UPDATE 1:

I am so sorry I haven'st been very active, my second Chemo Session haven't been easy on me, it's because my doctor added a third medication, which I received through I.V. for about 90 mins, and it's been hard, lots of fatigue and nausea.

Needless to say I can't look forward enough to the end of this treatment, but hey! One third of the Chemo sessions are done, just one more chemo before surgery.

Thank you all for the support and kind words, it means a lot to me, take care all of you and God bless.


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First of all, I would like to apologize for being negligent, such an excellent procrastinator...I am so sorry for not replying your comments, especially your lovely birthday wishes, thank you so much.

As it happens every year, starting September, it's been hectic, and to add to all the busy schedule, we decided back in March/2011 to see our relatives in Brazil this past December, and if a long travel with lots of stops within Brazil's countryside with two little girls wasn't enough , me and my husband decided to seriously look to buying a house in October, we had seen about 20 houses only when I noticed a lump in my left breast...

I had all the tests done before our flight date to Brazil, and my surgery doctor assured me that our trip wouldn't hurt the treatment schedule since the Oncologist doctor would be able to see me only when I'd be back to Canada anyways.

So, I received the results of my tests on the 17th of January, and unfortunately, I have breast cancer, it's a considrable sized tumour...but I am very positive I am going to beat this

It's going to be a long treatment: chemotherapy -> mastectomy -> chemotherapy (again) -> radiotherapy -> a possible mastectomy on the right breast plus reconstruction...ending possibly around the end of December, not to count about 5 years of hormone replacement therapy.

I had my first Chemo session last thursday, so far very few side effects and no allergic reactions thanks God!

My family has been very supportive, my husband is amazing poor thing! (he's been doing a lot around the house because I am feeling tired all the time).

I have the best team of doctors and nurses taking care of me, I couldn't ask for more, Canada's health system is brilliant! I even have a social worker and a nutritionist, not to mention all the awesome volunteer workers (many of them former cancer patients) and the lovely dogs volunteers who come to cheer us up, so cute .

I am so sorry for giving out bad news, I apologize for missing on the oportunity of giving the free Premium Membership I guess I will pay for another year of Premium Membership just for organization sake, and even though you are not going to see much activity on my part, I am being optimistic that i will be back with full DA force after December.

Thank you so much for taking the time to read this, I miss all of you very much, I miss the DA community, I miss looking at all the amazing art and connecting with everybody...

To all the girls and women reading this, always do the self breat exam, breast cancer incidence has been growing among women between 30 and 40 years old, please take care of yourselves and see your doctors right away

And to all, all of you, take care and God bless you all