Hers is called chondra sarcoma, a rare cancer with no known cause,or cure. It is responsive to neither radiation or chemo. It was found by accident, as she was having unusual pain after a knee replacement. They removed her left femur from just above the knee to the ball in her hip.
The doctor told us that if it returned, it would be most likely show up in her lungs. We held out hope for almost two years, hoping and praying it was over.
then came the news; an x-ray showed a spot on the left lung. We went back to see the expert and they removed half the lower lobe on her left lung.so we start over.
We were lucky in one respect. When it was first discovered, we were on vacation in Little Rock,Arkansas. The University of Arkansas cancer Treatment center is the home of research on this cancer.
One amusing, but sobering part of this whole story is that when she sees other doctors, they always want to see the x-rays and, without exception always comment that they would have amputated.
There are only nine doctors who specialize in this cancer in the United States and we just happened to be where the two best are located. Luck?, or divine intervention??
No coincidence there at all...and Praise to our Father in Heaven for it. Thank you for your story, and your faith! I pray God in Heaven continues His blessings towards you and yours and know that He will. Each difficult experience is actually a blessing from Him that can strengthen us and allow us to better help those around us.