UPDATE: PRAISE GOD!!! It was stage one!! The cancer is gone!!!
I found out a few months ago that my mom, my poor mom, has endometrial cancer. Endometrial cancer is sometimes also called uterine cancer.
From Wikipedia:
Endometrial cancer refers to several types of malignancy which arise from the endometrium, or lining of the uterus. Endometrial cancers are the most common gynecologic cancers in the United States, with over 35,000 women diagnosed each year in the U.S. The most common subtype, endometrioid adenocarcinoma, typically occurs within a few decades of menopause, is associated with excessive estrogen exposure, often develops in the setting of endometrial hyperplasia, and presents most often with vaginal bleeding. Endometrial carcinoma is the third most common cause of gynecologic cancer death (behind ovarian and cervical cancer). A total abdominal hysterectomy (surgical removal of the uterus) with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy is the most common therapeutic approach.
Endometrial cancer may sometimes be referred to as uterine cancer. However, different cancers may develop not only from the endometrium itself but also from other tissues of the uterus, including cervical cancer, sarcoma of the myometrium, and trophoblastic disease.
I have not felt like talking about it, so very few people in my life know about this. Today, she finds out what is going on. Two weeks ago she had a total hysterectomy. They removed everything, including 14 lymph nodes from her abdomen. Today she will get the results of the biopsy they have done on the lymph nodes and tissue. She will find out if she is “cured” or will have to undergo radiation treatment. She is so scared. I am sitting at work on pins and needles, waiting for an update. I am praying that it was localized to the endometrium and that she will not have to undergo any more treatment. Please say a prayer that the news is good news.
This is turning out to be a great year so far 
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