- Started having severe headaches - went to the hospital and was diagnosed with a brain tumor;
- The day after being diagnosed, I was hospitalized and had a MRI and CT of the chest and belly;
- Transported daily from St. Francis Hospital to the Reimen Center to receive radiation treatments - received 14 treatments in all;
- Underwent Gamma Knife procedure to reduce the size of the brain tumor - the procedure was to take only 20 minutes and ended up taking 2 hours;
- Started physical therapy at home and started to experience back pain;
- November 6, 2008: Started back on chemotherapy;
- November 9, 2008: Dr. Cuevas orderd a spinal tap due to back pain;
- November 10, 2008: Spinal tap completed;
- November 11, 2008: Spinal fluid positive for cancer cells;
- November 12, 2008: Met with Dr. Lloyd to discuss placement of port - the port will deliver chemo directly to the spinal fluid;
- November 13, 2008: Port procedure completed;
- November 15, 2008: Traveled home to South Bend, Indiana for Dad's 60th birthday party;
- November 18, 2008: Chemo at clinic to spinal cord;
- November 23, 2008: Morgan and I moved to new apartment on the ground floor (yay! no more stairs);
- November 24, 2008: Hospitalized due to high fever;
- November 27, 2008: Moved to Intensive Care;
- December 1, 2008: Admitted to hospital again for observation after having a fever and headaches on Saturday and Sunday;
- December 2, 2008: Admitted to ICU (again) due to high fever (103.9), headaches and difficulty breathing;
- December 3, 2008: Blood clots were found on my heart and lungs;
- December 6, 2008: Released from hospital;
- December 6, 2008: Day of the Beneft in my honor - could not attend but got to talk to people via a web cam;
- January 12, 2009: Chiropractor appointment - had a seizure while in waiting room - unconscious for about 45 minutes and transfered to hospital - released home with more pills.
Friday, January 23, 2009
Finally an Update
I haven't blogged for a while because there has been a lot going on. Here is a summary of what has been happening:
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You're in my prayers, Ang. Hang in there!
To the friends and family of Angie and Morgan, you have my most heart-felt condolences with her passing. While I didn't know her well, her strength and spirit shined through during her fight. May you find comfort in knowing she is at peace in God's arms.
(former WHD employee):
To all who had Angie in their lives, my deepest sympathies to all of you in hearing of her passing. What a strong woman she sounded like in her blogs!
I don't know Angie but I've read about her story. My heartfelt condolences to you.
To all who do not know, we lost Angie on March 18th. She showed tremendous courage during her entire illness. She was an extrodinary individual and will be missed forever. Our thanks to Dr's Mikkelson and Cuevas, and their staff, for their excellant care, WHS employees for their generosity, the 3rd floor nursing staff at St. Francis, and to all of the great friends of Angie's that we have had the pleasure to get to know.
Mom and Dad
I just found this blog tonight. Angie had linked to our foundation at www.eraseibc.com. The internet can be a friendly place, but not too timely.
I don't know if this will reach 'Mom & Dad", but my deepest sympathies are with you. This is a fragile time, I know too well.
My prayers are with you
Patti Bradfield, President
The Inflammatory Breast Cancer Foundation
www.eraseibc.com
The ANGIE SCRAMBLE golf benefit is tomorrow..August 22nd....the money raised will benefit IBC research and the ANGIE WENZEL SCHOLARSHIP set up in her name at CARROLL UNIVERSITY..ANGIE'S alma mater...I
personally miss my daughter and son MORGAN'S wife terribly..god bless all dealing with IBC..
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I just ran across the blog as I spent another sleepless night worry about my sister who was diagnostics with IBC. She is my strength and my hope for a future. She is the last living relative in my family that I communicate with...I know it sounds selfish but she can't leave me now, I thought I would go before her, she is so much stronger then me. If the Lord has a plan for all of us, why does it include taking away everyone I love? Standing on your own 2 feet is pointless if you have no one to walk to. Therefore, I pray for her, not me, but her - to out live me, I can't take any more painful losses. I can't bear to see her struggle in agony and long suffering. Please Father of us all be kind and merciful to your servant and let her have a pain free recovery. What lesson is this supposed to teach me by taking her and making her suffer? I trust you know what your doing, whether I agree or not. Love transcends death and this is what we all my give to one another - or we have not learned the lesson we were but here to learn.
I just found this blog today looking for info on IBC. Angie has lit a torch with this blog and her fire and strength will shine on forever. My deepest condolences to Morgan and Angie's family.Tears.
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