Spark of life. Spark of hope. Spark of light. Any way you state it, it bring a smile to your face. Or at least mine.

2022 started off with hope. I started a new chemo in December. Enhertu. Not for the faint at heart but it seems to be doing the trick. Around that same time I met with an oral surgeon. An amazing oral surgeon. And he lit a spark of hope.

My jaw is dying just like the rest of me but faster. This is due to Zometa. Zometa is an incredible prescription that helps strengthen bones for those of us with METS on our bones. Ironically though it kills our jaw bones. For the last year I’ve had pieces of my jaw dying and literally (not joking here) falling out of my mouth. Zometa has reached the end. I’ve been on it for 5yrs. That’s honestly not a bad run.

So you can see how on the right my jaw is deteriorating. Teeth have been removed. The pain has been tremendous. It was time. So enter my new Oral Surgeon. His first prescription…hyperbaric chamber therapy. This is exactly what my dentist Dr Crow was hoping for.

After waiting for 2 weeks I was approved! My excitement is something that is bubbling over. I start this next week. The catch? Always a catch. I am up in Marshfield all week long and home on the weekends. So I am away from my family for at least the better part of a month. I’m glad we live in the world of tech. And I’ll probably pack a tshirt of Chris’s. But the perk? I heal. Physically, mentally and spiritually.

Over the next month I’m resetting. I’m detoxing. And I’m finding my spark. I want to walk through our front door after a month not a new person but the one I was before we ever heard the word cancer. I’m excited for this journey. And I can’t wait to show you all the benefits that are out there if we just advocate for our health.