- As lauren said, it is our turn to take care of you.. and for all of this it will mean doing whatever you need us to do to make this bump in the road as easy on you as possible. I ordered these bracelets that say "arms open for ali" on them. I know you do not initially like the idea of me giving you the money from them.. but i really want to help. Also, the people who will be buying them want to help you too. It is a nice way for them to lend you support and show how much they care about you. You are an amazing sister, daughter, mother, wife, and friend. We are all here for you every step of the way. I love you so much al.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Ali.....You've got the love
On Friday, January 21, 2011, Ali was diagnosed with Breast Cancer. She has Lobular Invasive Carcinoma, and will have to undergo intense treatment as a result of her age and the type of cancer.
Since that day, our every thought, conversation, and interaction has been how can we help Ali. I thought this may help to keep her loved ones in touch with how she is doing, what she is going through, and to keep her in touch with those who love her more than she knows. And of course to replace fear with hope and to mellow the mind of the endless, sleepless worry.
We love you Ali, and after years of you looking out for each one of us siblings, it is your turn to let us take care of you. We will get through this together... because no matter what this family goes through, one thing has been proven - we are in it together. There are some great perks to being the oldest of this party of five!
Since the initial diagnoses, Ali has undergone several other tests (ultra-sounds, breast MRI, and needle biopsy) to determine where exactly the cancer has spread. The good news is so far the results have been as good as they can be under the circumstances. The cancer has not spread to her lymph nodes and there doesn't seem to be any additional masses.The hard news is that most of the Doctors thus far have agreed to treat this cancer rather aggressively.
She has her initial, consultation with her Dr. at Northwestern this Thursday, February 3rd. She will go over the results of the tests, and give her a prognosis of her treatment plan this day.
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