In 2021, Kendall had complained of chest and shoulder pain for a couple of months, along with needing her inhaler before strenuous dance classes. Physical therapy helped with the pain, so we thought it was either postural or exercise-related.
Over the Memorial Day weekend, Kendall had her spring dance show and was outside dancing for about 6 hours in 52-degree weather. She came down with a cold and fever the next day. We worried about Covid and had her tested multiple times. Finally, after 2 weeks of little improvement, her pediatrician sent her for a chest x-ray. The result said there was a mass consistent with Lymphoma. It took about 2 weeks from that to get a final diagnosis.
Kendall has had countless Xrays, a biopsy of the mass in her chest, bone marrow and spinal tap biopsies, a PET scan, and has had both a PICC and a Broviac. Our main struggle has been keeping her spirits up and getting her through the nightly panic attacks.
I was diagnosed with breast cancer the day before Kendall’s Xray that send us to the hospital. I then tested positive for the BRCA gene. So, once she is done with treatment I will be having both a hysterectomy and full mastectomy/reconstruction.
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