Brodie is available for autographs

6/24/2019

I was dying this time last year 😂
Oh what a year it’s been....I definitely look better with hair (even if it is a mop) 😊
(And Aunties boys are way too big 🤦🏻‍♀️)
#NeverGiveUp #OnwardAndUpward #CancerSucks
PS: the plant’s still alive....I know, I think that’s the most surprising part too 🤣

ALSOOOOOOO

A few months ago, I was asked by Texas Oncology PR to write about my experience regarding CAR-T since I was one of the first in the state to get receive it after it was FDA approved and am thankfully part of the 45% success rate (and will hopefully continue to be in that percentage).
With that being said, my first task was to write a blog post for them to post on all social media and their website about my experience etc. My rough draft was 3 pages so the poor PR and web team had to edit quite a lot to keep under the word limit they needed : )
but still happy with how it turned out...
Enjoy!

www.texasoncology.com/who-w…/…/2019/staying-positive

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When Cancer Comes a Knockin'

Timeline

On August 2, 2017, Brianna was diagnosed with Mediastinal Large B-Cell Lymphoma. Beginning Monday, August 14, 2017, Brianna will begin chemotherapy treatments. She will be commuting to Austin for 18 weeks to receive treatments. This site is set up as a donation page to help Brianna and her family cover medical costs and living expenses, as well as a one stop shop to get updates on how chemo is going and even buy a shirt or two in support!

UPDATE:
After getting her final PET scan to confirm the aggressive chemo did it's job, we got the news that it hadn't and that the tumor was still active when it shouldn't of been. Brianna is now undergoing radiation for 5 weeks, everyday in Austin.

UPDATE March 2018:
Brianna begin having the same cancer symptoms as she did this past summer during spring break, except more painful this time. She was sent to get a CT scan which showed her cancer had returned. She then met with her oncologist who planned the next steps which include to do more chemo (a differnt regimen this time) followed by a stem cell transplant.
She thought she was done....she was done.....and now she is having to start the cancer journey all over again...including losing her hair that had just start growing back.

UPDATE
END OF MARCH - JUNE 25th
(at the moment....things have yet to even begin apparently.)
If I didn't feel like I was really dying or truly out of options to live....I do now. Remember I was basically on our plan F and everything was just getting worse instead of better. I really thought I was done these last couple weeks and being in the hospital for another little week vacay. I finally updated by blog since so many people were asking, so you can read the detailed updates.

October 2018 Update:
Insurance has finally approved all of the CAR-T procedure and I will be getting my T-Cells retrieved from my body next week. (Oct 10th if all goes as planned)

MARCH 2019
The first post CAR-T pet scan showed the main mass has shrunk in size, even though still active. Hopefully, the CAR-T will continue to work its magic over the next few months before the next scan.

To donate to Brianna's GoFundMe page, please make sure the donation is made on the GoFundMe Page found here:
https://www.gofundme.com/teambonnet

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