On Sunday Rich and I and the kids participated in the CIBC Run for the Cure with about 35 other people from our church. It was a great morning. It was quite an amazing feeling to be surrounded by so many people that have all gathered for the cause of breast cancer. I loved being there with our friends and felt such a great sense of caring and support. It was fantastic!

My other happy thought to share is that I only have 3 more radiation treatments to go. I will be very relieved when it is over, and so will my skin. It is very, very red and getting quite sore. There are a few open areas/blisters that are causing some grief, but these are apparently normal for almost 30 treatments.

We met with the oncologist about 2 weeks ago and she went through the pathology report with us as we hadn't seen her since the report was completed. We did meet with the surgeon, but she just gave us a quick summary. The oncologist gave us a bit more detail and explained things a bit better. She did tell us that the report shows that there were cancer cells still 'alive' in the tissue and lymph nodes that were removed. She would have liked to see no cancer cells as I had chemo before surgery and the chemo should have destroyed all the bad cells. So she told us if there were cancer cells in other parts of my body the chemo perhaps did not get those either. We were a bit surprised and a bit taken a back to say the least. We decided we just have to keep thinking positive. She did recommend a different drug rather than Tamoxifen, but I need to be in permanent menopause for the drug to work. So I will undergo a hysterectomy, ovary removal etc. hopefully as soon as possible. We should find out more info on Thursday when I go in for my next Herceptin treatment.

So just a bit of an update and we still appreciate all your prayers as we keep going down this road. We hope everyone is well and is looking forward to Thanksgiving!