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Today I had a heart ultrasound to make sure my heart is strong enough for chemo. Thursday is the big day. I’d love to hear from others about the best things to bring to chemo. Snacks? A tablet? I’ll probably bring my laptop to work a little bit and start preparing for parent teacher conferencesContinue reading “10/28/24”

Last Thursday we met with Zangmeister Cancer Center and got everything set up. On Monday and Tuesday, we met with OSU The James Cancer experts to get a 2nd opinion due to my highly critical case. We want to trust doctors, but when 3 lives are at risk, it’s hard. We ultimately decided to pursueContinue reading “10/23/24”

On top of us being so concerned about the twins, this pregnancy has been terrible on my asthma. Michael had taken me to the ER on September 12 and September 26 because my wheezing and breathing were so bad. Both times I received lots of breathing treatments, a shot of steroids, and a steroid prescriptionContinue reading “10/7 -10/9”

Due to the fact I’m carrying twins, my OB referred me to St. Ann’s Maternal Fetal Medicine Group. I saw them once in August and they confirmed the identical twin pregnancy, where the twins have their own sac but separate placentas, called a mo-di pregnancy. These appointments are very long, as they take about anContinue reading “9/26/24”

Monday, October 14th, was the day of the diagnosis. I had met with a breast surgeon the week prior, the same day as my biopsy. She called with the news around dinner time. I was prepared, as I had already read through the findings on MyChart and googled every phrase that was used. I knewContinue reading “10/14/24”