Claudia Beasley
Our daughter-in-law Sarah Beasley has been diagnosed with an aggressive breast cancer. She is getting a port inserted tomorrow May 29, and her appts with MD Anderson have been moved up to next week. Please pray for healing and strength to move through this process. Please cover in prayer her husband Matt, daughter Lucy 6, son Liam 4, and daughter Lola 2. My husband Mike and daughter Allyson also need prayers of support as they go through this. Mike lost his first wife who was Matt and Allyson's Mom to breast cancer in 2006. Their previous loss has brought many memories back to the surface. Thank you so much!
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We met with the doctors today and received a preliminary diagnosis. They confirmed both inflammatory breast cancer and invasive ductal carcinoma. At this time, they are calling it Stage 3, but there are four areas of concern (thyroid, liver, lungs, and lower spine) that need further evaluation with a PET scan and thyroid ultrasound. The doctors are hopeful, as the spots are very small and may not be cancerous, but additional testing is needed to know for sure. The proposed treatment plan is five months of chemotherapy, followed by a left-side mastectomy, then radiation treatments for five weeks. Reconstruction and any decision regarding the right breast would be discussed later. One encouraging piece of news is that the cancer is HER2-positive, which provides additional treatment options and a more favorable outlook for this type of breast cancer. We are now waiting on the additional scans and next steps from the treatment team.
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A PET scan has been approved by insurance due to diagnosis from all the other testing! It is scheduled for this Friday at 5am at the Med Center.