Well, the shit storm continued for a few weeks more. I was admitted to the ICU on May 30 with a bactierial infection called C Diff. It was incredibly painful. I stayed in the ICU two nights, went to the step down unit for a few nights, and spent the last few nights in a regular room. It was during this stay that a lot of reality sunk into my head. I became very peaceful, which is something I hope will stay with me now. Since I left the hospital, my liver functions keep going up, and my bilirubin (jaundice is 3X what it should be at.). There's basically no hope. Treatment has been stopped as my liver cannot handle processing any more drugs, chemo, whatever. Dr. Adler put me in touch with Mission Hospice and they already came out yesterday. I''ll have my first case visit with a nurse on Tuesday. Hospice does nothing to cure the disease, only to make myself and my family comfortable. They already were scrambling to get me a wheelchair yesterday as it is impossible for me to
At the age of 36 I went in for a baseline mammogram. Two weeks later, I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer. After 7 months of treatment, and 5 years of hormonal therapy, my cancer returned in 2017. I am now a Stage 4 cancer patient focusing on not just surviving, but also thriving.