I met Iris through my oncologist office in July 2008. She just finished with lumpectomy surgery and was about to start chemotherapy. We became cancer buddies right away. Although we thought we were going to go through this together and support each other, the reality took us to the different direction than we expected. Right before she was going to start chemotherapy in August 2008, she was told that cancer has spread to lymph nodes on the right side of her neck. She was reclassified to stage IV from stage II. With that, chemotherapy was to control cancer rather than to cure, as long as the cancer cells would respond to it.
She is one of the most caring and kind person I've ever met in my life. She always asks me how I'm doing even when she is not feeling good. Her husband is such a great person as well. They have a daughter who is 17 months old. They are strong beautiful family.
In December, despite of chemotherapy she's been doing for several months, they found the cancer spread to her brain. She decided to go with alternative medicine from that point.
Last week, she had a brain surgery. Initially (in December)the cancer in her brain was not operable, but it got bigger and affected her various abilities. The surgery was successful. She is recovering very quickly. However, brain surgery only took care of a visible tumor. She has to fight against invisible ones in her system.
All last week, I prayed God for helping her and her family to get through this tough time. I constantly think about her, then ask myself what I can do. I can't physically go see her every day, but I can pray for her every day. It hurts me when I think about her frustration and pain.
She believes in the ablitities of her body and decided to continue her alternative medicine. She is unbelievably amazingly strong. I need your prayers and well-wishes, because she deserves it.
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