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was born. Dallas noticed cancer diagnosis after daughter Madelynit was a rare form of breast about Dallas’ inflammatory breast milk duct. She later discovered Chad and Dallas Sage found out which she thought may be a clogged red blotchy areas on one of her breasts, cancer.
battles cancer 2 months after child’s birth
hopeful that it didn’t.” It is called “inflammatory” because But it was not the news the Sages wanted red, or the breast often looks swollen and to hear. inflamed. “They say IBC starts at Stage 3,” Dallas as a Although Sage’s IBC presented it was Stage 3 at least. a very said. “So I was hopeful tumor, that isn’t always the case. It’s cells It was stage 4.” and aggressive disease in which cancer Stage 4 is the last stage of cancer breast. Chad said. Therefore, block lymph vessels in the skin of the of deemed incurable, at the It can spread rapidly, often in a matter doctors said surgery was not possible weeks or months. Chad time. treat“All cancer is bad cancer,” said But they did devise an aggressive get you when Sage, Dallas’ husband. “But for Dallas since she is young and and can ment plan a rare type that’s very aggressive That’s healthy. grow fast, time is of the essence. doctors) wanted to get it out of my “(The fighting when it hit us that she could be because that’s what’s deeming me a long liver, metasfor her life real quick and not over incurable right now because it did Dallas said. “So they’re hoping to period of time.” Dal- tasize,” After the diagnosis on a Thursday, it spreading and get it out of those other her. stop las’ family and friends rallied around a organs.” The first step in her treatment involved Chad’s uncle sprung into action, calling is the Texas, doctor he knew — Dr. Ernest Hawk an aggressive chemotherapy in Cancer which then was continued in Gainesville. vice president of the division of at The The second step involved another treatment Prevention and Population Sciences, Cancer therapy, which is more specific to IBC and Anderson MD Texas of University started in September. Center in Houston. six an Now, Dallas travels to Texas every The next day, Dallas scheduled follow- weeks for scans to see if the treatments are appointment with Hawk for the Sages working. In Texas, Dallas works with Dr. ing Monday. On Saturday, the three In Gainesdays two Gregor. for Mac DISCOVERY AND DIAGNOSIS drove Chavez and car Mariana their Georgia she piled into ville, Dr. Andre Kallab at Northeast Sage said she thought the worst when to Texas. Diagnostic Clinic oversees her treatment. heard the news. this AND TREATMENT “My initial thoughts were: How did for this PROGNOSIS FOR HER FAMILY happen?” she said. “I’m fairly young Upon arrival, Hawk met with the Sages. FIGHTING show doesn’t this treatusually and the because cancer showed to happen, Dallas said the get After 12 hours of tests, results liver and made her tired, but going up until your 40s or 50s. You don’t even idea.” cancer had spread to Dallas’it was in her ments have a mammogram until then, so I had no And through everything has been surprisingly Insti- lymph nodes on both sides. According to the National Cancer manageable. for only blood. had tute, IBC is very rare. IBC accounts “We assumed that it probably ■ Please see MOTHER, 11 cancers were 1 percent to 5 percent of all breast spread,” Dallas said. “I mean, we diagnosed in the United States. jlinn@gainesvilletimes.com
baby Dallas Sage gave birth to a beautiful girl in February. Afterward, the young mother noticed breasts something wasn’t right. One of her it. The felt hot and had red blotchy areas on itched. redness turned into raised welts that may Then, Sage found a mass she thought obstebe a clogged milk duct. Sage told her trician/gynecologist about the symptoms after at a follow-up appointment six weeks giving birth. Her doctor first treated her for mastitis, after an infection in the breast tissue. But the two rounds of prescribed antibiotics, symptoms didn’t subside. a posSage was referred to a surgeon for said he sible clogged milk duct. The surgeon didn’t think it was a tumor. He was wrong. surDuring the procedure June 16, the woman geon discovered the 28-year-old a rare had Inflammatory Breast Cancer, type. and aggressive
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Dorena Mobley Lemus never missed a mammogram. So, when she went in for appointment in December 2010,her annual CREVOLYN wILEY om she wasn’t expecting anything out of the crevolyn.wiley@jandjfoods.c ordinary. At 52, she was healthy and worked full-time as the owner active. She Touch House Cleaning in Buford.of Personal she was tired and sore, but she Sometimes figured it was from hours scrubbing floors and showers. But before she left the hospital she received news that would that day, life. Tests confirmed she had change her developed Stage 3 breast cancer. For two weeks, Lemus and her husband, Victor, sat in silence, in too much shock to even turn on the television. It of several stages of emotion was just one for the couple. “You go through denial, you are accusTimes, The of As patrons Photos by ERIN O. SMITH | The then you go through my family stories, Times Dorena Lemus runs around tomed to reading about once a month. acceptance, then you’re the building as a part of her morning workout Oct. 1, at cooking tips and recipesdifferent. While angry and sad,” VicFit Body Boot Camp in Buford. This time my focus is tor said. “It’s almost articles about famtionship, how we interact, how it’s easy for me to write like losing a loved we story is not so each other,” Jones said. “We’ve feel about ily and food, this particular one, but not quite, always been my breast cancer close, but I think she has a different easy for me to share. It’s because the future perspective (now). We’d call and we story. is unknown. annual never You were in for my good about saying ‘I love you.’ In August 2015, I went don’t know whether Now years, I had some part of our conversation before it’s just they’re going to live mammogram. In past but those were we get off the phone.” or not.” suspicious-looking scans, with no further DeLoatch, who has known Victor served as deemed non-problematic Dorena for 27 years, encouraged her caregiver and advotests needed. friend was ... “Houston, to get active after she completed cate for his wife, Not this time. This time her treatment. The two researching treatwe have a problem.” biopsies reguments and statistics larly run 5-kilometer races Further tests were needed, and dreaded “C” about her extremely the Peachtree Road Race were performed and the rare and aggressive together. word was confirmed. have breast cancer. He cared for Crevolyn, you do indeed drop here. “I hopefully helped her heart her through a year in keeping her active and cancer. Insert gasp and the diagnosis of chemothera py ERIN O. SMITH | The Times The weeks that followed keeping her focused on nts, appointme — seven hours a noticed something else by doing were a blur of doctor’s all before Madelyn was born. Dallasof breast daughter day afterevery races,” scans, surgery and recovery; three form diagnosis DeLoatch rare a cancer was said. discovered it inflammatory breast later weeks She— a double “Sometimes I don’t really beginning treatments. found out about Dallas’ a clogged milk duct. as were Chad and Dallas Sage of her breasts, which she thought may be mastectomy, I was uncertain and scared, and close think I did that much, one family radiation and red blotchy areas on that’s just what you do my husband, children, positive attitudes treatment with cancer. when you’ve got a friend. friends. They all kept see it in their eyes. herceptin, an What else would you do? around me, but I could holidays were antibody used to As our traditions for the were all uncerOf course you’re going to that it didn’t.” hopeful they fight certain types was not the news the Sages wanted tory” because be there for them.” discussed, I could see prognosis. it is called “inflamma my But It handle or of to breast red, how cancer. tain about Inspired by Lance swollen and My husband BY JENNIFER LINN to hear. the breast often looks Dorena’s daugh-say IBC starts at Stage 3,” Dallas Let me say one thing here.Not once did Armstrong’s nonprofit om “They jlinn@gainesvilletimes.c stars. inflamed. a as Jessica, a vetcancer foundation and children are rock waver. They presentedter, it was Stage 3 at least. said. “So Iatwas hopeful Although Sage’s IBC case. It’serinary a very student Livestrong, DeLoatch their love or care for me to a beautiful baby the stage 4.” to come to the It was Dallas Sage gave birth thecells tumor, that isn’t always time, also cancer and provided made bands to hand out to arranged some dear friends 4 is the last stage of disease in which cancer It was a precious Stage , support. She girl in February. accomDorena’s support group. house and pray over me. mother noticed aggressive Chad said. Therefore skin of the breast. deemed paniedof her motherincurable, Afterward, the young of her breasts block lymph vessels in the in a matter to surgery It said, “Hope, faith, doctor’swas not possible at the time I will never forget. our journeys go? One s said rapidly, often doctors appointments something wasn’t right. u and asked it. The It can spread on And isn’t that the way love, questions areas strength. Help to help blotchy given red we are time. sortChad m or months. through felt hot and had the complicated an aggressive treatDorena win the fight.” Amid the darkest times, last us through welts that itched. weeks cancer is bad cancer,” said Le But they did devisemedical terminology. that “All redness turned into raised she thought may young and get sweet pockets of love “I thought that if when you for Dallas since she is “Anytime na Then, Sage found a mass told her obste- Sage, Dallas’ husband. “But you’replan dealing with cancer, it’s can ment and I made them and the walk in the valley. Sage aggressivescary of year. I love re healthy. with not knowing what towanted be a clogged milk duct. a rare type that’s very get it out of my Fall is my favorite time That’s passed them out to about the symptoms doctors) expect,toand baking, decis of the essence. “(The I fortunately had Do the background trician/gynecologist after grow fast, time all her friends and college football, fall festivals, the delightful fighting the sci-deeming me that’sinwhat’s because appointment six weeks us that she could beenceslong liver, and enjoying hit medicine it follow-up metasa overall, at when to did and better it understand she got to see people orating it not over right now because e heat. But andabe there incurable for her,” Jessica her life real quick and hoping to giving birth. said.“So wearing them, it respite from the summertim “It they’re was said. her for mastitis, for great to see her tasize,” of time.” fight Dallas Her doctor first treated through and it and it out of those other would make her feel last fall was different. inside looking out. getcome tissue. But after period the diagnosis on a Thursday, out theDalotherstop side,it spreading and it just shows how After an infection in the breast antibiotics, the I found myself on the good that we were all her. rallied around strong she and only went is.” organs.” involved two rounds of prescribed las’ family and friends action, calling fighting with her and I went through the motions that I go. I first step in her treatmentin Texas, into Inspireda by her Themother’s fight, symptoms didn’t subside. surgeon for a pos- Chad’s uncle sprung rapy she was not alone,” Jessica out when my family insisted is the an aggressive chemothe Hawk now works with our dogs. as a veterinary oncologist Sage was referred to a surgeon said he doctor he knew — Dr. Ernest of Cancer DeLoatch said. “I think at St.in Gainesville. was happy to stay home this is very unlike then was continued The divisionFrancis Veterinary which Specialists ininvolved Decatur.another treatment I wore it everyday dursible clogged milk duct. vice president of the If you know me at all, love to travel, go The at wrong. step was Sciences, He And second fight I is The exactly what Dorena did. and ing her fight. It helped me didn’t think it was a tumor.June 16, the sur- Prevention and Population me. I don’t retreat often. and I thrive when is more specific to IBC Cancer Never Anderson one for therapy, self-pity which or wallowing, to remember to constantly During the procedure University of Texas MD and do. I love my people Gainesville woman September. the in out 28-year-old woman started set to prove she be in touch with her and keep in Houston. geon discovered the to Texas every six I’m with them. couldn’t bean in my jourCancer, a rare Center next day, Dallas scheduled beat. Now, Dallas travels are her motivated.” The I felt paralyzed. I felt alone had Inflammatory Breast to see if the treatments follow-it all, scans Through for the so blessed to have weeks she for held It did. Two years after her diagher business ney, even though I was care. appointment with Hawk thetogether. and aggressive type. Dallas works with Dr. Texas, three Sages Cancerworking. took herIn nosis, Dorena was back to cleaning hair andMac fingerGregor. In Gainesmy loved ones’ constant family meming Monday. On Saturday, nails, Chavez butdays IS for two it wasn’t going to take at her business and returned the element I watched as friends and at Northeast Georgia DISCOVERY AND DIAGNOS when she piled into their car and droveshe dedicated herMariana Kallab to her Andre Dr. more difficult life to ville, much since active with 1989. worst lifestyle, treatment. the struggled her participating in bers to Texas. oversees Doctors warned Sage said she thought why can’t I get Diagnostic her that Clinic camp three to four days a week boot she might not circumstances and thoughtthe wonderful ever and heard the news. NTget back to her former activity levrunning races every year. How did this IS AND TREATME it together and go on with HER FAMILY els, but Sages. “My initial thoughts were: young for this PROGNOS FIGHTING FOR She would Dorena credits her loving family, the she was determined. with only fairly life that I’ve been given? knowledge of to the come back, cancer and treatUpon arrival, Hawk met notshowed happen?” she said. “I’m this doesn’t show but tosaid friends and customers with comethe back Dallas results I don’t have extensive but going stronger. giving to happen, because usually don’t even get After 12 hours of tests, Dallas’ thing I do know is her the strength to win her battle. liver and ments have made her tired,surprisingly many subjects, but one “I would , spread to 40s or 50s. You To been had your say, ‘I’m has Thankfully until glad cancer up God counsel. allowed me reflect this, she redesigned in her through everything it wasthis, so I had no idea.” when to seek wise to have her comboth sides. And because I’m going friends has a a mammogram until then, pany’s logo as a drawing of Insti- lymph nodes on manageable. to help one of my nearest, dearestand it doesn’t other her, the National Cancer with people,’” to she said. According “I’d put on Faceblood. a scarf around her head, along 11 had probably it book background in counselingprayer warrior. IBC accounts for only a lot of times, ‘Cancer picked ■ Please see MOTHER, with “We assumed that tute, IBC is very rare. Jones and DeLoatch. the we were hurt that she is a seriousmeasure. “I mean, wrong person of all breast cancers to mess with, because spread,” Dallas said. 1 percent to 5 percent On Dec. 16, Dorena will celebrate What a blessing beyond sister. I also prevail.’ It’s almost like a challengeI will States. six diagnosed in the United years of survival, but for her that tests, She was my go-to soul been down a you’re going to win.” the fight imaging is some other had never over. She continues to sought out friends who Her cancer give back best friends, Panda as in higher doses for Breast well as I knew had been Jones and foster a supportive community, and Johanna DeLoatch, similar road. Women treatment, are called by ry supported and cancer throughout vocabula providing free cleanings to cheered type for Dorena along pillars of faith and positivity understood to clients : Surgery the way. ionizing radiation. This They n Mastectomy are fighting cancer and encouraging who Jonesallsat their cancer journeys. breast allof radiation can be produced of athrough othpart her orwith and not to menbut one of devices remove ers to be proactive about mammograms also her chemo sessions, Above: but the feelings and emotions tissue. 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