I was 61 years of age and was diagnosed with Stage 4 Endometrial Cancer.I did Chemo from March to June 17, 2022 and started Radiation in August. To tell you that I was not afraid is a lie! It all started when I went for my well woman exam. I was having issues and I made an appointment with my Dr. When she saw me and saw what was going on she immediately sent me to a gynecologist. He did a biopsy a
nd send it to the lab. They contacted me and sent me to a Cancer Dr.And I was told that they were going to do a full hysterectomy and hopefully they would take care of my issues. Of course, they were going to do a biopsy and send it to the lab. I had the hysterectomy Jan 27, 2022. It was a day surgery so I was able to go home after a couple of hours. I felt confident that they would not find anything so I rested and my children and sister cared for me while I was recuperating from the surgery. I was scheduled to go back for a checkup February 11, 2022. I walked into my appointment with confidence that I was going to be OK. I saw my Dr. and that is when she told me that they had found Cancer and it had spread to my lymph nodes. She wanted to start me on chemo asap so I was scheduled for port placement on March 3 and my 1stchemo treatment was March 4th. I did chemo every 3 weeks, 6treatments all together. When I was told that I had Cancer, I told the Dr.“Why? She did not know what to say to me. She said she was sorry and sent me to make an appointment to prepare me for the chemo treatments. I went home crying. I started going through my closet and getting rid of cloth because I did not want my children to have to do all that. As I was preparing for my treatments, God was working through and with me. So much happened within those months. My faith grew stronger. I lost my hair and I had side effects but with the help of my children and family, I was able to get through it all and I was still able to work both my day job and My Mama Rios events! My journey with him started the week of my 1st Chemo treatment. He gave me the strength to go and fight for my life. He put people in my life to show me that cancer was and is survivable. Everyday, He showed me signs that I was going to be OK. One day my son took me to get a meal and the lady that was waiting on us saw me and my bald head and she asked me, “are you dealing with Cancer?” I told her yes and she told me she was a Cancer survivor. Those little things put joy in my heart and my spirit grew strong. People that I never knew had gone through cancer told me they were survivors and it made me stronger. I can now say with that, I too am a Cancer survivor! Praise God and all his glory! I want people who are dealing with Cancer, to know that they need to keep on living their lives and making memories. It is not a death sentence it is a time to live. As I said, my journey started in Dec but it was my one on one journey with God that started on that day.
