Pure Joy

Well, I thought it only fitting that I write this in a "special" color. After surgeries, long recovery, and all the "stuff" that was involved with that, guess what? I am not going to do chemotherapy! It is an amazing feeling! Maybe I shouldn't be this excited, but I am! I went to the doctor yesterday, and he gave me the choice, but it really wasn't going to help me all that much, and I'm taking another pill for the cancer for 5 years (Arimedex) and I've decided not to have chemo. I found out he wouldn't do it if it was him making the decision, and neither would his nurse, so it was kind of a no-brainer. The side effects far outweighed the benefits for me. So finally I can say we're in the final stages of this part of the journey. After my radioactive iodine treatments next week, and reconstruction in January or February, I will just be taking that pill every day for 5 years, and being closely monitored at M. D. Anderson. I feel like the weight of the world has been lifted! Thanks be to God, and to all of you for praying and encouraging me. This is truly great news, and I am thrilled beyond measure!