While there’s life, there’s hope. [Marcus Tullius Cicero] Just a note about my post on Monday. Some of you are aware that a year ago in May, I was given the unfortunate news that after seven years in remission, the breast cancer had spread to my esophagus. I had been having some stomach issues that were unrelated, and the cancer was found in cells from a biopsy taken during an endoscopy. My oncologist explained that I could live for another 30 years and that what they found was manageable by changing medication and monitoring every three months with bone and CT scans. I chose not to tell many people because I didn’t want anyone to worry unnecessarily. In January of this year, I was told that my latest bone scan showed some suspicious activity in my spine. I waited until after tax season to have more testing and it has been discovered that there are multiple tumors in my lumbar, thoracic and cervical spine. On Monday, my oncologist was to tell me the new treatment plan and my biggest fear…Read More