Today I finished my radiation treatments!! When I walked out of the treatment room the staff informed me that I need to ring the bell. It’s a special bell that cancer patients ring when they have completed their radiation treatment. next to the bell there’s a plaque on the wall that reads…’MY TREATMENTS HERE ARE FINISHED, I WILL NOW BE ON MY WAY. I LEAVE WITH HOPE WHILE CELEBRATING THIS AND EVERY DAY’. The feeling was just as incredible as completing chemotherapy. I’ve been walking into this building every morning at 7:30 a.m. except for the weekends and I’ve done this for 8 weeks.
I am scheduled to have my port removed on Monday the 23rd of November. Then I will discuss with my Oncologist how often I will need checkups and what tests need done. I will continue on the medication Tamoxifen for five years.
It’s been a long eight months but I did it and I couldn’t have done it without the support from my husband, children, family, friends and co-workers. I was surrounded by so many people who are so amazing! I want to end my journey knowing that I stayed strong and positive. I want to be able to handle life’s challenges a little different that I use to. I want to know that I have the strength to accomplish anything that comes my way. I want to feel the true importance in this life that God has given me. I want to live each day with happiness and gratitude.
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