We flew back from Houston this morning without any results or next steps. We promised the kids that it would only be a 3 night trip and I believe it is good for us to be together.

Yesterday was a full day. I spent a few hours in MD Anderson’s breast center. I met some of the best doctors who compassionately and thoroughly took many ultrasound images of my right breast and went directly into a biopsy procedure which took about 4 samples. We ended with more mammogram pictures, and I was told that results usually come back in 3-5 days and that my lymphoma team would be notified.

We are amazingly happy and thankful that the PET scan on Wednesday showed a completely clear right eye area and forehead – that had been our big fear for reoccurrence. This breast thing has come completely out of the blue. In fact, I had just had my annual visit with my GYN and had a clear mammogram on 12-17-14. The nature of this aggressive growth is unbelevable.

Please continue to pray that it is some sort of benign mass, and that the radiologist, pathologist and my lymphoma team will know how to proceed.

I met with my stem cell doctor and my radiation oncologist during this trip, and they are ready to design a treatment plan if necessary. Of course, our prayer and desire is for complete health and as little impact on our family if some sort of treatment is needed.

Please pray for our energy level and that we stay optimistic and not weary. As you can imagine, it just seems like too much as we were just coming out of the fog. . .

One of my favorite songs from last summer: