#angie
MealTrain Volunteers Needed
An Update!
(from Hilldale Deli Facebook Page)!
Friday, February 28
Sending some huge positive juju this gals way today. Angie is undergoing brain surgery today at 1 at UW-Madison. She will be awake during the surgery and then sedated afterward. I will keep you all updated as soon as I know how everything went. Kick cancer's butt a third time sista! You’ve got this.
Saturday, February 29
It’s an amazing Saturday folks! Received a text from Angie this morning. She is up, walking, and texting . Keep those prayers coming folks as she has a long road ahead of her, but it was dang good to hear from her #kickcancersbuttagain #hilldalestrongMeals are still needed for Angie and her family starting on March 9. If you are able to help, please click on the link below.
A Serious Setback
February 18
Her friends at Hilldale have started a MealTrain to help ease the burden on her and her family so they can focus solely on her road to recovery. If you aren't familiar with MealTrain, just click the link below and you will be taken directly to her page. Once there, you will see the available dinner days and also see what others are bringing the family (2 adults and 3 children) to eat. Meals start next week and are available through March 15. Meals would be delivered to their home on Moseley Street in Freeport.
And of course, please keep Angie, her family and her surgeons, in your prayers.
#Angie
Angie’s battle with cancer began when she received her diagnosis on her 40th birthday, 3 short years ago. She was diagnosed with breast cancer. They opted for a partial mastectomy as part of her treatment plan.
Once they started surgery, they realized that her cancer was far more aggressive than they originally thought. It had spread in just the short time from diagnosis to treatment. After surgery, she began chemo treatment and radiation. After months of treatment, she was given the all clear and was officially in remission.
In December of 2018, Angie began having issues with her balance and dexterity. She discussed with her doctors and concluded it was still side effects from the chemo. In January of 2019, balance became a real issue. More testing found a brain tumor. She was rushed to Madison shortly after diagnosis and had surgery within days. The breast cancer had metastasized in her brain. Surgery went well and she was told she only needed radiation. She completed radiation and began her road to recovery.
Then, on December 24, 2019, she lost movement in her left side and went for another scan. The cancer was back. She was told that she had multiple masses in the lining of her brain. She began radiation treatment a few weeks ago with hopes of shrinking the masses. She has a week long break and will begin chemo at the end of January.
Angie has worked at Hilldale throughout her cancer journey and is hoping to come back once she has the all clear from her doctors. She is a mother of three to Ryan, Morgan, and Ashley and devoted spouse to her partner, Shawn.
(Written by Sarah Raymond.)