Welcome back! This is the most powerful lesson of any of my posts so far. What I am going to share today sums up the major lessons I learned from God through my cancer journey. We often go through trials in life and have no idea what the end will look like or where we…
Welcome back to Faith Walk with Debbie. I’m going to do something a little different in this post. I thought it would be interesting to interview my husband Wesley. He was my main caregiver. You can hear his perspective of this journey. If you are a caregiver, maybe you can learn something from his experience….
Welcome back to Faith Walk with Debbie! During chemotherapy I had a scare that something might be wrong with my heart. I will share about that experience. On August 31, 2021, I went for my weekly oncology visit. I had been feeling pressure in my chest. During my exam, the oncologist noticed that my Oxygen…
Welcome back to Faith Walk with Debbie! I will share about my hair transformation. The thought of my hair falling out was overwhelming. I had worn long hair all of my adult life. By the time chemotherapy started, my hair was down the middle of my back. My hair had begun graying around the forehead. …
Welcome back to Faith Walk with Debbie! I hope you have learned important information about cancer so far. This time I will share the chemotherapy regimen chosen specifically for me and the side effects I experienced. Before I share the regimen, I want to explain something. I NEVER wanted to have any of the treatment…
Chemotherapy is a type of cancer treatment that uses one or more anti-cancer drugs as part of a standardized chemotherapy regimen. It is administered either through an IV or a port. Administering it through a port is a lot easier because the port allows for a needle to be inserted through it with little or…
Now back to the results of the PET scan. My new oncologist insisted that I have a lung biopsy. On May 12, 2020 I found myself in the same prep room as the port installation. I was VERY NERVOUS about the thought of a long needle shoved through my lung. Because I liked the doctor’s…
After the lumpectomy, I was scheduled for a PET scan on April 22nd 2020. The PET scan is a test where they put radiation into the body. The results of the test show if there are any overactive cells (defective cells) in the body which could indicate cancer. They show up as bright spots on…
After careful consideration of where to get a second opinion, I chose Kettering Cancer Center in Ohio. It was reasonably close to home and appeared to be a good option. After meeting with the oncologist and surgeon at Kettering, I was faced with reality. They agreed I must have the tumor surgically removed. However, the…
MY STORY began February 3, 2020. I sat in the waiting room after having my annual mammogram. I waited for the nurse to say everything was OK so I could go back to work. Eventually the nurse appeared. She said they found something and wanted me to follow her. I was briefly stunned as I…
