I Believe in Unicorns

The goal of many with breast cancer is to be a “unicorn”—you know that mythical beast that kids and artists have loved. The breast cancer unicorn is someone who has survived or become NED even with the deadly and aggressive metastatic triple negative breast cancer.

My newest scan shows a faded liver lesion which may or may not be necrotic tissue according to 2 docs bc it didn’t take up the dye that lights up cancer,

Dan & another doc have proposed a liver ablation—a surgery to get rid of lesion. Not all docs on board with that although they will present at tumor board.

My side effects from Trodelvy are my biggest worries. My ribs still trying to heal, while my range of motion quite limited. Still hard to dress myself because of finger neuropathy. Had to get receptionist at CT desk to button the back of my shirt. Also I continue to have controllable GI stuff but it’s annoying.. And I have dry mouth which has caused me all kinds of cavities!!! I’m not supposed to have aggressive dental work done bc of the monthly xgeva shot I take to stop bone metastasis. I may be a toothless unicorn or one with dentures.

I had 4 B-12 shots last month and will get once a month from now on. They have helped with fatigue. I’ve had about 100 chemos and my poor body has taken it!

But I’ll take side effects if it stops cancer and i can be a unicorn. I’m almost there.

And i’m including a photo of me in front of the sunflowers at ijams nature center Went for a walk with a friend after chemo. I missed flowers last year so was determined to go even though walk was long and hot, But we should enjoy the joys of summer! As a unicorn I’ll enjoy many more summers.