce the risk of recurrence. Finally after radiation is complete, I will go on Tamoxifen, an anti-estrogen drug. Since my tumor was estrogen + this will help block estrogen that I am producing and again reduce the risk of recurrence. So all in all, I am calling this the best case scenario of a bad thing. Things could be way worse than they are now and I am thankful it's only what it is! It still sucks having to have gone through what I already have gone through and what left to come. Oh well, as one 3rd wrote me, God gives you what you can handle.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stephanie</span></div>thefosterfamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08729226499477711083noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2863311466444347731.post-65855113203249322642011-11-17T07:31:00.001-08:002011-11-17T08:10:15.599-08:00Hawaii Pictures<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here are some highlights from our trip last week. I guess I don't take as many pictures if Madison isn't along with us!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunrise at Haleakala... it was a bust, the clouds covered most of the view.</td></tr>
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Things are definitely busy here in Ko Olina. Honolulu is hosting APEC and lots of foreign dignitaries here messing up the traffic. Thankfully we leave Ko Olina before Obama gets here and creates a traffic nightmare! <br />
Looking forward to getting home and seeing our girl. We have missed her tremendously and will bring her next time! Also missing our 4 legged ladies too. <br />
I am a bit apprehensive about coming home as I have an appointment with the oncologist on Monday afternoon. I will find out what my treatment plan is and frankly I am scared. I have tried not to stress and know it is out of my control but it doesn't make it any easier. Ahhh, I am going to try and enjoy our remaining 36 hours here.<br />
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Stephthefosterfamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08729226499477711083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2863311466444347731.post-24239664379591990332011-11-05T12:09:00.001-07:002011-11-05T12:09:58.554-07:00MauiI obviously had some technical difficulties as I had written a post while in the SFO airport and now it isn't here! Not too much to say this morning other than Maui is beautiful and we are both relaxed! More later!<div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9cmaj0RpQM99GpHvZIqrSXCZG6EIjWT8MWckixCfP9LYnFZZ5ofhGRQH3qQ4Iv-8fSYmCy5jFomDD7SjU-mJCTntWBIBHHLxxL8ucT0EChIPQo4CI7QMngSDeveUjQaJ6BdVq2LEts8k/s640/blogger-image--974552792.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9cmaj0RpQM99GpHvZIqrSXCZG6EIjWT8MWckixCfP9LYnFZZ5ofhGRQH3qQ4Iv-8fSYmCy5jFomDD7SjU-mJCTntWBIBHHLxxL8ucT0EChIPQo4CI7QMngSDeveUjQaJ6BdVq2LEts8k/s640/blogger-image--974552792.jpg" /></a></div>thefosterfamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08729226499477711083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2863311466444347731.post-14969957098389372462011-10-26T11:08:00.000-07:002011-10-26T11:15:04.100-07:00Out of Surgery<div>Today is Stephanie and my 15th wedding anniversary and she just game me the best gift ever! She just finished surgery and things went well. All the tests in the OR indicate they got everything and no lymphnode involvement. There will be more results from the detailed pathology tests, but those take a few days. </div><div> </div><div>I should get to see her in about an hour. I'll get more information out later. </div><div> </div><div>This step in the journey can get behind us. There is more to come, but today is a day to celebrate for a whole bunch of reasons. </div><div> </div><div><strong>Thank you to everyone for your love, support, and prayers! </strong></div><div> </div><div>Hawaii here we come!!!</div>Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07823517123680624430noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2863311466444347731.post-7050731637958445892011-10-21T09:43:00.000-07:002011-10-21T11:59:04.560-07:00<div>
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I have been wrestling this week with some deep inner demons – fear and rage. I didn’t even really realize how to articulate those feelings until I was at the gym this morning. On my way out the door of the gym (and completely out of nowhere), a friend I had not personally seen in a while brought me back to reality with a simple offer of support – he specifically offered to help with Sundae and Maple.</div>
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I really want to personally say THANKS for the overwhelming outpouring of support offered by everyone (even people I don’t know). You are all amazing people. As a family, we are so blessed to have you in our lives. Somehow words just don’t seem to be enough . . . more on that in a minute.</div>
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As for the inner demons, fear might always be there in one form or another. But, as I have been observing over the past few weeks, the sun amazingly comes up every morning, the dogs unabashedly wag their tails at every opportunity, the CSU Rams . . . (well maybe I shouldn’t mention them after last weekend’s massacre), but College Gameday comes on every Saturday in the fall, etc.</div>
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As for rage – it’s just a phase. We begin taking more control of the fight this coming week now that Stephanie's surgery is scheduled. The next steps on this path will be illuminated soon. At a dinner last Friday evening a friend offered a toast early on – “To kicking cancer’s ASS!!!” Amen sister. </div>
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Thank the Lord! A surgery date has been scheduled for next Wednesday, October 26. That day also happens to be our 15th wedding anniversary. I don't think we will be forgetting that date anytime soon! Anyways from what the doctor said this surgery is less invasive than the biopsy was. It is done as an outpatient surgery and I will probably be there for most of the day!</div>
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Please continue with your prayers! And also, I am way behind on responding to emails. Don't be upset if I haven't responded, I love reading your messages and they really do make my day!</div>
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I do have one other prayer request for a close family friend. Like myself, he is young and was just diagnosed with throat and neck cancer. He is undergoing a first surgery today. Please keep Ty and his family in your prayers over the next few weeks. </div>
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Stephanie</div>thefosterfamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08729226499477711083noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2863311466444347731.post-45159692383715217672011-10-16T17:48:00.000-07:002011-10-16T17:48:15.146-07:00The Good, the Bad and the Ugly<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This weekend while up in Fort Collins, I saw a t-shirt from
the past. It said, the good, the bad and
the ugly. It was referring to CSU as
“the good” and 2 unnamed schools as the “bad” and “ugly”. It was fun to see this reminder of my
days at CSU. And then the more I thought
about it, I thought that would be a great title for how I have been feeling
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>First, the GOOD...</b>I
cannot believe the outpouring of love and attention that we have received the past
week from my family and friends. All the
emails and phone calls have been wonderful.
Each one means so much to me. All
the responses and prayers generated from our blog, it is amazing. The cards, snacks, hugs, calls, emails, text messages, I
love it all. I can’t tell you how much
you all mean to me. Just when I am
starting to get down, someone surprises me! Thank you so much. And then my soccer girls, how cute are they
when they put a pink ribbon with a soccer bow on their uniforms? And my assistant coach showing his support by
wearing a pink ribbon hat! I am truly
amazed and grateful for all of you. Thank
you for the love.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The week was filled with doctor’s appointments. I think we have met with everyone we need to
at this point and now its time for surgery.
Good news in cancer is kind of an oxymoron but I do have some good news…
First, testing negative for the Breast Cancer Gene Mutation. This is huge.
This means I don’t have the breast cancer gene- t</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">his is wonderful news for my daughter, my sister, mom, aunt and cousins.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> It also means its </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">probably just a freak thing that I
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Second, the pathology tests have come back good, again good
for cancer. They are ER+PR+ and
Her2/neu- . Now what does all this
mean…I am still trying to figure it out.
Actually the ER+PR+, means that the tumor is being fueled by estrogen
and progesterone. This almost definitely
means after surgery and treatments that I will be put on an anti-estrogen
blocker for the next 5 years, probably sending me into early menopause. Lovely!
Her2/neu is a protein that appears on the surface of some breast cancer
cells. This protein is an important part of the pathway for cell growth and
survival. A Her2neu- result is a breast
cancer with little or no Her2/neu proteins.
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Now the BAD…</b>I guess this is all about how things are out of
my control and my having no patience.
We made a decision earlier this week on how to proceed. I called to schedule surgery and the surgeon
is out of town until Wednesday the 19th.
Well, Rob and I have a 15th anniversary trip planned to Hawaii on Nov. 3
and we kind of wanted surgery done before we left. So the doctor didn’t leave my orders and the
scheduler wouldn’t schedule until the doctor gets back in the office. Totally out of my control and not happy about
it. We were so relieved to have made a
decision and then to be told that we had to wait to schedule and that we
probably aren’t going to get in before Hawaii.
I need at least 7-10 days to heal after the surgery so it’s looking
slim. However, I still have hope and
faith and know lots of you are praying for me and maybe surgery will get
scheduled for the end of the week. Slim
chances but have to think positive and just deal with it if it doesn’t work
out. Part of me just really wants this
cancer out of me, NOW and then part of
me thinks about the thoughts others have said about it being ok to go to Hawaii
and trying not to worry about it until you get back and then have it taken
out. We will see this week.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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us. I’m not ready to talk about this yet
but it stinks when someone else tells you something that you don’t want to hear or
wasn’t part of your plan in life. Rob
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another one from our friends at CU, cancer is just plain ol’ UGLY. The doctor told us that women in their
40’s, 1 in 100 will get breast cancer and I'm not even 40!!! At the CSU football game on Saturday, it was a “white out” for
cancer. As people arrived to the stadium
they were given t-shirts and signs to write in those they know who have been
affected by cancer. It was astounding to
see over 30,000 white shirts and signs held up.
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Wednesday morning. I don’t want to be
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On September 30, 2011 our lives
changed; we found out that I (Stephanie) has breast cancer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In a routine ob/gyn appointment, my
doctor found a lump, which she thought, was just a fibrous cyst.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To be safe, she sent me for a mammogram.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was able to get in the next day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thankfully this wasn’t my first mammogram as
I had one in March 2010 as a baseline.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After
the mammogram they said they needed more information and I immediately had an
ultrasound.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The ultrasound technician
was checking my chest and then moved to my armpit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At that point, I was getting nervous and scared,
as I knew exactly what they were looking for.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The radiologist then told me they found another spot and just to be safe
they wanted to do a biopsy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the
preliminary check of lymph nodes, they appeared clean.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The following Thursday, I went in
for a biopsy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This was an impatient
surgery and was done fairly quickly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They biopsied both spots and removed most of the spots.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At this time, they still weren’t convinced
that it was anything other than fibrous tissues/cysts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So I went home with my boobs bound as a big
uni-boob.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was totally uncomfortable
and it hurt, especially to sleep.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The next morning I received a phone
call and the minute I heard the radiologists voice, I knew what that
meant.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One lump was just fibrous tissues,
but the second was a mucinous carcinoma.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>My neighbor was here when I got the news.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While I started asking questions, she started
to Google.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is suppose to be a less
aggressive form of cancer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Usually it is
found in older, post menopausal women.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>After getting off the phone with the doctor, it took a bit of time to
sink in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rob got home shortly afterwards
and I gave him the low down.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His first
question was, “what’s the mortality rate”?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I think I heard him but wasn’t sure that is what he had said!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For those of you who know Rob, it’s totally
his lawyerly way to say things. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We then left the house and went to
tell my mom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After breaking the news, I
needed a margarita so we went to the Rio.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I love the Rio, in good times and bad times, the Rio is a great place to
go!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After consuming several margaritas
and eating some chips and salsa, it was time to pick Madison up from school
(Rob was driving).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We told Madison that
evening giving her information but not more than needed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She followed up that evening by asking some
really hard questions, you don’t want your 8 year old child asking you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On Monday, Oct. 3, I went in for an
MRI.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The MRI came back with no new
cancer detected and still no apparent lymph node involvement.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On Friday, we met with a surgeon and an
oncologist.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Surgery is in my future.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After some more tests, we’ll decide what
kind.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Follow-up treatment also depends
on what type of surgery, what they do or don’t find in the lymph nodes and also
the oncotype dx score of the tumor itself.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So far, the tests are coming back
good, as good as they can be for cancer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This upcoming week we have several appointments with hopes of obtaining additional
information.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are gathering all the
information necessary to make the right decision for us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Keep in mind, this comes from Rob and
Stephanie, the one’s who interviewed a veterinarian before we brought Sundae
home almost 13 years ago.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rob and I are
both feeling very positive and feel that we are in good hands with the doctors
we have seen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Obviously there is still
some unknown but we keep getting more information and should be close to a
decision as to how to get this crap out of me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><span style="text-transform: uppercase;">I want it out</span>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank the Lord we have our
faith.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know God tests us and only
gives us what we can handle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of course I
am asking Him, why, why, why He thinks we can handle so much. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dealing with cancer once in my life is
certainly enough not to mention a second time- most 15 year old kids don’t have
see their dad die of cancer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It sucks!!
And of course with this month being breast cancer awareness, it is
everywhere!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Along with the “why” is my
being mad.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am so mad, I could just
spit or throw the iPad, which I almost did the other day because it wasn’t
working.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know this is just a bump in
the road but it still doesn’t make it any easier.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Again thank the Lord for my faith.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Really, I know I couldn’t handle this without
it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also, thank the Lord for my family…
my wonderful, awesome husband, my beautiful child and my 2 brown dogs; my mom, my
sister and her family, my brother and his family, my aunts, uncles, cousins and
other relatives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And finally, our
friends. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am utterly overwhelmed by the
love and grace of all our friends.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
will not be able to make it through this journey without those 3 things: faith,
family and friends.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So what’s next… more doctors
appointments, more test results.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
week we have 4 appointments scheduled.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We then need to decide what we want to do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What can you do?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>First, we ask everyone for prayers, not just
for me, but for Rob, Madison and the rest of my family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Plus I ask you to pray for others who have
been affected by this disease.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Second,
take care of yourself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Friends, I know
most of you are over 35, go to the doctor and get a mammogram.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After you turn 40 you get one every year but
some doctors want to get a baseline beforehand.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In most cases, insurance will pay for it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Early detection is best.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We are going to try using this blog
as an efficient means of communication. While I love talking on the phone, I
know it isn’t practical to answer or return all calls.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The same probably goes for emails. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most of you know that my iPhone travels with
me and I have access most of the time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
love getting emails and will honestly do my best to answer them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, please don’t be offended if we don’t
respond directly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We will do our best to
update this blog as we get more information and make decisions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We cannot thank you enough for all
your love and support thus far.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am a
lucky gal!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are a lucky family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We love each and every one of you and we will
get through this.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In His name,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="mailto:steph.foster@comcast.net">Stephanie</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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