07/23/2026
Update
Well today, I had my appointment with MAYO for a second opinion. The appointment went really well. The doctors ordering some scans. I’m getting a PET scan and an MRI of my hip. She advised me to stay on the medicine. I’m currently on even though my numbers are rising. She wants to do scans and see where I’m at. She also did a blood work today that was for a Geo 360 which measures your cancer markers and gives the doctors information on your markers and which ones will work with what treatment plans. She is treating my hot flashes which anybody who’s been to my house in the last six months knows that I keep the air at 67 or 68° because I’m hot. She is also giving me a bone strengthening medicine that’s supposed to work well with the chemo to help fight off the cancer. I’m being referred over to a lymphedema specialist as well as a natural path, oncology team, and a pain management team to help me with some of the side effects that I have. She reassured me and told me the same thing that my other doctors had told me that having stage four metastatic breast cancer in your bones is not a death sentence but it is treated like a chronic illness. I did ask her life expectancy questions which are some of the difficult questions to answer. She said that she’s not God and that no one knows anyone’s exact life expectancy because I’m young and I have fought cancer twice this being my third time. It is possible to get to NED for those of you that don’t know what that means. That is no evidence of disease or cancer free however, I will always be stage four metastatic breast cancer, which means it has spread to the bones and I most likely at some time will die from cancer if God doesn’t have other plans but I know people that have lived 10-15-20 years with metastatic breast cancer. It all depends on how my body responds to treatment and she said we’ve got lots of options and lots of treatment ahead of us. Challice and I feel really good about our treatment plan and moving forward with Mayo Clinic.
And for those that don’t know, I am home a long-term disability had a hard time deciding to stay home and be on disability, but it is for the best so that I can get the treatment and go to the appointments that I need. I miss my work friends and I miss my work and I loved my job but I love my family and I love my life and I need to put me in them first before I can regain any other responsibilities.
And lastly we get asked a lot what we need and how people could help us and what they can do for us as being a two times soon to be three-time cancer survivor. I will tell you the best thing you can do for us is be there for us as friends pray for us pray for me pray for Challice pray for my family and doctors. It takes a lot out of everyone and we appreciate the check ups and check-in however, sometimes it’s nice just to call a friend and say hello. Many of you’ve heard me say I don’t mind telling you my story or sharing with you my journey it’s a testimony, but I don’t wanna live in cancer every day so I’ve decided to start updating my page again and as I have updates, I promise you I will update it. I haven’t had any new updates in a while but when we get a phone call or text message asking how we’re doing and how our cancer is and I say our because we’re living in it. We all have to tell that story again and re-live, What’s going on. I may have cancer but cancer doesn’t have me. I have God and God has me so please pray for us. Pray with us come alongside be our friends and I promise you if there’s any updates, I will be the first to let you know, we love you and we couldn’t ask for better friends and family.
Thank you.
Love, The Beal’s
