This is not the news I wanted to share today, instead it’s a flaming hot pile of bullshit. But here we are.

Last week I got CT scan results back. Apparently the cancer has metastasized into my brain. It has caused my right hand to go numb, and causes a bit of tension in my neck. Otherwise I feel totally fine and normal.

We were lucky to catch it. Apparently the type of cancer I have doesn’t usually go into the brain, so they didn’t think to check. And because brain fluid can be very difficult for chemo meds to penetrate, the meds I’m on have been working fabulously against the other tumours in my body but not well in my brain.

I go for full brain radiation starting next week. They will figure out if I stay on my current chemo meds or if they will tweak it to something that will do a better job in the brain. It’s all a wait and see situation until after radiation. We just have to get through this next step. The oncologist is confident that I will make it through.

It sucks. So bad. I am devastated by this news. But I’m going to keep fighting as long as I can because I have so many things to fight for including myself. I am HERE and I’m not going to give up on this. I’m scared out of my mind, but I am full of hope and determination. I WILL get through this. I will see Miles’s second birthday, I will see our 10th wedding anniversary, I will reach 40, I will take Miles to Disneyland again. I WILL FIGHT.

Send us all the emotional love, prayers, and healing thoughts you can next week while I go through this treatment. If you need a physical way to help, a homemade meal goes a long way. Please also consider a donation to Andrea’s Adventurers and help us continue to fund cancer research.