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Hey babes💕 long time no see! It has been a minute since I last posted a blog update and I kinda left you hanging — so sorry! Life has been busy, and honestly some things didn’t go in my favor for a while. It’s been hard to fully accept everything, process it, and then sit
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Hey babes💕 I have a quick update. In my most recent MRI (right before starting chemo), doctors noticed one of my nearby lymph nodes looked a bit enlarged. It could be from a few different things — including my existing liver disease — but there’s also a chance the cancer has spread there. I’ll be
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Hey babes 💕 sorry for the delay — this update has been long overdue! We need to talk about getting my port put in and how my first round of chemo went. Port Day Panic!! As you know, I was not excited for this one, but I knew it had to be done. That day
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Hey babes!💖 I’m honestly blown away — my Operation: Save the Curls GoFundMe reached (and even passed!) its goal in less than 24 hours after sharing it publicly!✨ I can’t tell you how much that means to me. Thank you to everyone who donated, shared, or sent kind words. Family, friends I’ve known since kindergarten,
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Hey babes 💕 Monday and Tuesday’s transplant evaluation testing actually went really well and overall felt pretty positive. I met a lot of new members of my care team including a transplant coordinator, nutritionist, social worker, hepatology oncologist, and of course, the transplant surgeon himself. I passed all my initial physical testing with flying colors!
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Hey babes💞 In my last post, I shared that the transplant team through Baylor Scott & White believes I’m a good candidate to receive a liver transplant, and we’re moving forward with next steps. At my initial consult with the transplant surgeon, he explained that ideally I would receive a new liver and bile duct
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Hey babes 💕 Last week was a lot — so many consults, so much information, and of course, a ton of emotions as I keep processing the reality of everything. Through Baylor Scott & White, I was referred to an oncologist who walked me through the details of chemotherapy — how cycles work, possible Cold
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So… I was just diagnosed with Cholangiocarcinoma (that’s liver/bile duct cancer). This blog is my spot to share updates — from treatment and appointments, to ways you can help and what I’ve been up to! We thought this would be the easiest way to keep all my family and friends in the loop without me
Hey babe, it's Kyra! 