It has been 1 month today since my 8th and final chemo treatment. What
a
joy & relief to have that behind me. I stand in faith that the chemo
drugs
did their job in attacking and destroying any cancer cells present in
my
body. For those of you who were able to come and celebrate with me at
my
Pink Party hosted by my sister, Debbie and brother- n-law Barry, I
thank
you! It was a wonderful, memorable evening for me.

From the onset of my journey 8 months ago, my surgeon said to me that
attitude would make the difference on how I endured the process of
multiple
surgeries, chemotherapy and the side effects. I decided at that moment
that
I would perservere and my attitude would be one of HOPE! In Romans 5:
3-5,
we are told that suffering produces perserverance, and perserverance
produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not
disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts.
Now
that is not to mean that everyday was a victory - I had my pity party
days,
but without fail on those days, I would receive encouragment from one
of you
by the way of a card in the mail, a package would arrive at my
doorstep, a
phone call or an email. Each of you, at one time or another, were one
of
God's ministering angels to me!

The next step is reconstruction surgery, the 1st of 2 surgeries will
take
place this Friday, September 7th at Plano Presby Surgerical Center @
10:00am. I will be home recuperating for 2 weeks before returning to
work.
Going forward, I will continue follow-up visits with my Oncologist
every few
months and will be on hormone therapy of Tamoxifen for 5 years.

I want each of you to remember that when difficult times come, and they

will, none of us are exempt; You're strong enough to rise above any
troubled
time...tomorrow you may encounter a mountain but you were born to
climb!

Blessings,

Rhonda