It is a week of firsts...

Good morning :-)

I've had a few firsts over the past 2 days and I want to thank all the prayer warriors. You all have prayed for me to sleep well and to feel comfort. The night before the my port "installation" I was very anxious. A few people know that my mom had a port installed for her chemo treatments. Her port broke and a piece of it lodged in her heart. On top of chemo and radiation treatments she was very close to open heart surgery.


My dad took her to FMH and the team in the ER was able to remove the piece of the port away from her heart. She told me the other day that once it was removed in the operating room everyone clapped & cheered. Sooo... you can appreciate why I am a bit nervous about having a port installed.


When I saw my oncologist, Dr. Hudhud, last week we discussed what happened. Dr. Hudhud said that he has probably seen 50,000 ports and that my mom is the only person that this has happened too. Amazing isn't it? First of all... that cancer is so rampant that this young doctor has seen over 50,000 ports and 2nd... that my mom is the only person who has had this experience.


I diverse... I wanted to thank you all for praying for me Sunday night. I slept through the night for the first time in about 2 months. I woke up refreshed AND... with absolutely NO discomfort in my incision for the first time. It is a week of firsts. I also sat out on the deck this morning (for the first time in years probably) and watched the sun come up. And, I will have my first chemotherapy session this Thursday.

Thank you for the prayers. A shout out to my Aunt Midge's girlfriend ... thank you for asking that the angels come to comfort me. They are here!!!


My <3 U all,
Jude