Cancer sucks

markmerrill · **Joined:** Fri Apr 30, 2010 3:21 pm **Posts:** 48

Posting here as it's not really on topic anywhere else.

Wanted to let you guys know that Roberta has breast cancer. It is invasive, but we don't know if it's metastasized. They're doing a scan for that next week and we'll find out to the best of the medical establishment's ability next Friday. Surgery scheduled for Apr 22.

Cancer sucks and is scary. Hopefully everything goes as well as it can.

Any positive thoughts, prayers, or whatever is your thing would be appreciated.

If you want to send something positive her way, her gmail address is pyrannha

Edited to add surgery date.

FrancisChan · **Posted:** Mon Apr 04, 2016 1:31 pm

Sorry to hear that.

Liz and my thoughts are with you both.

BriceJohnson · **Joined:** Thu Apr 13, 2006 7:33 am **Posts:** 2230

Wow. . .

Best of luck to you both as you kick cancers ass.

RodneyWright · **Posted:** Mon Apr 04, 2016 6:00 pm

yes, cancer does suck. I've know too many folks that have been hit by this. I truly hope that the surgery goes well and you both receive a clean bill of health. Thoughts are with you both....

RobLupella · **Posted:** Mon Apr 04, 2016 9:03 pm

Mark our thoughts are with you both. Please let me know if I can help.

Arthur McDonald · **Joined:** Fri Aug 29, 2003 1:54 am **Posts:** 2052

I'm really sorry to hear about this. I'll be praying that Roberta's surgery and treatment are successful.

Matt McGrain · **Posted:** Tue Apr 05, 2016 11:13 am

Thinking about you guys and best wishes with the surgery. It's truly amazing what these oncologists can do these days. Stay positive.

-Matt

Steven Carter · **Posted:** Tue Apr 05, 2016 3:23 pm

I am so very sorry. Will she be treated here in Raleigh or where you are now? Treatment has come a long way, and survival rates are much better than the past. I will be praying for the two of you and your treatment team.

Chad Culbertson · **Posted:** Wed Apr 06, 2016 10:08 am

Sorry to hear about that Mark, you guys will be in our thoughts here as well.

markmerrill · **Joined:** Fri Apr 30, 2010 3:21 pm **Posts:** 48

Steven, we're getting treatment in the Blacksburg VA area where we are now.

markmerrill · **Joined:** Fri Apr 30, 2010 3:21 pm **Posts:** 48

Roberta's surgery went well and we've got some good news! From one of her posts elsewhere:

Quote:

Clean margin. The three lymph nodes they took for testing were clear. Tumor size was as sketched by all the imaging. So... pT2,pN0,M0 for tumor over 2cm but under 5cm, no lymph node involvement, no metastatic disease. Stage IIA.

Will update again when we know more.

Steven Carter · **Posted:** Fri Apr 29, 2016 6:41 pm

BOOM!

Great news. Hope she heals up quickly!

Arthur McDonald · **Joined:** Fri Aug 29, 2003 1:54 am **Posts:** 2052

That's great!

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