Next plan of action

As much as I want to be on the beach today I am not. Today we got 100% confirmation that my breast cancer has spread to the bones (spine to be exact). I will be starting on oral chemo medications as well as monthly shots, having a PET scan and CT Scan of the abdomen (for pain related to my recent surgery), labs and more over the counter meds like calcium and vitamin D. This is not the news we wanted to hear at all but I'm still alive and kicking! I still have toilets to clean and laundry to do. Still have kids to raise and send off to college next week. Still have curfews to enforce and chores to hand out. I'm alive and will continue to be a mom, a wife, a nurse...caring for everyone around me.