OT--horrible afternoon...

Just needed to vent and share how a crazy phone call from my mom can completely turn my day upside down and inside out.........I get an email from my mom asking me to call her when I get off work....I give her a call back and what she told me was the LAST thing I ever thought I would hear.... she goes on to tell me how she felt a lump under her armpit in her lymphnode and scheduled an appointment with her OB-GYN to get it checked out...the appointment was this morning...she got a mammogram done and the lump was a large lump in her lymphnode...that wasn't really as big of a concern as the apparent lumps all throughout her breast....they bring in a radiologist to look at it and he is obviously concerned and tells her that it looks like it could be cancer that started in her breast and has spread to her lymphnode.  She was on the phone telling me and I was bawling my eyes out and then she had to get off the phone (probably because she was about to cry) and she had me talk to my dad more about it.  She is going in for more tests and stuff on Monday and Tuesday with different specialists and will get a biopsy to figure out what exactly it is and if it is cancer.  HOW CAN THIS BE HAPPENING?!?!??!?!?!  I am in total shock right now and don't have a clue what to do...I am stuck out here in California when my Mom is back in Indiana (luckily I just saw her when I was home for Memorial Day weekend).  Of course the second I get off the phone, i run and get a cookie to eat...talk about emotional eating...but hey, I just ate half.  I thought my life had been crazy and dramatic (boy issues and such) and have been down...but now those things seem miniscule and I don't even care about any of that **** Thanks for listening to me babble on about this......I'm not really sure how to proceed from here...my mom is seriously one of my best friends....I'm just going to breathe and await the news from the appointments on Monday....

I'm so sorry to hear about this. I will keep your mom and you in my prayers for a great outcome next week. I understand about moms being best friends. I know it is difficult, but try to keep a positive outlook. Best wishes.

Kim, I am so sorry to hear this.  You and your family are in my thoughts.  Hopefully it is benign and things will be fine.  (((HUGS)))

Oh honey, what terrible news!  Our lives can change in a second, in a phone call, in one conversation.  It must be very difficult for you to be far from your family right now.  Love your Mom the best you can from a distance and keep talking talking talking together as a family.  You'll need to lean on each other's strength to face this scary time. Come babble here all you need to.  And hide/throw out the cookies if you're not strong enough to ignore them.  Or tape a "before" picture of yourself to the cookie box as a reminder of how far you've come and how you CAN use many new tools and strategies to cope. {{BIG hugs}} Heather

Hey Kim, I can't say much that will probably help,but keep strong.  I'll be praying for you and your family, and especially your mom.

they have a lot of ways to take care of stuff like this now-a-days. things will be okay...even if it turns out to be cancer, they can do removals, and treatment, and she can be just fine! I am sooo sorry to hear that you and your family are going through this though *HUGS!!!*  just be strong for her, and keep us updated. Get some sleep...don't eat too badly! and don't be too hard on yourself if you do eat badly...but next time you want to get some comfort food..hmm why don't you do something nice for your mom instead? looking up facts for her, or making her a card to send...every time you start to feel down and out...try to cheer yourself up by doing something for her! maybe that's weird advice, but don't fall back on eating habits! your mom wouldn't want to you do that i'm sure! anyway, do keep us updated, and be well!! *hug!!*

Hey Kim... major hugs to you and your mom.  I'll keep you and yours in my thoughts and prayers... Everything is so advanced now, she'll be cartwheeling before you know it!

Oh sweetie.  I'm so sorry.  You and your mom are in my prayers. ((((((Hugs))))))  Take care of yourself.

I'm really sorry that you and your family have to go through that right now. I hope all turns out well and I will pray for your mom's health and you and your family's comfort. We'll all be here for you....