MRI is back and looks very favorable!!

Hello friends,
Thank you for your continued prayers...I really had a great day today in Grand Coulee with my teacher friends at Lake Roosevelt.  I felt like such a "normal" person for the whole day...it was a nice break from thinking about cancer.  I am so thankful for my dear friends, Kim and Lisa, their hugs and words of encouragement were just what I needed today.

Dr. Guthrie, my Spokane doctor, called a little while ago.  The MRI showed no suspicious spots in my left breast...which I was so thankful to hear.  The right breast still shows an area of suspicion where they did the biopsy...which is to be expected.  There are a couple of small areas in other milk ducts that may or may not have any cancer.(I still have a lot of bruising and inflammation)  But there was NO INVASIVE cancer and NO LYMPH NODE involvement on either side....which is a huge blessing.  Dr. Guthrie will have my scans reviewed at a "tumor board' meeting on Tuesday morning...just to make sure that they are all in agreement with her perceptions and treatment plan.  I did have many cysts in both breasts and a few on my liver.  They will do an ultrasound of the liver to make sure it is all clear.  She said that the liver is often flagged in MRI's and not to worry about it at all.

We will see Dr. Guthrie on Tuesday to discuss next steps and likely to schedule surgery.  On Wednesday we will go to Seattle for a 2nd opinion at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance.  I am thankful that they will have access to all my mammograms and MRI scans.

Here is to a weekend that will be filled with fun and a visit from sweet Sophia, the  foster baby we help with.  Putting cancer on the back burner for now and celebrating the favorable report from the MRI.

Prayer requests:
1) Quick scheduling of the liver ultrasound and that it would be healthy and free from cancer.
2) Tumor board meeting on Tuesday...may each doctor have wisdom and expertise to help us make the best decisions.
3) Safety in travel on Wednesday to Seattle and for an informative and confirming visit with our doctor there.   We pray that they are in full agreement with the Spokane team.
4) Surgery scheduling would be in God's timing.

Praise:
1) Wonderful day in Grand Coulee
2) Beautiful flowers from my Mom and Dick
3) Encouraging texts from friends
4) Restful nights sleep and high energy today