I have been diagnosed with breast cancer (Invasive Lobular Carcenoma) [View all]

The good news is that it was caught early and there are no indications that it has spread. I met with an oncologist today, and she said we would wait until after surgery to decide on radiation and chemotherapy. She did start me on hormone therapy.

I feel ok both physically and emotionally. My main concern is for my family: my daughter and granddaughters who now have another close family member with cancer, and also my older sister/housemate who depends on me for a lot of assistance and who is undergoing testing for possible multiple myeloma. My oldest sister died in March from pancreatic cancer; there is simply a limit to how much we can deal with so close together.

In recent months, I have been dealing with dramatic changes to my vision due to macular degeneration. Tbh, I have been far more upset about my vision loss that I am with the cancer diagnosis. That may change when a surgeon starts working on me, but for now, I am very optimistic.