From Alice:
“In Dec of 2023, I noticed a lump in my left breast. I tried to get an apt with a gyno to have it checked, but they were booked out till June. In Feb 2024, I decided to have a thermography done, to check to see if it was cancerous or not. Thermography is a non-invasive medical imaging technique that uses an infrared camera to detect & measure heat patterns on the body’s surface, and does not involve radiation exposure. They told me that the test came back normal, and that the lump was a cyst. No signs of cancer. Good news! 😅 I just put that to bed, no worries.
In March 2024, I was quite late with my period, this never happens! I’m as regular as a clock. I took a pregnancy test, negative 🥺. After 10 days I started again but it was extremely heavy, I’m normally a heavy bleeder but this was excessive😯 I was concerned a bit, but I just figured it’s because I was 10 days late and it was on catch up duty. I was just waiting it out, but it didn’t stop. I continued to bleed non stop 😩 By May, I was so drained that I could barely function. I was white as a ghost and so weak, my heart would pound heavily with the slightest moments. Our lovely sisters jumped in to help any way they could. I got on iron, a green drink, got foot zones, etc. I started feeling concerned, so I called the gyno again to see if they could get me in sooner. Nope, still June. While I waited out my days, for the apt, I got in to see a holistic doctor, and had a full blood panel workup done. The results showed that I was scary low on iron, low on progesterone, and low on a bunch of vitamins. June came and I finally got in to see the gyno. I was given progesterone, and within a few days my bleeding finally stopped🙏😅 While I was there, I had the lump in my breast checked just for another peace of mind. I was again told it was a cyst, and that I had a bunch of little cysts in there as well, nothing to worry about, I was reassured😅 My health slowly got back to normal after getting on high iron, supplements, and the progesterone 🤗
In September, while on the hunt with Dan, I tried to move a cooler that was too heavy. Later that night I could barely breathe, my chest hurt so bad 😩 We were 6 hours from home, and I didn’t want to ruin his hunting trip so I just dealt with it, not knowing what was going on. We did have phone service, so I did a Google search of my symptoms and heart attack was what kept coming up 😱 I just could not believe that that’s what it was 🤔 I prayed and asked God to help me. I was given the inspiration to text Eli, told him what I was feeling. He said it sounded like I had a rib out 😣 that’s a much better scenario than a heart attack 😅 Knowing that it was just ribs out, I could relax and enjoy the rest of the hunt trip…..sort of 😏 It hurt to breath, sneeze, cough, with pain and numbness across my chest. My left arm started to hurt as well, but at least I wasn’t dying 😬
When I got back in town, I went to the chiropractor and had Eli come work on me as well. Sure enough, ribs were out 😏 I had been going to the chiropractor, massage therapist, and having Eli do muscle work on me for months now; and while my chest felt much better, my arm, upper back, and into my neck was still hurting like crazy 🤷♀️I started to noticed that for the last couple months, the lymphs in my neck and in my armpit were also swollen. I had been putting oils on and rubbing them, trying to get them to go down, but with no success.
With the increasing pain, and decreased mobility in my left arm (which was now making it hard to sleep at night), I finally decided to set up an apt with a dermatologist to just get them checked. I thought that the lumps were possibly pressing against something like a nerve, and that it might be worth looking into getting them drained to get some relief. I mentioned the breast lump and cysts, so she included that in the ultrasound order just for a second opinion. 👌
I had the ultrasound done the end of January `25. The doctor came in to talk to me, he said it was not a cyst, that was very concerning, and that he would like me to get a biopsy of all the lumps.😨 He also suggested a mammogram and MRI, which all got scheduled very quickly!
The mammogram showed very concerning lumps in the left breast, as they suspected. The right breast is healthy though, 🤗 which is the main reason he wanted me to get the mammogram done. They were able to get perfect biopsy samples of 3 lumps in the breast, the lymph in my armpit, and the lymph in my neck. Throughout the procedure, I could feel God’s overwhelming love for me.💕
The results from the biopsy showed an aggressive type of stage 3 breast and lymph node cancer. The MRI results showed some shadowing on one of the ribs, which indicated that the cancer could be in the bone.
They quickly scheduled a PET scan, which showed that the cancer had also spread to the bones, particularly consuming my left shoulder and upper ribs, making it stage 4 breast cancer. 😰 Glad to finally know the cause of the pain I’ve been having in my arm and shoulder since late September. 🙏 thank you God for revealing it.
God has blessed me with a great team of doctors. I would love for everyone to pray for the doctors and nurses that will be walking me through this journey, that God will guide them in all their doings.
Thank you all for your love and support. I am truly blessed. ❤️😁”””
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Alice Wayman is one of the most amazing and wonderful people you will ever have the privilege of meeting. Her kindness, generosity, work ethic and sense of humor are well known to those who are lucky enough to know her, and are immediately apparent to anyone meeting her for the first time.
Everything has happened so fast, and this has come as a complete shock to Alice, her amazing husband Dan, and their beautiful daughters, Dani & Dyllan.
The amount of pain that she has been in was never truly known to anyone else, even her closest friends and family didn’t realize the extent of what she was dealing with. Anyone who knows Alice will tell you that she is not a complainer. She just deals gracefully with it and says, “It’s fine😊” , patiently waiting for it to subside. She always has something to be grateful for, and her devotion & faith in God is contagious and inspiring. 💕
Alice and her family are all so appreciative of any assistance. They are all looking up, knowing that God will guide them moving forward. They are focusing on being as positive as possible. Please join them in this effort to stay positive, looking forward to miracles, and many more years along the way.
