Holidays are in full swing around here. This weekend marked the start of holiday parties and all things Christmas around the Brackney household. Friday I took a little rest time from work in the afternoon and later that evening we were supposed to head down to Rock Hill (aka: Christmasville) like we did last year, …
Rest needed…
My life is a little like Ground Hog Day (the 1993 movie) right now, which is why I haven't written. Every day I wake, I shower, I head to the hospital for my radiation treatment, drive back, work, try to nap, work some more, dinner, a little relaxation until I fall asleep early on the …
Thankful…
This year especially I feel like I have so much to be thankful for but the words just don't seem to want to flow. I don't know if it's because I'm feeling tired or that I'm not wholly in the mood to write or what... There's the obvious things. I'm thankful for my restored health. …
When a positive is a negative…
This week was a big week overall. On Tuesday I met with my oncologist and the geneticist and on Wednesday I met with the radiation team. The pathology and results from the tumor board review are in. Turns out my cancer is HER2 positive. Basically my cancer cells have a mutation that causes an excessive …
Overall…Great News!
If there was a grade to be earned for surgical outcomes, I would have gotten an A+. As suspected, the meticulousness of the radiologist setting the guidewires made it super simple for my surgeon to go in and get all the cancer and leave the area removed with clear margins (cancer-free). In addition, the node …
Faithful…
I'm feeling better than I expected post-surgery. Sure, I'm sore. It feels a little like someone kicked me under my arm, or like I overdid it on weight lifting with my left arm/chest, but that's about it for the pain. The bigger issue I'm having is sleep. It's been difficult to come by. I sleep …
Not Pink…
There's an organization out there called "Nothing Pink About It" -- I think I have mentioned it before. But the name is all that comes to my head right now - two days post breast cancer eradication surgery. I'm not being negative, I'm being real. There is nothing pink, or blingy, or cute, or fun …
Brackney B&B…
We have been so blessed lately with visits from Denver friends. Last weekend, Brian and Alison visited. Brian is a wine cellar artist/installer and he was here to attend a few days with one of the materials providers in Greenville so he and Ali decided to make a week of it. The week ended with …
When is a negative a positive…
Yesterday I received a phone call that has to rank up there with one of the best calls I've ever received. "Hello, this is Beth from the genetics office..." the reults of my genetic testing were in. They did a "stat" test on the top nine highest indicators for genetic-related breast/ovarian cancers and I was …
Shrinking Shay 