So, this morning I started putting a little about our journey with
the cancer diagnosis on my facebook page.
If you are wondering why now?
This is the week I demanded help from my doctors. 2 years ago after
a fight for almost a year!
And tomorrow is when it all happened 2 years ago.
People look at me and tell me I look so healthy and that's sweet,
but as any cancer patient knows, our lives are forever changed.
I hope to help somebody listen to their bodies before it is too late.
Listen and Fight.
That is why.
Looking back. I don’t want to. I hate to talk about this. But I feel it might help somebody. Our journey.
So. January. 2018. Sweet Hunter had to work out of town. He doesn’t go out of town much but when he does I get a lot done. It was cold. Very cold. I had to break ice to get the animals water. It was so hard. I could take care of the chickens but the cows needed lots of water and all the ponds were frozen. I had to call our friend George to help me. I was so thankful to see him.
Sweet Hunter surprised me by getting home a little early that day after being gone 2 days. 2 days for us is a long time!!! I was so excited to see him, but I hadn’t done my outdoor chores of feeding the animals. I told him to stay in and I’d go get it done. He was so tired from his trip. He had always told me to carry my phone but I was so excited to see him I forgot to stick it in my pocket.
We had a Great Pyranees named Lily. She was a 100 lb puppy. She thought she was little and didn’t know her own strength. So before I even got started she knocked me down (sweetly but hard) and I fell in a creek full of ice. I had a lap full of Lily and she was bigger than me. I know I hurt myself when I fell but I had no phone and Lily wouldn’t get off me. (She just loved me.) But I was in pain and very cold.
When I finally was able to get up I finished my chores, but I was hurting so bad. And I was so cold.
My excitement for seeing Sweet Hunter after him being gone, quickly turned to pain. But I sucked it up and went and finished the meal I had started for him. And then spent some time listening to him about his trip. Keep in mind my back was killing me. But I kept telling myself this too shall pass. I was just happy to see him. You see we are very rarely apart.
Little did we know that our life changed that day. Forever. It has never been the same since that cold day in January of 2018.
I will continue this story tomorrow here on Facebook, but if you want to read more details, I’ll be telling my story on my blog this afternoon. I am sharing with you because I hope it might help others to know to listen to your own body. We know our bodies more than anyone. Even doctors.
Our story is not for sympathy, but awareness & hope. It’s not because I’m the only one this has ever happened to. I have friends suffering right now. I lost my best friend during my journey. There’s not many things I hate. But I hate cancer. But I love Jesus & HE gives me hope. I’m definitely not alone.
Lily saved my life. Little did we know that when
she knocked me down, I started bleeding internally.
But it wasn't from my back. It was a tumor. A big tumor.
My back got worse. I got to the point I could barely move.
I didn't understand what was happening.
The doctors sent me to therapy several times.
It didn't help.
Then they sent me for steroid injections without even knowing
what they were treating. I begged for a MRI. But they said no.
They said it would get better.
I even went to a chiropractor.
Now keep in mind, I had no idea I had cancer.
NONE!!!
through this horrible time with my back & cleaned and cooked for me.
We had no idea what was ahead.
Trials come. It is going to rain. I promise.
I wasn't ready for it.
It was a shock to us all.
We loved this dog. But I couldn't take care of her anymore.
It broke my heart to give her away, although she did like my chickens and
not in a good way. I couldn't even say Goodbye to her.
Sweet Hunter had to do it all.
I was not only in terrible pain, but emotionally I was exhausted.
If I could give you any advice, if you are having health issues of any kind,
listen to your body and push the Doctors to do something.
I trust the Lord with all my heart but HE gives doctors wisdom.
If your doctor doesn't listen, don't do what I did.
Find a new doctor.
And don't quit until you find one that will listen.
Long story short, I went almost a year, bleeding internally and the Doctor knew it. I will tell you more on the next post how I knew this. But I promise I will continue my story. Many criticize me for sharing, but if I help one person,
it would be worth it.
May God Bless America!
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1 comment:
My Oh My! God was with you and is with you. I also was diagnosed with breast Cancer 1 year ago.. I had 3 years of recovering from a viral attack to my immune system; 1% of women have this occur; we are not even in Mayo's research as there are so few. Most go undiagnosed as in old age they go to a wheelchair and pass in pain. I know this pain. It took us 18 months to get to the right Neuro Dr that helped me but could have done more if I had found her sooner. God leads us along and as God would have it my cancer was stage 2, encapsulated and none in my lymph glands. We are so grateful; but the journey back has been tough. No one explained the damage that Taxol can do to your nerves and I had already been damaged with the previous attack. I now have balance, most of the time, forget my cane and my pain is lessening. I say all this to share too to NOT GIVE UP!!!....we are the advocate of health for our bodies with God leading and giving us Grace and Mercy.f I was a nurse and my husband also a nurse and we just did not ask the right questions or enough of them; and my husband is always full of questions. God Bless you and if we could hug I am sure we would Thanks for sharing from your heart and family, Our 3 kids all live 9 hours away in different directions. God's will!! We rest in Him. God bless you; I can not share that enough....You have always helped me with your blog. Don't give up!! You and your hub and family are in our prayers. Karen S Flick For better or worse in sickness and Health.....
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