Valentines

We had a great Valentine's Day.

Mike got me this beautiful hydrangea plant.  

Did you know that you can take hydrangea as a supplement 
and it will dissolve kidney stones?  
I know from experience.  Most regular doctors don't know.

I made Valentine bookmarks (above) for our homeschool bowling party.

The bowling party was all Judi's idea.  She remembers going bowling (ages 5-9) 

on Valentine's with our homeschool group in San Antonio.  

She made these beautiful cookies (from a roll).  

Everyone said they were delicious.

The radiologist that I had an appointment with today called yesterday to cancel my appointment.  She wants to move me to a different location. I was glad she cancled, because after all I've read about radiation I've decided not to do it.  

I am waiting now to hear from the breast center in Birmingham 

about new appointments with a surgeon and oncologist there.  

When I talked to UAB last week, I found out that the one allergist that worked at the hospital last day was in December. :-) At this point I am kinda hoping that UAB has more options than were offered here.  Ones that don't include surgery would be nice.  

I've read that only 10-25% of people with DCIS ever develop an invasive breast cancer.  If I refuse to take the drug they want to give me (one of it's side effects is uterine cancer), and refuse to do radiation, I am not sure how much surgery will decrease my chances.  

And the corn I am exposed to  during surgery could increase my chances of going into anaphylactic shock when exposed to corn in the future.

I've been reading about a supplement called Diindolylmethane (DIM) that helps fight hormone dependent cancers (which mine is).  Here is a link.

Still believing for healing and lots of wisdom.

Love,

Jenny