November 19, 2014 Another mammogram and this time a sonogram.  The technician indicated that the spot they were concerned with did not look right.  Its shape had a distinct curve and it shouldn’t.  The lymph node was also enlarged.     Laura knew in her heart she had breast cancer. She knew… because thirty-two years ago there was a young 20-year-old woman diagnosed with Stage 3 Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.  Inside this young woman’s chest wall was a tumor the size of a grapefruit.  This mass was also misshapen.  The image showing sprouts growing out towards her heart.  This young woman was Laura.  A newlywed married only one month.  At 20 years old,…

Living Through Cancer With Faith, Hope & Love A Journey Between Two Friends   “Can you come in a few minutes early?  This was my eight o’clock text.  Not thinking too much about it, I hurried through my morning routine and headed out the door.   “Let me know when you get here, and I will come down.”  I walked into the building and answered with a short text saying… ‘I’m here’.  Before I could put my stuff away Laura was walking thru my classroom door.  I can tell by the look on her face something was wrong.   “I had my mammogram and they saw something; they want me to…

Thirty three years ago I was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma at the age of 20. I went thru chemo and radiation treatments. December of 2014 I was diagnosed with breast cancer, triple negative. I am continually fighting it. January 2016 my cancer had spread to my lungs and is now stage 4 Metastatic Breast Cancer. I am still undergoing treatments and looking for a cure for this disease. I will continue my fight. I have a lot to live for and so do you. God has such great plans for us- even in the toughest of trials. Remember- there are so many people praying for you daily and know that…