Thank you

Hi!

Thank you all so much for caring about my health and wanting to walk alongside my family and I as we go through this journey. All of the encouragement, texts, calls, flowers, treats, etc mean more to me than you could ever know. I know I haven't called or texted many of you back, but please know that I have read everything and REALLY appreciate your thoughts, prayers and love.

This was not a journey I signed up for, and I'll be honest that at times I feel scared to death. Other times, though, I feel at peace knowing that this is my new reality, and I'm going to tackle this one day at a time.

I know that when things like this happen, many people around them don't know the "right" words to say, or how to act. For me, it's not a taboo subject, and it just feels good to know people care. So please don't feel weird or think you need to avoid the subject (although sometimes I'm talking through my tears).

Kenny and I just went to a genetic counseling appointment. Since I'm under 40 they want to test if there are any gene mutations which could give us clues as to how they should approach surgery. They did the blood work today but we won't find out the results for 3 more weeks.

I have an appointment with a medical oncologist on Tuesday. The genetic counselor just now referred to this oncologist as the "king of breast cancer" and comes highly recommended. After speaking with him, we'll decide if chemotherapy should start immediately, or if I'll have surgery first.

Thanks again for your continued prayers! We couldn't go through this without the support of the family, friends, and community around us.

Kimberly