After receiving the biopsy report that Dawn Ann was positive for breast cancer, we met with Dr. R, the breast surgeon the next day.
The doctor's office was extremely busy. Each of the doctors there specialized in cancer treatment of some kind. One of the other doctors specialized in melanoma. As I looked into the faces of the people... Read more
Having the support of family members is a key to dealing with a diagnosis of cancer in the family. After I hung up from the phone call with my wife, when I first learned of her breast cancer, I was nearly overwhelmed with the new information I was processing. How was this going to affect our family. My wife homeschools our oldest son. How... Read more
After getting down of the mountain from my son's high adventure camp, I found a place just outside the town of Huntsville, Utah where I could get cell phone service. It was Thursday, August 23rd, at about 10:00 at night.I pulled my truck over to the shoulder of the road, said a prayer, and steeled myself for the phone call that could change... Read more
With Breast Cancer Comics by Dash Shaw On Thursday August 9th, my sweetheart, Dawn Ann, went in for a routine mammogram. We didn't think much of it until the Women's center called back the next Monday and asked her to come back in for a more detailed exam. There were some troubling spots on the right side.The second... Read more
This week, my dear wife was diagnosed with DCIS -- or Ductal Carcinoma In Situ. This is a non-invasive form of breast cancer.The good news is that this form of cancer is virtually 100% curable.The bad news is that because the DCIS is in two places on the same breast, and quite a distance apart from one another -- treatment will require a... Read more
