Most of you may be aware of my health issues but thought I would update you.

In September of 2019 I fell at Sam's and crushed my right shoulder.  I had surgery and my arm was immobilized for 6 weeks.  6 months of physical therapy followed.  I still was unable to raise my arm above my shoulder, which meant my husband had to help me dress and blow dry my hair.  What a bummer!  So I went back to my doctor and he decided on a shoulder replacement (which still required 6 weeks immobilization and PT for 5 months).

The week before my surgery I went in for my annual mammogram and they found a tumor.  An ultrasound followed by a biospy showed cancer.  Triple Negative breast cancer which is very aggressive as it is not hormone related and doesn't respond to the "normal" breast cancer treatment.  I decided to go ahead with my shoulder surgery because I didn't know if I would need a mastectomy or not and I knew I would need my shoulder if I did.  I also requested genetic testing and found out I had Lynch Syndrome (causes all sorts of cancers).

So I had my shoulder replacement surgery.  Then I had a lumpectomy.  I had 4 chemotherapy treatments, ending in late March.  That was followed by 21 radiation treatments.  During all of these treatments I had my yearly full-body check at the dermatologist and they found a squamous cell carcinoma on my let.  So in the middle of radiation, I had to have surgery on my leg to remove that cancer and it took a skin graft to cover it.  I then had to keep my leg elevated above my head for 3 weeks.  Fun times in a wheelchair for my radiation treatments!

BUT that is all over for now! I recently had CT scans of my chest, abdomen and pelvis and they were ALL CLEAR!

I have a mammogram coming up soon and that will be it for 6 months!  I have had so many doctor's appointments and my life has revolved around those!  I will be so happy to get back to appointments only every 6 months!

Thanks if you read through all this!  I know it was a lot.  During all this time, I really had very little time to craft or make cards.  I appreciate all of you who supported me during all this time with your purchases and your cards you mailed to me!