Rachel Glory

I have the prettiest recovery partner! I am home and still doing well. I’ve been watching Wakanda Forever and napping.

Good morning! Last night went really well! They had me up and moving, and after that I slept like a rock! Several doctors and nurses have come by this morning and said that everything looks good. This picture is my breakfast. I just thought it was so cute with the little heart pancake. Happy Valentine’s

I am out of surgery and in a room for the night! From what I have heard, everything went well, and even better, no nausea! Apparently it took me a little longer to get to my room because my stubborn self did not want to end my nap. Thanks again to everyone for your kind

Good morning! Patrick and I are headed to Newnan for a day full of Pre-op appointments for the surgery tomorrow. The nerves are starting to set in regarding the surgery, but I know that everything is going to go well. I am just so ready to be on the other side of this. I feel like

My goodness, this flu has thoroughly kicked both mine and Jaxon’s butts! Today is the first day that I didn’t have a fever within an hour of waking up, and I am hoping to stay fever free all day! Jaxon unfortunately did still wake with a fever and it is day 5! Luckily he has

I don’t know what Jaxon and I have caught, but we have been down for the count all day. It isn’t Covid, that test came back negative. Maybe the flu? I have all kinds of sinus trouble, super achy, and we both woke with fevers. I guess the silver lining is that it is happening

I finally got the news that I have been waiting for today! We have a date for my bilateral mastectomies! February 13th! The ball is officially rolling folks!

So I know there has been radio silence from me these past two weeks, but unfortunately that is because there has basically been radio silence from the doctor’s office as well. This has all been so frustratingly slow. On top of that I haven’t really felt like the communication that I expected from them has

“I’m calling with good news!” Those may be the sweetest words ever spoken. “The new cancer is hormone receptor positive for progesterone and estrogen! There will be no need for chemo before surgery!” Y’all. I have never really understood the true and full meaning of the word relief until today. Dr. Johnson told me this,

You have another completely different type of cancer. Ok, so at this point it is getting kind of ridiculous. I can’t make this stuff up. Invasive ductal carcinoma. Because it wasn’t enough to have cancer in one breast. For some reason I need to have it in both, and not only have it in both,