December 2023 began not so good, my mother was in the hospital.
That week I had my yearly mammogram, a week later I received a notice to please come back, they may have found something. I went back and had another mammogram and the Xray showed the spot was still there. My heart sank and I thought of my mother. I scheduled a biopsy and waited until I received a call from the Dr., It was breast cancer. It was small but it was cancer, triple negative. I lost it. I could not believe this, not now, I had to worry about my mother right now. On January 5th I lost my mother, I just could not believe this it felt like a bad dream. Before surgery could be scheduled to remove the lump underneath my left breast there were test to take and more biopsy on the right breast and CT scans, genetic test. Finally, surgery was schedule for February 20th the cancer had grew a bit, the lymphoid on the left were also biopsy and came back as negative. The cancer has been removed. Now chemo and radiation will have to begin.
I started chemo, it was very hard. The first half red devil I was so sick lost my hair. Now I’m on my last treatment of Taxol, this has been rough, immune numbers are not happy and it is taking a bit longer to finish this half but I move on, pray and have my moments of crying. I am not happy with my body before all this. I would go to the gym every day and have lost muscle etc. I move on and my boyfriend tells me I’m beautiful.
I have three more treatments and then I start radiation.
I am so grateful and blessed my boyfriend and my family have been on this journey with me 100%. I am lost for words.
I have my moments of being scared, will this come back. I keep moving on and stay as positive as I can. Thank God for letting me see the next day and to give me strength.
I am racing for the cure for my cousin Rosemary Velo (July 2024)
Debra Petus (August 2021)
