On Friday the 20th Sharon had a follow-up visit with her physician who informed her that her biopsy showed endometrial cancer and it was stage 3! Her doctor had already called a surgeon and they had scheduled surgery for Tuesday morning.
This all happened early Friday morning and Sharon still had to drive to Jacksonville Airport and pick me up from my return from New Mexico. She told me as I drove out of the airport. I lost track of where we were for awhile, but we drove on home to face a long weekend.
Prayers and well wishes began to roll-in like wave after wave. Monday’s meeting with Dr. L. Morgan, gave Sharon great assurance that she would be under excellent care. The wait until the surgery prep Tuesday morning was very emotional, but we employed one of the greatest tools in healing, laughter and joy.
Sharon went under the knife around 10am. I went home and my two sisters Cindy and Beth joined me at my Gainesville home. Cindy and Beth had flown down to Florida to visit my mother and have Thanksgiving with Mom, Clint, Sharon, and I. It was wonderful that they could come over and stay with me until Sharon was in recovery.
Sharon was admitted to the brand new Shand’s Cancer Hospital. This hospital opened November 1 this year and Sharon had helped open it. She is working on the non-trauma orthopedic cancer floor 6 West and she was admitted to 6 East. Therefore, her friends and coworkers were around and helpful.
Many people sent flowers and messages. Thanksgiving Day Dr. Morgan and Dr. Mock came to visit us at Sharon’s bedside. Well they had been able to get all the lab results and the surgeon was positive that the surgery had removed all the cancer and it was in no other tissues!! No radiation, no chemo required, just regular follow-up visits. What a great Thanksgiving Day. Sharon barely ate anything that day and I faired on left-over’s.
Her are some pictures - She is at home and on the road to well being.
This all happened early Friday morning and Sharon still had to drive to Jacksonville Airport and pick me up from my return from New Mexico. She told me as I drove out of the airport. I lost track of where we were for awhile, but we drove on home to face a long weekend.
Prayers and well wishes began to roll-in like wave after wave. Monday’s meeting with Dr. L. Morgan, gave Sharon great assurance that she would be under excellent care. The wait until the surgery prep Tuesday morning was very emotional, but we employed one of the greatest tools in healing, laughter and joy.
Sharon went under the knife around 10am. I went home and my two sisters Cindy and Beth joined me at my Gainesville home. Cindy and Beth had flown down to Florida to visit my mother and have Thanksgiving with Mom, Clint, Sharon, and I. It was wonderful that they could come over and stay with me until Sharon was in recovery.
Sharon was admitted to the brand new Shand’s Cancer Hospital. This hospital opened November 1 this year and Sharon had helped open it. She is working on the non-trauma orthopedic cancer floor 6 West and she was admitted to 6 East. Therefore, her friends and coworkers were around and helpful.
Many people sent flowers and messages. Thanksgiving Day Dr. Morgan and Dr. Mock came to visit us at Sharon’s bedside. Well they had been able to get all the lab results and the surgeon was positive that the surgery had removed all the cancer and it was in no other tissues!! No radiation, no chemo required, just regular follow-up visits. What a great Thanksgiving Day. Sharon barely ate anything that day and I faired on left-over’s.
Her are some pictures - She is at home and on the road to well being.
3 comments:
Sounds like quite a scare but a blessed ending.
You have our prayers for a quick recovery.
West Coast Stone Family
We love you Nana!
Mom looks pretty good in that hospital gown :) So glad surgery is all that is needed currently. Enjoy these next 6 weeks off work to get healthy.
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