Update from JoAnn

My mother will need to have an Echocardiogram/cardiac echo X-ray prior to her first chemo treatment on Tuesday August 27^th.  This is an ultrasound of the heart simply being used to ensure her heart is strong enough for the chemo meds.  She will have one treatment on the 27^th and will then have 3 week period off to allow her body to rebuild strength.  This is the planned schedule pattern for her first round of chemo treatment.   Her second round of chemo will be administered one month after recovering from surgery (mastectomy). 

Yesterday we were fortunate to learn the results of her body scan which confirmed the cancer has not spread beyond her lymph nodes.  The bones or any other major organs have not been affected by the aggressive cancer than lies within. 

Please keep our mother in your prayers as we only see her becoming stronger in this battle.

JoAnn