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Worst. Surprise. Ever.

According to breastcancer.org 1 in 8 women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime. So, you're welcome to the seven women for whom I'm saving the trouble of having to go through it. As of right now, I have stage 2-3 metastatic breast cancer. Totally treatable. The purpose of this blog is really just to update people on what's happening since I feel like I'm not doing a stellar job of keeping up with texts and messages. As far as my treatment goes, there are still more questions than answers and I don't have a timeline of when things will start yet. I'll try to follow up this post with another containing more information for anyone with questions. The quarantine has made it exponentially harder to update people efficiently.
I'm planning to do a whole post gushing about how amazing my support system has been but I want to give them a quick shout out now. Thank you to everyone who has taken me to appointments, surgery, dropped off medications, food, checked up on me, reached out, emailed, called, text and been there to listen to me go a little crazy. You are incredible and I couldn't do this without you.

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  1. Katie DuffyApril 24, 2020 at 5:46 PM

    Wow. That sucks. I’m really sorry you are going through this. Especially now. Statistics mean nothing if you’re the “1”
    I know it’s weird when long forgotten friends pop into your life when you’re in crisis. But I once loved you as family, and I will always care deeply for you. I’ll definitely be a creeper on your blog. Good luck on the upcoming treatments. Love to you and yours!

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  2. UnknownApril 25, 2020 at 10:17 AM

    We are here for you Mary!

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