Yesterday morning my mom had her post operation appointment and the test results were in from pathology. The tumor near her pancreas was positive for cancer, the spleen was also cancerous but the spot on her liver was NOT cancer. We are all counting our blessings that the Dr. decided to completely open her up and remove the spot near her pancreas as it would have otherwise been left in and would have grown and spread.
She is still sore but is getting around more and more each day. They removed her staples and replaced it with tape for now. When I was talking to her the other day she was talking about replanting and re-potting plants, making bread among other things on her to do list. I'm thinking cancer picked one strong woman to try to attack:)
So now what? Now mom needs to heal and recover from her surgery and we try to keep her healthy. As of now the Doctors feel they have all of what was first detected. In August she goes back for a MRI for her head to see if anything came back or if it remained cancer free. Then in November she will go back to get a CAT scan for the rest of her body to see if anything came back from that. So far no more radiation is needed.
On behalf of the Bastar clan, I would like to thank all of you for all of your prayers, thoughts, donations, gifts and your full support during this roller-coaster ride. This past year "YOU" family and friends have been our family's true back bone and have helped us to keep on our two feet during a time when it was difficult to stand. The Doctors have done great miraculous work yet without you we wouldn't have been able to focus on our mother as well and still juggle our everyday family lives as well.
Now, we know the battle is not over but for now we can count our blessings, take a deep breath and say thank you to you and most of all to God.
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