Every season starts with the unknown. The unknown of how
well the team will play this year. The unknown of what will the win loss record
look like. The unknown of how many hours will be spent at the field house vs.
at home. The unknown list seems to be endless this time of year.
For the past two seasons I’ve been learning my new role as
the wife of an AD and what that looks like since my coach no longer has just
one team, He has all the teams in his school district. So just as I figured out
those unknowns in my world, we are adding a new unknown factor to our house.
The unknown factor of how my breast cancer diagnosis, surgery and treatment
will affect our season.
KP was a defensive coach all the years that he coached
football so of course we both went into defensive mode. What’s our game plan?
How do we defend against this new opponent? What’s our best plan to defeat
breast cancer and walk off the field victorious?
Working for Susan G. Komen for 25 years does have its
benefits. My co-workers immediately joined my team and set me up with the best
coaches/doctors for my type of breast cancer. Almost three years ago the Lord
called us to San Antonio. He was setting up the plan and the defense. Komen
told me the best place for me with my type of breast cancer was here in San Antonio.
The doctors have been fantastic, and we have a great game plan.
On Friday, September 13 I will have a bilateral (double) mastectomy,
and we will start the reconstruction process. Of course, surgery is scheduled for
a game day, but hey – I’m a coach’s wife and we are used to challenges. My
coach will be with me every step of the way and has even promised to not go
running off to the game when I’m out of surgery. That’s the blessing of AD and
not coach.
What’s next after surgery is still an unknown. We won’t know
until a couple of weeks after surgery if I’ll need chemotherapy and if so, how
much and how long the treatments will run. I guess to put it in football terms,
we have to wait to see the outcome of the first game to determine how the rest
of the season will go.
What I do know is that there are challenges every season.
Some challenges are on the field and some challenges are at home. This year the
challenges for us will be at home, but we are in it as a team. On and off the
field we are a united front and we have 25 years of teams and 25 years of fans
routing for us. We also have an awesome God how is the great physician and
ultimate healer.
Thank you for cheering us on. Thank you for praying for us
and thank you for being our biggest fans.
Cheering YOU on!
Laurel
