Yesterday, Friday January 28th, Margaret and her entourage went to Mt Sinai Hospital. We arrived at 1 o'clock and just as planned we managed to pick up the copies of her records, films and slides in the various locations of the huge hospital complex and still get ourselves to the waiting room to meet the oncologist Doctor Adelson on time! Like everyone so far, Dr. Adelson was just wonderful. Unfortunately, the consult appointment did not necessarily provide us the information we were hoping for. The PET/CT scan results proved inconclusive, so further testing (MRI and a bone biopsy) to rule out stage lV have been ordered. True to the amazing speed at which things have been moving along Margaret had the MRI done immediately. Margaret's good friend John was able to run her record copies over to Sloan-Kettering while I waited for Margaret to emerge from the MRI. Next week we will have the results of the MRI, get the second opinion from Sloan-Kettering, and perhaps have or be scheduled for the biopsy, cardiac work-up, and another PET scan.
Thank you for your prayers and support, keep those prayers rising!
Lorraine
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Friday, January 28, 2011
January 28, 2011
Greetings of peace and joy friends!
Just an update to let you know that Margaret and her entourage will be seeing the oncologists today at Mount Sinai to discuss treatment protocols and options. Please pray with us today.
Also a second opinion appointment is scheduled at Memorial Sloan-Kettering for Wednesday Feb. 2.
As we had hoped all is moving along at fast pace. It is such a blessing to feel so carried in God's Grace during this time. Thank you for all your love, support, kindness and prayers!
Lorraine
Just an update to let you know that Margaret and her entourage will be seeing the oncologists today at Mount Sinai to discuss treatment protocols and options. Please pray with us today.
Also a second opinion appointment is scheduled at Memorial Sloan-Kettering for Wednesday Feb. 2.
As we had hoped all is moving along at fast pace. It is such a blessing to feel so carried in God's Grace during this time. Thank you for all your love, support, kindness and prayers!
Lorraine
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
January 25, 2011
As promised here is the first update:
Margaret had her first PET/CT scan today. The purpose of this particular PET/CT scan is to rule out stage lV cancer. Margaret is in good spirits and asks us all to please remain prayerful with her/us while we wait for results. We are not really sure when exactly that will happen, but Mt Sinai has been moving along very quickly with all of this, so I am hopeful the same will remain true. I am also hopeful that sometime next week we will meet the Oncologist to discuss treatment options. Margaret was with her entourage of friends and family today, yet it is a great blessing for us to know that her entourage extends ever outward encompassing all of you. Thank you for your love, support and prayers.
Lorraine
Margaret had her first PET/CT scan today. The purpose of this particular PET/CT scan is to rule out stage lV cancer. Margaret is in good spirits and asks us all to please remain prayerful with her/us while we wait for results. We are not really sure when exactly that will happen, but Mt Sinai has been moving along very quickly with all of this, so I am hopeful the same will remain true. I am also hopeful that sometime next week we will meet the Oncologist to discuss treatment options. Margaret was with her entourage of friends and family today, yet it is a great blessing for us to know that her entourage extends ever outward encompassing all of you. Thank you for your love, support and prayers.
Lorraine
Friday, January 21, 2011
January 21, 2011
This blog is for and about Margaret's journey during a health crisis. It is begun with permission and is written for you -- the huge and loving support network that surrounds her. It is a place where I will share with you her trials and markers. It will be a place to find updates.
On January 11, 2011 ~ Margaret was diagnosed with breast cancer and that it had started to spread beyond that point. It was a long hard week and a half to wait to find out the full diagnosis. However, it was also a week to come to grips with the news and come to know how very much Margaret and the rest of us are loved, cared for, and supported by God.
Today her loving entourage (son Chris, sister Jackie, and friends John and Lorraine) accompanied Margaret to Mt Sinai Hospital where we met Joan (Margaret's angel) and the most wonderful surgeon Dr. E. Port. Dr. Port informed us that Margaret's breast cancer is a very aggressive type known as Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC) and is at stage III. An additional biopsy of the skin was done today as well.
Next week Margaret will take her first "PET" scan and meet with an Oncologist who is a specialist in this field. Sometime soon thereafter she will begin chemotherapy as step #1 of her healing journey.
Margaret is doing well. She knows she is surrounded by a most loving family, true and good friends and an extensive support network. She knows that she is cherished and supported by and in God. Please join us all in prayer!
On January 11, 2011 ~ Margaret was diagnosed with breast cancer and that it had started to spread beyond that point. It was a long hard week and a half to wait to find out the full diagnosis. However, it was also a week to come to grips with the news and come to know how very much Margaret and the rest of us are loved, cared for, and supported by God.
Today her loving entourage (son Chris, sister Jackie, and friends John and Lorraine) accompanied Margaret to Mt Sinai Hospital where we met Joan (Margaret's angel) and the most wonderful surgeon Dr. E. Port. Dr. Port informed us that Margaret's breast cancer is a very aggressive type known as Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC) and is at stage III. An additional biopsy of the skin was done today as well.
Next week Margaret will take her first "PET" scan and meet with an Oncologist who is a specialist in this field. Sometime soon thereafter she will begin chemotherapy as step #1 of her healing journey.
Margaret is doing well. She knows she is surrounded by a most loving family, true and good friends and an extensive support network. She knows that she is cherished and supported by and in God. Please join us all in prayer!
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