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Thoughtful Riley

Love this photo I took of Riley the day he purchased his own Wii with his (7th) birthday money. He looks so contemplative and yet so at peace. I love it in black and white, and wanted to share it with you all. My baby.

Happy Easter - April 4, 2010

Riley at the Braden's House

Riley and Mommy at The Iron Bridge for Brunch

Daddy and Riley at The Iron Bridge for Brunch

Riley and Mommy

Riley's Holiday Concert 2009

Riley and Mommy at the Rainbow Station Christmas Concert. Riley was in two performances where they sang songs. The last song the whole school performed by singing and signing...very, very lovely. This was December 17, 2009.

Riley and Santa 2009!

Parents at Hippocrates!

Mom and Dad come to visit me at HHI on November 21, 2009 - very nice!

Happy 6th Birthday Riley!

We love you Riley!

April 19, 2009 (party date)

Riley's Message About Exercising

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This is Riley's message about exercise and why it is important. This was totally from his heart and unrehearsed...love it!

Riley is my 5 year old son.

Santa - December 4, 2008

Santa and Riley!

Riley's First Day of Kindergarten!

Big Boy Breakfast!

Riley!

Riley and Daddy!

Riley and Mrs. Martin!

Riley - My Artist

The beautiful art of Riley, 5 years old. Note the wonderful, warm sun and the super aircraft. He even labled each of us with the initial of our first name, and signed it "Love Riley" (well sort of). I will post more soon...

Artist - Riley, Age 5, July 2008

Florida Vacation - June 2008

Riley on North Florida Beach...maybe Crescent Beach?

Another shot of same beach with me and Riley...

Lexi, Princess and RileyThe Pruitt/Campbell Clan (minus Randy, Deana and Cindy)

Randy and Me
Jack and Riley at New Smyrna Beach

Jack, Riley and "Bruce" at Epcot
The Campbell family and Piglet!
Jack, Riley and me in dinosaur fossil pit at Animal Kingdom.
Buzz, Riley and Mommy at the Magic Kingdom
One of my favorites...this is Riley on the Haunted Mansion ride - he is literally smashed behind our arms on his own accord. Too cute...

Riley giving a thumbs up with his new astronaut friend!

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to my Mom and all the other wonderful moms in the world. It is a big job and I just want to say thanks to my Mom for all the intangible gifts you have given - they really are the best!

Love and hugs,
Tina

Randy, Mommy, and Tina (me) circa 1964

Riley's School Birthday Party!

Riley and Mommy at his school birthday party!

Friday, April 18, 2008

Photo - My Cutie Patootie

Thursday, April 10, 2008

My cutie-patootie!

April 1, 2008 - Nats New Ball Park

Here are some pictures of our recent tour of the Nationals new ball park!

This is in the dugout!

Jack and Riley in the bullpen!

Riley on the plate in the bullpen!

March 31, 2008

Leigh Ann and I before her Confirmation!

Congratulations!

March 11, 2008

Me and my baby (yes, he got his bangs cut tonight). We went on a field trip today to see the Butterfly Exhibit at the Smithsonian!

February 10, 2008

Here is my sweetie, Riley John, blowing bubbles on the deck!

February 9, 2008

In Old San Juan, Puerto Rico!

Jack and Tina at the Bacardi Rum Distillery - Very Interesting!

February 8, 2008

Last night on the boat..Tina and Jack at Dinner.

The News to Share

March 25-27: I have been struggling to find the right time and the right words to send an email with the latest news about my health and, quite frankly, there is no right moment - the words are still foreign to me! It is not the kind of news we ever want to share. So, I guess it is just best to blurt it out and then to explain in more detail. I will be having surgery tomorrow (3/28) at 11:00am - I have been diagnosed with breast cancer. It is surprising to me to even see those words. It has been a turbulent March, with the first (regularly scheduled 6 month cycle) mammo on the 1st, three biopsies on all different dates, and the diagnosis given to us on the 15th. The following week was full of appointments and decision making and then the surgery date was set on 22nd, so it has been a fast process. The most important thing right now - as far as my health is concerned - is a successful surgery with good results from the sentinel node. That is my focus at this point. --Tina, 3/27/2007

Adjuvant Treatment & Follow-Up Updates

February 2009 - Regular follow-up appointment with breast surgeon, Dr. Edmiston. All is well. No tests ordered. I am going to orthopedic for hip discomfort follow-up.

August 2008 - X-rays completed for hip area, complete body bone scan performed - ALL CLEAR!

March 2008 - Regular 3 month cycle, follow up appointment surgeon, Dr. Edmiston. She was not alarmed at all that I decided against the Tamoxifen. All is well...she said to "get on with life now". Yep, that is the ongoing plan - giddy-up!

November 12, 2007 - Met with Dr. Wilkinson for regular check-up. All is well. She does not recommend a PET scan, but instead 3 month check-ups. Her communication was that if cancer were to metatasize, it would show up with symptoms probably before PET scan identification. Startling words were "it would be Stage IV". Two things I didn't know about recurrence before all this started - First, no matter where (lungs, brain, bone) breast cancer cells metatasize it is breast cancer, and Second, "it would be Stage IV". Cancer sucks.

August 2007 - I will make a decision on which treatment after my surgery on the 28th.

July 2007 - Second opinion at Georgetown University Hospital, same conclusion.

May/June 2007 - Tam is the recommendation after blood tests are returned, but Wilkinson wants me to go for second opinion.

May 10, 2007 - Dr. Mary Wilkinson understands my concern about Tamoxifen so we discussed 2 year vs 5 year plan. She has decided to do a blood test this week to identify markers that would indicate whether I would be susceptible to clots as well on Tam (since my mom had 5 blood clots). She is not too thrilled about the idea of an oophorectomy. Other options include inducing a "fake" menopause and treating me with Aromatase Inhibitors.

May 4, 2007 - Dr. Mary Wilkinson, the oncologist, phoned this morning and indicated the Oncotype DX test came back with very favorable results - low risk group, score=9. Therefore, I will definitely not be receiving chemo. Even though I came to intuitively know and believe I would not be receiving chemo, it was great to have it confirmed through medical testing. Very, very good news. With taking Tamoxifen for 5 years, it puts my risk of recurrence in 10 years at 7%. I am told this is good. I will also learn more about what my recurrence % if I do not take the Tamoxifen. I will learn more at appointment next week.

April 13, 2007 - We went to see the oncologist, Dr. Mary Wilkinson. Due to the results of the pathology report, we are going to have an OncotypeDx test done of the breast tissue taken at the time of surgery (check out link above). My cancer was node negative, hormone receptor positive, HER2 negative and 2cm which, in the breast cancer world, is all fairly good. The additional test is more detailed and will assign me a recurrent score to determine if chemotherapy would provide any additional benefit since I appear to be in fairly low risk group at this point. This test will provide more information about my cancer behavior and better assign me in a risk group. We are hopeful I am confirmed in the low risk group and will not need any chemo. The test results will not be known for about a month. I have been told it will be strongly suggested that I will be on Tamoxifin (see link), which is a daily oral med taken for about 5 years. More reading....

Local Recurrence I and II

March 2011. Small nodule in upper left breast found by me. Originally thought to be a scar tissue or sebaceous cyst, but in-office surgery removal proved that theory inaccurate. Additional surgery needed to get clear margins. Updates to follow. 3/11/11

September 2009. Small nodule in upper left breast found by me. Originally thought to be a sebaceous cyst, but surgery removal proved that theory inaccurate. Size 1cm x 1cm with cancerous cells, clear margins. No alterations in reconstruction. Immediate plans to Hippocrates Health Institute made! Also, the need to sell the house moves up the list of "things to do".

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