Chapter 2...hmm, I never planned on a Chapter 2. Actually, I wasn't certain I would ever add another post to this blog. While the memories had many silver linings, there was enough painfulness that I preferred to forget. But I have returned and so the story goes... I had this annoying neck pain that would not allow me to sleep on my side. That is my happy way to sleep, so as you can imagine, I was not sleeping well. Pain coming down the sides of my neck into my collarbones. I tried everything I could think of...one pillow, two pillows, new pillows, heat, neck massage, but nothing helped. So when I called my oncologist to get her opinion on what I should do, I was surprised to hear her say a bone scan. Well one scan led to another until it was determined I needed a bone biopsy of a lytic lesion on my manubrium, which is the top portion of the sternum. I am sad to report that they determined it to be breast cancer, the same type ...
