The Numbers Tell a Tale

July is such a hard month for me. On this day in 2019 I found a lump in my right breast. I had a “clear” mammogram 9 months before, so surely this was not a big deal.

It was.

As of 7/24/2026 my career stats for the past 7 years are:

Infusion treatments: 120

Gamma Knife procedure on brain tumors: 3

Brain Radiation (SRS): 5 rounds

Adrenal Gland Radiation: 5 rounds

Shoulder Radiation: 1 round

Spine surgery: 1

LITT to remove a brain tumor: 1

Brain MRIs: 20

Whole Body Bone Scans: 16

Chest/Ab/Pelvic CT Scans: 22

Echocardiograms: 11

Heart MRIs: 10

Breast MRI: 1

Complete Spinal MRI: 1

Thoracentesis (to drain fluid from my lungs): 2

Hospitalizations: 3

July is a grueling medical schedule: 7/14 treatment 120, 7/23 heart MRI, 7/28 brain MRI and appt with radiation oncologist, 7/30 appt with cardiac oncologist, 8/4 treatment 121. I am not fine.