Jump to content

Kimmie65

Members
  • Posts

    3
  • Joined

  • Last visited

About Kimmie65

  • Birthday 03/22/1965

Profile Information

  • City
    Abita Springs
  • Country
    USA
  1. Hey Everybody! Just wanted to say Good Morning and everyone have a blessed day. I have officially declared this day a "im staying in my pjs all day" Day! I am stillnot driving yet and my friend took me grocery shopping at 7pm last night and then we went and had coffee... that was a bad idea, the coffee part! In rememberence of 9/11.... I have my flag hanging and I know I will be clued to the t.v. today along with cleaning today.... and many prayers going out... always such a sad day... And they said on our local news that the Port of New Orleans is on high terrorist allert today.. but I think everything is.... Just wanted to say Hi and wish everyone a great Sunday... The weather is BEAUTIFUL HERE! Highs in the 80's instead of heat index of 109... I hope everyone is safe from all flooding and the horrible weather that has been hitting everywhere.. I still havent figured out how to get my profile picture on the right side of the screen... cant blame it on a brain tumor anymore! (Ive got a wacky sense of humor.. just a warning.. and it was like that BEFORE chemo, radiation and brain surgery ) Take Care! Kimberly
  2. I am still finding my way around on the site...THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR THE WARM WELCOME.. Made me tear up but I am a cry baby anyways As I read each of your profiles I was truly inspired and amazed... I think I emailed replies and then found the area where I could post. Ya'll be patient with me! Regarding the SAINTS...No I never did get a jersey nor go to a game but that might be something I look in to. MY KIDS WOULD LOVE IT! I did have two tickets in my purse when I had the seizer in front of Academy... when the ambulance was getting me out of the car I did give one to the man that was parked next to me, he was sooo upset... I told him TAKE THE TICKET! haha I do still have the other ticket.. it stays in my bible. Thank you all for INSPIRING ME.. I look forward to getting to know ya'll... Kimmie
  3. Hi everyone. My name is Kimberly. I am 46 years old. I am a mother of four children, Merideth 25, Joshua 22, and my twins, Avery and Alonzo who are 13. I lost my mother to lung/bone cancer on November 29, 2006. She was dxd. on 11/4/2006. She died three weeks after she found out she had cancer. On November 4, 2007 (yes, one year later) I was a pretty healthy 42 year old woman. I worked as HR Manager. November 4th, 2007 I was on my way to a Saints football game and decided to stop at the sporting goods store and grab a jersey. As soon as I pulled into the parking lot my right foot went numb and as soon as I parked my car my whole right side starting shaking. I had a grand mal seizer right there in my car, in the parking lot. Well, lets just say after I got to the hospital, got 2 CT scans the news was: You have two brain tumors and they are not priamary, there is cancer somewhere else. Ok.. three weeks later after many test the dxd was Inoperable Stage 4 metastatic Lung/Brain Cancer NS, adenocarcinoma. By December of 2007 I had a port inserted, the BEAM ME UP SCOTTY button as I called it. 18 rounds of cyberknife radiation to the brain... January 2008 I started 39 rounds of radiation to my chest along with two different types of chemo once a week. Basically, my medical team aggressively kicked my butt with treatment expecting me to live maybe 3 months (so I was told 2 years later) I never asked how long I had... I was still grieving the death of my mama and I remembered so vividly the doctors telling my mama she had 8 weeks...she died 2 weeks after that. Chemo and radiation was hard.. but I survived it. My body finally had enough by July 08.. many hospital stays, blood fusions, low platelettes, you name it... My dr's took me off chemo and put me on TARCEVA in September 2008. My PET SCAN on December 2008 showed NED Now, lets go back to the two brain tumors that radiation did not work on.. Since now I was lung cancer free my brain dr.s did brain surgery on January 2009 to remove the two brain tumors. It left me with a mild drop foot but I survived. March 2009 one tumor came back and I fought it since 2009 with more cyberknife radiation and 18 months of chemo (Avasitin). July 2011 the tumor was still growing and it is in a place that controls the right side of my body. It had to be removed. On August 4th 2011 I underwent the 2nd brain surgery to remove the tumor and it was sucessfull., however I am right now at home recooperating. I was paralyzed for over 7 days on my ride side. But with God's help I am now walking and my right arm is working! This is just a short introduction My journey has been long, but what I do now is share my story to give hope and faith. The Day you are diagnosed with cancer YOU ARE A SURVIVOR. I am a walking miracle. I kept my sense of humor thru it all.. found the blessings in it all.. and happy to be here to share and also be inspired. I'm not the same person anymore.. cancer changed not only my life, but it changed "me".. good and bad. The one thing i believe every person needs after a cancer journey is a complete makeover.. my hair used to be straight.. now its curly.. mouthsores ruined my teeth because I was not able to get dental care due to mouth sores and low platelettes... etc.. How do you start over and gain back what cancer takes from you? I do know I am grateful, thankful and blessed to be here today and I look forward to getting to know all of you.
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

By using this site, you agree to our Terms of Use.