Hello everyone. After being in denial over the past few months, I've finally decided to except the fact that my mom's cancer has returned. She has been cancer free for 15 years until this past January when she was diagnosed with lung cancer. 15 years ago she beat breast cancer and had held a sucessful fight using tamoxifin and yearly check-ups.
She had no symptoms, but one night after working on the computer she felt a little funny. After about 30 minutes my dad decided to take her to the emergency room. While they were getting into the car - she had a seizure. The ambulance was called and after several tests and a chest x-ray... it was confirmed as lung cancer and a piece of the lung cancer had broken off and floated to her brain.
The brain tumor was small and was removed with a one-time high-dose radiation treatment & she's just recently finished a 26 course of radiation on the lung. We are now playing the waiting game.... something I wish we didn't have to do and something I wish she would get a second opinion on. She's stubborn & trusts her cancer doctor that saved her 15 years ago - she won't go get a second opinion and I am finally facing the fact that she may die.
Thanks for listening.
Megan
