Just over a month since the discovery

So my brother's friend Jordan threw a fundraiser for me this past Saturday and I was hoping I would get a chance to attend but unfortunately, I wound up back in the hospital on Friday after the trip to my holistic doctor. We had driven to Wilksboro and I was getting a nutrition IV and whatnot and on the way home, I felt as if my chest had filled back up with fluid so I felt the need to go to the emergency room so that I could get them to drain it. They did an sonogram and a CAT scan to find out if it was fluid I was feeling. It wasn't. Apparently my tumor has realized that we are trying to kill it with vitamins and nutrients and has developed something similar to a forcefield that is made up of protein. This annoying tumor-protecting protein shell has pushed against, and caused full collapse of my right lung and it is also pushing against my heart. The holistic doctor has me on a vitamin supplement that is going to eat away at the protein so that we can continue full-speed ahead with the plan to destroy this tumor. They sent me home from the hospital with an oxygen machine since it's kind of difficult to breath regularly with only one functioning lung. This has been an incredibly physically and mentally taxing situation so far but with all the vitamins I am taking, I am starting to feel a bit stronger. I really do believe that all of the prayers and positive thoughts people have been sending my way have helped immensely throughout this whole ordeal. If any updates become available concerning my condition, and progress towards overcoming this obstacle, I will let you all know. I am sorry for not being able to respond to many messages, texts, or phone calls. I get winded very easily and have some unpleasant coughing spells so phone calls are really not an option at this time. Thank you all for all of the support, it really is very much appreciated. God is good and there is a reason that all of this is happening.

The Weekend Trip To Atl ( Big Canoe

This past weekend we went up to big Canoe to meet up with my Mom sisters and their husbands and kids My mom's boyfriend's bother and his wife went up to my aunt's lake house to discuss everything that has been going on with me and to help me make a decision on how we are going to tackle my cancer. It was a positive weekend with fun, but stress for me, while I know I have support in my family and friends in whatever I choose to do. I want to make the best decision for me and so does my mom and Sam. Everyone was able to voice their opinion and what they thought but was also very open to how I felt and what I am leaning towards, I have decided that I don't want chemo and I don't want radiation I've seen what it does, and I've done research on the effects that is has, not good ones. right now I'm juicing a lot and fruits and I take something called Ip6 b12 and some other things to build my immune system a strong immune system can fight things off it the body has what it need. Cancer can not live in a body that is high on the alkalinity i tested mine and I'm 7.5 which is great which means what i'm doing is working. cancer hates oxygen so i do deep breathing everyday, it also hates vitamin D so i sit out side for 20 minutes everyday, well that's all for now thanks for all the thoughts and prayers and I will continue to keep you updated.

Doctors Appointment with the Doctor who cuts people open

I'm sorry it's taken so long to update a lot has been going on. We went last Wednesday to the therastic Doctor we will call him mr cut happy cause that is all he is trained to do. He was not on the ball at all had just gotten home from vacation and was suppose to get in touch with the posion one ( the uncolgist) He was bragging in the hospital that he thought he could cut my tumor out and then in his office was saying he wasn't sure, mom metioned something about letting nutrition play a big part and we've done alot of research and talked to alot of people on how they have cured their cancer just by changing their diet, he told us we were crazy. I feel strong that the best way is not by posining my body with chemo and radiation but by jucing eating healthy this is called immune thearpy God created our body to heal its self but by doing that we need to feed it live food such as carrots kale and fruits. I've been doing this for 2 weeks now eating nothing but fruits juicing and some other things and I feel so much better than I did 2 weeks ago when I was in the hospital. well thats all for now I will continue to keep you updated on my status.

My Trip to my Doctors

Hey there I wanted to give an up-date on the latest. I went to my Uncolygist today. She said from the previous scans I had this past Friday that the cancer has not spread which is great news. She spoke to a couple of doctors who deal with my type of cancer in Boston and at Duke and they are both really interested in hearing more about my case. I will be going to Duke to meet with a Doctor who specializes in Sarcomas, to get his in put all of my doctors are working together to make the best decision, As of right now I will be having surgery I just don't know when yet. They are considering giving me Radiation before my surgery to make sure they get any cells that could still be there. They may want to do Chemo as well which I am not happy about neither is my mother since she and Sam are trying to build up my immune system up so that I can fight, as of right now I feel good I'm eating and I'm sleeping I have a very positive attitude, I thank you all for your thoughts and prayers. I'm very scared but I have my family my loving boyfriend Jason and all my friends in this with me and I am very blessed. I will continue to keep everyone updated... thank you and I love you all

The Unexpected Surprise of May 2010

Hey everyone,

Just wanted to keep everyone up to date because I know my brother posted something on Facebook about me being in the hospital. I was feeling really sick last week and was having a hard time breathing so I went to the doctor. They did an x-ray and found that I had a tumor, surrounded by fluid pressing against one of my lungs, causing it to collapse. When I went to the hospital to figure out how to handle the situation, they did a biopsy on my tumor. While waiting for the results, I had to have more than 2 liters of fluid pumped out of me so that I could regain full use of my collapsed lung. When the biopsy results returned, the doctors had determined that that tumor contains a type of cancer called spindle cell sarcoma. Right now we are trying to figure out the best, and most intelligent way to attack this but nothing has been determined yet. I was released from the hospital today and I am at home and just trying to get settled back in and relax. When I have more information to share, I will update you all. Please keep me in your prayers.