This month has been crazy...

Well, I haven't posted in a while, mainly because I feel as if I have been trying to keep my head above the water the past 3-4 weeks. Let me begin by saying that God is good- and I truly believe that! On August 28th, I found a lump in my breast, by total "accident" (but this was really God's doing). I really didn't think too much of it- I have had lots of friends and even my mother that had to get lumps checked out. Well, I called my gynecologist to check it out. I saw Dr. Keller- which I have really grown to love. She sent me for a mammogram and ultrasound on September 4th. Greg offered to go with me, but I told him it was no big deal and everything would be fine. I had the mammogram and ultrasound done and the radiologist came in to discuss the films. I could tell right away that something wasn't right. He told me that the films didn't look good and that this was possibly cancer. This totally caught me off guard- did I hear him correctly? I don't even remember hearing much more of his conversation- other than the dreaded "C" word. I immediately went to Greg's office and broke down. (Thank goodness I had the day off to think about things.) I had a biopsy done the following Monday, September 8th and got the news on Wednesday, September 10th that I had been diagnosed with breast cancer. Things have moved very quickly- I saw the surgeon Dr. Mary Rippon on that Friday, September 12th. I was in her office for 3 hours. She is absolutely WONDERFUL and her nurse Jo is just as precious as can be! I feel very confident in them both! That day, I left with a zillion appointments- an MRI (which is tomorrow), I have radioactive lymph node mapping on Tuesday, and the surgery on Wednesday. As of right now, they are planning to do just a lumpectomy, but we'll see what the MRI shows tomorrow. After surgery (and some results) we'll know the exact path to take for treatment- either chemo then radiation, or go straight to radiation. I am in good spirits- and Greg has been helpful with that. Quick story...we were at Crossway buying Graham a new Bible yesterday and they have the family stick figures to put on your car windshield. I have been wanting those, so Greg was checking them out while I was paying for Graham's bible. I asked Greg if he saw one that could be "me", and his reply was, "They don't have a bald mom here!" I laughed, as I can do now! :) If I didn't have his humor, I could get down very easily I'm sure! I have the best support group I could ever wish to have! I have the BEST friends and family that are praying and cheering us on! We will beat this terrible disease- it is going down!!!! As Greg has said, "We have our boxing gloves on and we're ready to fight!" I will try to post our progress as often as I can. Thanks so much for all of the encouragement, prayers, cards, e-mails, phone calls, etc. You all mean so much to us and I thank you for that!