Theresa Cloon:  

I have Metastatic Breast Cancer (stage IV) and there is no cure for this disease. I was first diagnosed in April 2007 with stage 3A breast cancer. After a mastectomy, 9 months of chemotherapy, and radiation therapy, I was pronounced cancer-free May 5, 2008. I remained so until September 12, 2012. I was told that my cancer had metastasized in my left iliac wing. Once again I was going through radiation therapy. My doctor did not believe I needed chemo at this time. So I did 30 rounds of radiation and waited. In March 2014, I was told the cancer had spread. It went from the one area on my pelvis to several spots along my pelvic bone, left femur, lower spine, and 2 nickel size spots on the liver. Chemotherapy began for the second time in my life. I underwent chemo every 3 weeks for 7 months. It made me very sick. I was in the ER within 2 to 3 days after every chemo treatment and being admitted into the hospital for several days afterwards because of infections. It also affected the ejection fraction of my heart. My heart still has not fully recovered and only pumps at 45%. Finally, my doctor took me off the chemo that was making me sick and weakening my heart. We began a different treatment that was monthly injections. Those injections did not work at all. In fact, my cancer spread further and worsened. I have more lesions on my bones, the spots on my liver have become bigger, and now i have a titanium rod put in my left femur because the cancer has cr...Expand for more