A Season of Hope

Brittany Weslocky
Dec 23, 2024
3 min read

It has been a full year since I was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer which is wild to think about. I was hoping I would be in a better position than I currently am but here we are taking it day by day. I had been feeling really good with my pain being less and starting to try to do more activity. However, my last PET scan was on December 3rd which continued to show bone progression with new bone mets as well as new liver mets. It has been about two weeks since getting this news and getting over the shock that I now have tumors in my liver. It has been a hard pill to swallow but I have met several people on this metastatic journey that had tumors in their bones, liver, lungs and brain and are now doing good. It is all about finding the regimen that will work for me.

Now that it is in my liver, the plan is to biopsy my spots in my liver to look for ways to better target the tumors. My biopsy is currently scheduled for January 3rd. I also talked to MD Anderson’s research team since having it in my liver opens me to more trials. However, currently my blood count is too low to qualify me for any trials. As I write this update, I am getting 2 units of whole blood to help with all my blood counts. Also hopeful in giving me more energy as I have been crashing around 4pm for the past couple of weeks. MD Anderson asked that we recheck labs in two weeks to see where my hemoglobin is hanging as it needs to be stable in the 9’s for some studies and 10’s for others. Currently my hemoglobin in 7.3 . My local oncologist already has the next chemotherapy approved so if no trials pan out I will start that after the biopsy.

I also started radiation last week to my right hip due to the pain I was having when increasing my activity. I have now had 8 rounds of radiation and my right hip is feeling much better. I will complete 15 rounds total and will finish radiation the first week in January.

So for now we get to take the next two weeks to enjoy Christmas and New Years with our family. It sucks having disappointing news during the Christmas season but I also think it gives a such a good reminder what Christmas is all about. We all can have hope for the future because of Jesus’s birth. Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Holding onto the truth the God’s plans are great than mine.

Praises:

MomCo moms of Melissa have blessed us with so many yummy dinners
People Helping People organization selected me in October for their “woman in the fight” to sponsor and gave such a generous donation to support our family especially with me rarely working now.
Overwhelming sense of love and support from family and friends close and far during this past year.

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