Friends,
Thanks for stopping by my blog. A dear friend Katye, has been hard at work getting it set up for me so I can share with friends and family my experiences and journey with breast cancer.
Funny story.... Not the funny haha, but funny like can't believe that really just happened.
There is a first for everything in life... I got my first IV yesterday, which you all know is something that I have feared having my entire adult life! Having something stuck in my arm- ICK! Experienced my first MRI yesterday and the story will go down in Burk family history. I was so scared, to get my first IV injection and then be stuck in a tube for 45 minutes with incredibly loud noises. My Mom was right by my side, I was fortunate enough to be positioned like I was flying like Superman. So my Mom was able to stand at the front and hold both of my hands. About 10 minutes into the MRI, I feel my Mom's hands starting to let go of mine, the only part of her body I can see is about an inch of her midsection and I start to see her shake. (Now remember, she is still recovering from her surgeries 3 weeks ago.) I yell "Mom" three times and she doesn't answer (although the machine noise was so loud neither one of us could head each other), so I press my panic button three times and start yelling her name. Two nurses come into the MRI room, I can see that they have her in their arms and I am stuck in the MRI tube. I can sense they are taking her from the front of the MRI to behind me and they get her lying down and make sure she is fine. She was starting to faint. I literally then yell "Get me out of here"! I was stuck in the MRI tube, knowing there was something wrong with my Mom but I didn't know what. So, as they were caring for her, I was stuck in this loud machine- can't hear or see anything.
The nurses get me out, Mom is feeling great now. I got back in the MRI machine and started all over again. MRI...Check.
After the MRI appointment I had an ultrasound of my underarm then went on to the echogram to make sure my heart is healthy for my upcoming chemo. Okay not fun, but different, right? In the meantime, I refuse to be afraid of tomorrow, for I have seen yesterday and I love today...
“Don't wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles and less than perfect conditions. So what. Get started now. With each step you take, you will grow stronger and stronger, more and more skilled, more and more self-confident and more and more successful."
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