Post-op Orbital Exenteration & Cranial Surgery Losing My Eye and What's Next for Cancer Treatment
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- Опубликовано: 3 фев 2024
- It's been three weeks post-op after losing my eye due to cancer in my sinuses (nasal squamous cell carcinoma). I had an orbital exenteration with skin flap taken from my arm, along with cranial surgery to remove the dura and some brain lining that the tumor was also impacting. I have been struggling a bit but am trying to get back into a better headspace in order to be strong for the next round of treatment which will be radiation on both my face and neck. I will receive proton radiation along with traditional radiation.
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You have every right to be angry. You're allowed to have all of the emotions! Know you are loved!!
Amen!!
I have no idea why RUclips algorithm is sending me all of these cancer videos, its so hard to watch this. But I feel compelled to say this. YOU ARE A WARRIOR of a human if ive ever seen one. I FN HATE CANCER. But you are so beautiful you inspire me so much. Im going to follow your journey because you are one BAD B****! Stay beautiful and strong no matter if you dont see it in yourself, WE DO. ♥ 🙏🏼
If you watch one or two of these types of videos, then YT will start the algorithm to show more. Same happens on my end, but I am glad they do because everyone has a different journey.
I was wondering the same thing here. But I'm glad I did because I reached more people than it might have that means more prayers and blessings for her and her family.
@VanillaDiceBaeBae What you said‼️ You did it beautifully & I agree 💯%❣️🙏💓
Yes ! A wonderful brave warrior . ❤
If you click on one it will keep showing you similar. I clicked on one that popped up and I began getting a lot. Very good to hear these stories.
As I’m posting this it has been thirty-three minutes since you posted. In that time there are ninety-three comments. That’s almost three people a minute who are thinking of you and praying for you and rooting for you. You are seen and cared for by so many people.
Praying to the Holy Spirit for continued healing. Holding you in my heart and my prayers
Amen ❤
Stay strong, you’re a tough cookie but being sorely tried! God bless you!❤
“Scared is what you’re feeling. Brave is what you’re doing.” You are stronger than you know and you have an army here to support you through this journey. ❤
Melanie,
You are the bravest lady I know!! Please know that like the little sparrow, God has you in the palm of His hand and will be with you through all of this!! You are a true inspiration to everyone watching this. God bless and keep you!!!
Oh Melanie, just getting up and making these videos…this alone is a monumental accomplishment. You’re incredibly brave. Take your time to heal. You will kick this.
Nobody of us can imagine what you are going through. You are in my heart! Praying for your healing❤
Her pain emotionally is heartbreaking. She’s so brave. 🙏🏻
Being such a young mother and having a young baby , I’m praying for you ! You get the rest to heal and let your family help you . ❤🙏🙏
Melanie... always remember
**You ARE strong**
**You ARE brave**
**You ARE BEAUTIFUL **
Me and my girls said a prayer for you! You ARE going to get through this!! Stay strong mama!!! You got this!!! 💕
Cancer can sure mutilate a body. It's terrible.
I think you’re most likely the bravest mama I know I feel like I know you I mean, I know we don’t personally know each other, but I prayed for you as much as I pray for anybody I know. You have a beautiful life and right now you’re in the fight and you’re too great, just don’t beat yourself up for resting. You have to rest healing equals resting. Praying for miracles. Praying for strength praying for your recovery. Praying for a good news. Praying for your sweet baby girl and your husband and your family and praying for the bravest girl Melanie ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🌸🌸🌸🙏🙏🙏🌸🌸🌸
We will pray for you, Melanie. Try to stay strong. Mind over matter….and God’s grace will help you most at this time. ❤️🙏🙏🙏✝️
Yes so brave. . .accepting the things we can't change that are out of our control is about the hardest thing any of us ever have to do
Yes so brave ,beautiful strong woman . To have to give your eye litteraly to stay and be here for your child and loved ones I can’t imagine. Sending prayers and healing also
My sister-in-law has stage 3C ovarian cancer. It's been 12 months of surgeries, chemo, and immunotherapy. She developed double vision and a severe migraine headache during the immunotherapy sessions. Next day underwent a CT scan and emergency brain surgery to remove blood clots. Was bedridden for a couple of months after that. She started to lose hope then suddenly last Sunday she recovers and is back outside shopping and almost back to "normal". She resumed the immunotherapy infusions this week. Fingers crossed. Good luck Melanie. You are not alone in this fight.
Wow😮
That was scary + inspiring.
Melanie, You are a beautiful vision of class and grace. You’ve got this! And God’s got you🙏🏻
Yes 👍🏼 amen 🙏🏼
Amen
This is the most lovely comment ever 💙🩵🤍
Dear Melanie, I am sharing your video with my son, and he will share your needs with his church family! Remember, prayer is going forward, and we trust God will strengthen you mentally and remove all remaining traces of cancer!!!! You are loved! ❤❤
Prayers will surely help… beside it never had once.
That’s so kind of you Mari, I’ll do the same, my daddy is a preacher ❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏
Amen
@nursehoney6815 yes, that is wonderful! We stand together for Melanie and her family for strength and peace.
Amen!
Don’t feel obligated to update us. You have a lot to sort through and manage. We’re just glad you got through the surgery and are out of the hospital. All my best to you and your family.
Melanie , my name is Kevin. I will be praying for you, your husband and children. I’m sure this is indescribably difficult. May God strengthen you, lift your spirits, comfort you, and fill you with that peace that surpasses understanding. Thank you for having the guts to share with the world so we can rally around you and lift you/yours up. You’re alive! Do the best you can, as you can. Love you sis!
I'm praying that she goes and listens to video's by Dr. Thomas Seyfried on RUclips.
@@raymilland3413😊
Dr Thomas Seyfried
Oh Melanie. I have so much I would like to say to you and about you but I just feel like I can't begin, but will try while I'm bawling my eyes out. My name is Carol and I'm 77 years old and feel so blessed to have made it so far in life with no major bumps in the road. To see what you are going through makes me sad and very angry! Why oh why do these things happen to such a young and beautiful girl like you. I am asking God to give me your pain and your worries during these days now and going forward. I complain about my arthritis pain and back pain, things like that that are absolutely nothing in comparison to your pain and the lose of an eye. To me you are the strongest individual I have ever encountered on you tube. I have watched you from the beginning of your journey and nothing in this world compares to you and your sense of humor and your courage!! I hope that very very soon your life will become somewhat normal and you can start taking care of your beautiful baby girl. I am praying that maybe there will be a way that a plastic surgeon can make it possible to give you a glass eye. Miracles happen every day in medicine and new procedures are found every day. Believe me when I tell you that you are beautiful just the way you are right now though. The courage you show is more than incredible and I'm so sorry to keep babbling on and taking up much of your time if you read this, maybe during the time getting chemo. I really believe this will happen to you some day, meaning receiving a glass eye. If not, like I say, you are beautiful just the way you are. The day you were coming home from the hospital and revealing how you are now without your eye was nothing short of courageous. I didn't feel at that moment that you looked anything but beautiful. I mean it. For some reason, because of your attitude and courage that you looked just fine. Anyway, I will let someone else get on here and I will go about my day with you on my mind and praying that you will not have any more hurtles and just be able to enjoy your life going forward. Bless you, Melanie, and bless your sweet baby girl along your journey of healing along with you.
God Bless you! I have stage 4 Cancer and sometimes people saying your so strong, can be cliche so… I want you to know that you are handling your situation with bravery, and dignity and I am in awe of the of the grace you possess. There is always light in darkness remember this! God Bless you, in Jesus name❤
I am so sorry missblack. You sent a beautiful message. We are not always strong and that is when Jesus carry’s
Amen, God bless you and praying for you and Melanie for healing in Jesus mighty name Amen 🙏❤️❤️❤️ Miss black, your comment is beautiful ☺️🤗
@@GrandmaLMAmen, God bless you, your comment is beautiful 🙏❤️🤗
I wish you be allright. Any tratment you do, to work and and heal
Continued prayers for you Melanie. ❤
Sending you love and prayers, Melanie. I have breast cancer, my mom is 89 and she had it also in her head and lost her nose. We are survivors until the Lord takes us, in His time.
I pray that most of all you remember the same thing I need to and that is that He truly loves you and how these are temporary trials in this earthly sphere. This promise is one that really helps me: "Draw near to God and He will draw near to you." James 4:7.
💝🙏✝️💝
At what age did ur mom get Dx? Sorry if this question is hurtful. But just seeing the age of 89, I felt that's a long life despite the diagnosis. Gives lot of positivity to cancer survivors
@@jaypalnitkar4400 No it's ok-She was 78. It was at Sloan Kettering. After the surgery she had Radiation, no Chemo. She also had a lot of spots removed for a fee years afterwards on her head but then that ceased.
I’ll never understand why something so awful has to happen to someone out of nowhere. It’s maddening. You just have to remember this is a huge hurdle, but you will indeed have a day where you are at peace and this is all over and you’ll be in your wonderful new normal. ❤
Why is this happening to all these lovely people I watched jenny Appleford fight for a life and now I'm watching you and im thinking why do all these lovely ladies have to fight and suffer like this it's so crazy that in the world we live in with all the technology young women and men are going through some horrendous treatments just to survive its terrible.your a lovely woman and I hope it gets better for you
I strongly agree.
God bless you, Melanie. You are the definition of a warrior and a survivor. A true example of strength. So many people are thinking of and praying for you!
Melanie
Ive been thinking of you daily and praying as you go through this journey.
You are truly an example of strength and courage. You are a fighter, you are strong and your sister was correct you rock that eye patch!
You have a strong foundation and with that you will build forward. You are truly an inspiration and im sure in future years when your baby girl looks back on these videos she is going to be so proud her mom is s super hero. We love you. ❤
Amen!!!!
@@AbbyKuusisto-cl7lr 🩷
Melanie
Just stopped in to tell you you are in my thoughts sending bug hugs and prayers for a speedy recovery.
Someday, you and your daughter will watch these videos together and she will see the beautiful and brave mom that you are. I’m sorry you are going through this and it is scary and maddening. I am angry for you. Thank you for sharing your journey and your thoughts…we are here for all of it. ♥️
Oh Melanie, I have watched a ton of cancer videos on here but your story just really tears my heart apart 😢💔. Being pregnant, having chemo, giving birth, brain surgery etc…. Whoa! What a load for you to carry and struggle with. I honestly am in awe of you and your strength. You may not feel like that but believe me…. YOU ARE STRONG!!
I have had breast cancer (2 mastectomies) but, it just doesn’t compare. My love and prayers are with you dear Melanie ❤🙏
Omg I’m angry for you 🤯 I am so damn sorry !!!! Being a new mom is scary enough, I’m praying and hoping for the best, with all my love✌️🤞❤️
Melanie, I’m praying for the peace that passes understanding for you. Also for complete healing for your way and the cancer. Also for complete and fast healing for your arm and the ability to hold your precious baby. ❤
Hi Melanie, my name is Suzanne. I have been thinking about you. I am a nurse, well retired. I find it amazing that you are already back and sharing with us. Enjoy that sweet baby of yours. Sending much love. Take time to heal ! You are amazing. It is so normal that you want to be 10 miles ahead but you are incredible.
Oh my dear NOBODY will understand what you are going through except those who is in the same situation that you are in. I had 2 brain operations but it is not nearly as traumatic as what you are going through. Praying for you my dear ❤❤❤
Melanie, you are beautiful, inside and out. Healing takes time, try to have patience. They have a plan of treatment, which is great. I continue to pray for your healing. Keep the faith. You can and will get through this.
Blessings to you and your family.. 🙋♀️🫶
Awe cry if you need to love it’s ok don’t hold it in 😢❤❤❤❤❤❤
Praying you through
Oh my Dear! You are thought of with so much love & compassion. I broke my left orbital in an accident in 2002. Not until 2011 did I finally have surgery & have an implant to improve the appearance of my sunken eye. I feel so much for you! I appreciate you so much, and your willingness to share yourself with us. Our loving Creator Jehovah cares for you. He has his hand held out to you for comfort, always ❤
You are so brave sharing your cancer journey with us. One person should not have to deal with so much at one time. You are helping so many, I hope you know. I’ve been a nurse for almost 40 years and I had not heard of this type of cancer. I’m learning from you and you are helping every person who is dealing with the same journey. Lean on everyone that is helping you, get rest, snuggle with your baby and look after YOU. Many prayers, I know you got this.
Youve been through so much, Im glad you have family to support you ❤
Amen!!
Melanie, not only me but my cat just stares at you on the TV when you’re speaking. We feel your pain.
Be pissed!!!!!! I was too loosing half my neck and I still am very angry! However my friend it will get better I promise. I had just adopted a baby when I was diagnosed. He’s 22 now.
Throw plates outside at a wall get it out Melanie. Thank you for sharing sweet lady.❤❤❤❤
Stay Strong Melanie your come a long way. I had cancer in the mouth they had to cut into my orbital to get it all, i had to have a couple of free flap op to save my eye which failed. I had my left eye removed just over a year ago coming up 8 year cancer free. things will improve as you heal, stay positive you will get through this
Mel, i had 6 weeks of radiotherapy. You will be fine, lovely. It's an emotional roller coaster going through cancer treatments. Stick with the positives. Stay away from the negatives. Positivity all the way. We have to accept and adjust to life differently, and we do. It takes time hun xxxx ❤❤
So much to endure, it is hard to know what the whole point is sometimes. Praying for God to bring you peace and healing. Thankyou for updating.
Keep shining sweet Melanie! You’re beautiful and spring is going to be here soon and a new season of opportunities for you to spend more time outside with your beautiful baby girl who God chose to be her Mama. I pray for you often. Be encouraged in knowing you’re an example of strength to others and remember “this too shall pass”.
You are a warrior! The bravery that it takes to go through these procedures, is off the charts. I am so proud of you. Hang in there. This too shall pass. This was major and life changing surgery. You are allowed to be sad and angry. It is part of your recovery, physically and mentally. You will get past this. Sending you love and healing prayers! ❤️😘🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 I have incurable blood cancer, and am in remission. Cancer is not fun!!
My heart goes out to you. I am an RN and experience people at their most vulnerable. Life is not fair. Cancer is the worst. I cared for my oldest daughter when she had a mastectomy. I pray for your full recovery.
Hi Melanie, I find that waking is the hardest time...after traumatic changes in life. My heart goes out to you.
Dear Melanie, You have been through so much! I admire your courage to keep going, one day at a time. I'm sure it's hard to be hopeful some days, but please know things will get better! Time is the great healer. There are a lot of people who care and send you prayers for God's healing and Peace. I think of you often throughout the day and am praying for a successful recovery. You will overcome & thrive again! ♥♥♥
Bless your heart. Cancer is so invasive and treatments unpleasant at best.
Melanie you dear sweet soul. The main thing is that you are still with us!!! You and your family are in my prayers.
sad to hear that they found more. That is a bummer. Rooting for you Melanie!!! 💙💙
Oh, Melanie...my heart aches for you! So much to endure. Your beautiful baby will help you get through this incredibly hard time. Sending hugs and prayers to you❤!
You never know your own strength until you go through what you are going through. Your strength is amazing ❤
Your bravery in showing us your wounds - both physical and otherwise - is so humbling, Melanie. You remind me to be grateful for every day, every hour, every breath that I'm given. I pray for peace, healing, and an easing of your thoughts. I praise God for you and your wonderful family. Be well, Melanie. You can do this.
Thank you for taking the time and energy to make this update. Please know that you are in my prayers everyday. You’ve got youth, strength, loving family on your side. Take each day one at a time. 🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏
Glad to see you back, Melanie! 🤗
I hear you, your struggling, i know you just want to reach your new normal, and your nervous, and unsure, with the chemo and radiation, i still believe your miracle is on the way, you will regain your strength, i know it’s frustrating, it’s hard, and none of us can imagine what you have faced, but we are here, with the power of prayer, in God all things are made possible, we are here for you Melanie, and will continue to send prayers, and go at your own pace, give your self grace, and time to heal, You will get there❤
You are one of the bravest woman I have seen. I know showing us your eye was not easy. Being so transparent and positive is helping others. in the end you WILL end up healthy!!!it’s all worth it if it means years with your young one!!
Your are one very amazing brave lady xx through your anxiety and tears always remember what an absolute amazing hero and Mum you are xx sending you lots of hope and prayers xx one day at a time xx 💕
Melanie, you are so strong. Take care of yourself and let the healing take place. You are a beautiful person and a beautiful soul. Grace is good. I don’t pretend to imagine how you feel. Just know all your feelings are yours and part of the process. You are grieving. You have lost a lot. This takes time. Grieving is grieving whether it be a loss of another person or the loss of who you were vs who you are now. It’s ok to have all those emotions. Deal with them and as you said give yourself grace. Prayers! 💕🙏🏻🙏🏻
Melanie, I am so sorry the hits keep coming. Do not worry that you aren’t as “positive” as you think you need to be. You can be angry, frustrated and devastatingly sad and still do what you need to do.
Keep munching that elephant! FWIW, your new look already looks like “you” to me. ❤
Dear Melanie, you’ve been dealt a horrible blow!! Please growl out loud, express all your feelings and thoughts, do not hide yourself or suppress whatever is welling up!! Are you having some kind of emotional/mental therapy? Don’t put that off, so very important. I love that you are giving yourself grace 🙏🏻👏🏻‼️This is certainly a marathon, not a sprint. Hold your precious baby, nourish your body, feed your spirit and soul, and stay focused on the prize coming, more travels and van time. Be patient and let people take as much stress away from you as often as possible. I am keeping you in my thoughts and prayers. Keep your faith close, therein lies never ending hope for full healing, recovery, and strength to see it all through!!🙏🏻💪❤️‼️
Yes, I’m seeing someone to talk through things. Thank you for your encouragement
Glad to see you back here, for having such extensive, life changing surgery you look amazing! I can't even imagine what it's like mentally, physically, emotionally but I know I would never be as strong as you are. Will keep you in my prayers 💜
You poor girl. You are going through a war. Of course you’re traumatized by the experience and the massive surgery and it’s going to take you time to work through it all. Please take your time with that and take all the comfort and support that your family is offering. You don’t have to be strong through all of this. There’s a need to fall apart and let your feelings come out. It’s a step in the healing process. Counterintuitive, I know, but real. I’m going to praying and praying for you, the baby and family, but especially for you to be fully and completely healed. Rest, rest, rest. You have lots of people praying for you and prayer is powerful. ❤❤
You are such a strong woman. Your husband and baby are so fortunate to have you. You are always in my thoughts and prays. Remember psalms 57 " in the shadow of thy wings i will make my refuge " . He is and always will be with you and your family.
Keep swimming Melanie, God has got your back (and every other part of you). I'm so glad you said you are giving yourself grace! Today is a great day for a miracle! Prayers for your strength, peace, joy, your shalom - wholeness, soundness, and more. Prayers for your family and their shalom as well. I speak healing over you. God's Word became life and is life for us. He sent His Word and healed them and delivered them from all their destructions. Psalm 107:20 His Word does not return void without accomplishing what He has sent it to do. Isaiah 55:11 The Word became flesh John 1:14 and by His stripes we were healed 1 Peter 2:24.
Many Blessings to you all from Deborah in West Virginia. 🙏🏻❤
Thank you for coming on. Just do it when you really feel like it. We are praying for you. Healing in Jesus Name 🙏
I have a macular scar in the back of my left eye which is not anything close to as bad as what you are dealing with. I am visually impaired but not disabled per the US Social Security Adminstration rules. I do know though with one eye you loose depth perception and that therapy can help you preserve your ability to hold a drivers license. In Wisconsin where I live, so long as a person has 70% peripheral vision, you can have a regular drivers license. Hope this info helps you gain some confidence to persevere with this health burden a little better hopefully. And when your ready, look into a prosthetic. There was a reporter who lost an eye when she walked into the prop of a plane that had it done, and my helicopter pilot friend I mentioned before. It will definitely help boost your spirits. May this journey be over for you soon and enjoy your pretty baby as much as you safely can while you heal Momma!
I know you mean well, but they had to take Melanies eye socket as well, not just the eye itself, so they cannot put an eye prosthetic there. Perhaps it's possible do restruction on the eye socket although, that I do not know.
You are amazing, my mother in law had cancer & she hated people saying she was fighting a battle, it’s not a battle but a test to your strength as a woman & a mother. Your positivity is stunning, yes you are weak, yes you’ve lost your eye & yes your journey isn’t finished yet. You’ve got this mama! You are beautiful❤❤❤
Melanie, please give yourself grace. You have been through so much & it's so overwhelming. My prayers are with you for complete healing. God will get you through this! My next CT scan is in February & hopefully I am still in remission. Rest, pray, cry. Do what you need to do . Update when you feel strong enough. Again, my prayers are with you & your family ❤🙏🙏
Praying every day for you and your sweet family. I am thankful you have a great support system. Remember if God brings you to it, HE will get you through it.
Hi Melanie, I'm sorry you going through such bad time, myself went through more or less same cancer, SCC of mouth nd left mandible on January 2021.. with neck dissection due to metastasis to 3 lymph Nods.. its 3 years gone still dealing with long term side effects of radiation to my neck , problem with eating,chewing swallowing, dry mouth, ........cancer is relentless it effects ppl emotionally, physically, pshycologicaly.....nd my face is not the same as before since they cut my left mandible replaced the bone with my fibula , 12 hours oporation......but my messg is cancer robbs us of future plans but makes us appreciate the present more......my advice is take each day as it comes, and whatever will be ,will be, that attitude helps a lot.
Sending prayers love and light your way.
Melanie we are all in your corner. i hope that this becomes an easier pill to swallow and that the cancer can be eradicated. you are so strong and seem like such a wonderful mom. someday your daughter will watch these videos and see what her mom went through and draw inspiration from your strength. i know it. love
Sending you love from the uk, I had my nose removed due to scc. Just had more surgery today to remove a new lump and do biopsy. I feel you not only having cancer to also lose a part of your facial features too. You have done amazing xx
God bless you, hang in there. You guys are true fighters. This can literally happen to anyone and you are not alone. Sending hugs 💛 much respect.
Dear Melanie hang in there. Don't lose hope and Faith. Your alive, made it through the surgery. Your with your family. Thoughts and prayers are coming your way. Big Hugs!
Just do what you can with the baby for now. Read her books, sing songs, push her in the stroller. You will be back to your normal mom duties before you know it! She's just so happy you're here!!!!❤ As are we all!!!
Not only does it break my heart that you're in this situation, but that you're in this situation with a little baby. I just hope that there is a happy ending for all of you ♡
You heal up great M, I was not expecting to see you here after three weeks of such an invasive surgery, and look, here you are. You are a tough one. There is no one on the planet that would not have anxiety after what you are going through. Hang in there, one step at the time, keep going.💪
I’m praying for you. My parotid cancer journey has taken a lot from me in the last 9 months. It can’t take my spirit, strength and determination to keep fighting. I’m sharing that same strength with you, dear fighter. You are loved.
I’m sorry 😞 Praying for you. You are a strong woman and I’m praying & im hopeful.
I am so sorry that I have missed your postings in February until this evening (3-17-24). I am saying a Rosary for your healing completely, Melanie. ♥
I'm so sorry you have to go through this. You have every right to be anxious and angry! Yes, life isn't fair, but sometimes people get way more than their share of life's ugly side.
You will be the mum you want to be, you honnostly will. You are doing so bloody incredible,
I will continue to pray for you, like I have been. Hang in there.
Stay positive. Make up your mind. You're gonna beat this. It won't beat you. My dad had a very rare cancer. He was beating it. Until hard head went out got walking pneumonia. Had to. D/c chemo. You can do this. You have a baby girl. She had to fight. Take a page from her book.
I can imagine what you are going through Melanie. You are so brave! Sending you lots of hugs and love ❤️Everyone cares so much for you xx❤️❤️
Sweet Mel, so good to see you. We have been praying for you and just today, I thought I hoped we’d hear from you. You are doing an incredible job of getting through this part of your journey. We Love you and your little family and our prayers continue. ♥️🙏
My heart goes out to you. Look after yourself. Cancer sucks xx
You are one phenomenal WOMAN! How fortunate is your daughter to have such an amazing woman for her mom. Give yourself all the grace you need. I am praying always for your recovery. Stay strong and let love envelop you.❤❤❤❤
Prayers and lots of love sent your way. You are a strong woman and I know God ill be right beside you your whole journey. You've got this.
You will get there, getting your strength back, you have a fantastic mindset! Brave is an understatement! It's a really good thing they found during surgery, what was not showing up on the pet scan, so that they can be more aggressive now with the treatment and take care of it. It would have been awful, if going through all this, and then the other stuff had come as a very unpleasant surprise. Now you are on top of things and you got this! I so admire how brave and put together you are!🌟🍀🙏🌸
Melanie you poor woman
You are something else 💪♥️
Keep going girl you got this and you will fight through for you and your baby girl
You are a mother bear and after this nothing can harm you in life anymore
Your baby girl will be so proud of her mum
looking back to what you have been through
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Melanie, you are a mighty, strong, articulate young woman. The Lord has given you,quite the heavy load. I’m confident that he is holding you in the palm of his hand. Praying for peace for you nightly .
I love you so darn much Mel !!!!!
I respect you more than words can ever say Dear Mel !!!!!
Life has dealt you such a crap hand. It’s perfectly normal to be angry. I admire your courage to document all of this. I know it’s not easy. I just wanted to reach out and tell you that I think you are a badass. I know I’m just a stranger on the internet, but your story has touched me and I wanted you to know that. ❤ I’m pulling for you.
Dearest Melanie: Thank you for the update. You have been on my mind. You have been through so much and you have come out on the other side. I am very proud of you. You look beautiful and your surgical site is healing nicely. Give yourself some grace and time to heal. It is wonderful that you have a very special support team. I am sending you positive vibes and many hugs. Please love on Baby Girl for us. You are AMAZING! Take care.
Grief and anger are to be expected . Give yourself grace. Prayers and thoughts to you and your family.
Sending prayers and love
Been thinking about you all of this time and lighting candles and sending healing intentions to you; physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. Because it is all connected.
I see you in light and healing totally✨✨ blessings to you and your family🙏
I am so glad to see you. You have been on my heart since the video of you going home. I fully understand why you have taken some time off to heal. You just need some time to heal, both inside and outside. I am praying for your anxiety, upcoming chemo and radiation, and your peace of mind.
I think you are just an awesome woman, inside and out. God loves you and lots of people do also out here in RUclips land❤️ Take care of you, give yourself lots of grace and let God and others love on you.
I am praying for you to heal, you've been through so much, your very brave and your videos will no doubt help people having there own cancer battle, your a beautiful lady!
Sending lots of love and prayers. Stay strong 🙏❤️🙏
sending hugs and prayers to you ❤ had tumor surgery neck in 2021 still feel the side effects neurologist appointment coming soon my mouth has not been the same I can’t imagine how hard it is for you ❤
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Melanie, thank you for sharing your journey and updating us knowing how difficult it is right now. Please know that you have so many people praying and sending love to you and your family. ❤ I pray things get easier for you and you have positive results going forward.
For such a huge surgery, you truly look amazing.
Melanie, from a nursing view, you look great! Prayers for the next steps!!
Brave, beautiful lady, praying 🙏 for you xxx
Sooo sorry. Bless you 🙏🏻 this is living hell for you, I hope your strength gets you through each day.
I’m so sorry honey for all that you are going through. I know this is a heavy burden. Hang in there my dear. Much love to you. Better times will be coming.
You're doing it. We're here to hold you up.
Sending prayers for you Melanie, praying for your recovery that God will continue to keep his healing hands on you. You're a brave & strong woman, God bless you and your family 🙏💗🙏