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Surgery.

In 4 days I will be having surgery... For the past few weeks our mailbox and front door step have be inundated with words of encouragement and prayer, care packages to get me through post surgery, and more offers to help in whatever way possible. I am so overwhelmed with gratitude for the kindness of so many people. Thank you so much for all of your prayers, kind words, sweet gifts, and willingness to help. I am so very grateful! Surprisingly, I am feeling pretty good about surgery on Tuesday. I'm just ready for it to be over with at this point. Here are a few prayer requests for surgery on Tuesday: 1) The cancer stayed in my breast and did not venture out to my lymph nodes or anywhere further 2) Both surgeries to go smoothly (bi-lateral mastectomy and reconstruction part 1) - Pray for my doctors (by name if you want - Dr. Morehouse and Dr. Mackay), the nurses, the anesthesiologist, and anyone else who may be involved. 3) Pain management after the surgery. I know I will b...

Cancer. Part 5.

Here's the 5th email... sorry for posting them all so quickly, trying to get through them so I can post in real time.  --- Hi friends and family! I just got back from an amazing weekend in Texas with my friend, Malloree. Last year, this same weekend, we went to Vegas for the weekend and this year it was a women's conference ( Sparrow Conference ) at a church in Dallas and it was so wonderful! We had almost two solid days of kid-free girl time and some Jesus worship and teaching, it was much needed!  Surgery. It's  on Tuesday, April 25th in Atlanta . I'll likely be the hospital for one night, maybe two. Surgery is  at 10AM  and will last for 5-6 hours.  Genetic testing: it came back, early!! (The Lord continues to provide, He knows my anxious heart way too well.) ALL of the 28 genes that were tested came back NEGATIVE!!! Praise God!!! This is great news that NOT EVEN ONE gene was positive!! However, this does not change my decision to not get a bi-...