Chemo Rd 1 Angela's Facebook Post

4-8-20
The wierdest visit to Penn Medicine Pearlman Center...ever. Dave drove me and dropped me off. I entered the center and it was a ghost town. Other then Doctors and Nurses I saw maybe 20 people or patients there. Usually there are thousands of people there. I went up to the gynecological oncology floor and I was the only one in the waiting room. It was down right eery. I'm not even sure how this could happen as this facility was always packed with hundreds of people in treatment. I met my new oncologist who I liked very much and continued with chemo in a room with a window....which rarely happened before. It went well and I hope the chemo will continue to do its job. It was just the oddest experience I have ever had since going to Penn. Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers

Chemo treatment #1 Rd IV

April 7, 2020
Tomorrow will mark six years thirty-nine days since Angela Bursler's first Chemotherapy treatment and it will also be round one of her 4th bout with the disease. We are optimistic but sad that for the first time since being treated at Penn we will not be able to be together. She wrote me a note stating as much ending the one-line message with a sad face. I can only say that it broke my heart but as I said to her it is for just a short time. If you are a religious person I ask that you please say a prayer for her tonight and if you are not religious please include her in your thoughts. She is a strong-willed woman and will overcome this challenge.

Ovarian Cancer Round IV

4/1/2020

The pandemic has introduced a new wrinkle into our lives as a whole with those suffering from debilitating, chronic Illnesses probably adapting the best. Those folks face challenges every day that could potentially threaten their well-being. They sit on the edge of their seat waiting for the result of every test confirming that he or she gets to live for another month. They silently manage pain while comforting those they love and meeting obligations without complaint. These people are your neighbors, your co-workers, your friends, your family but unless you are intimately connected rarely will you understand how challenging it is for them to pretend to be normal. I state this today because my wife is one of these people. In my world, she is a hero, a leader and someone that I look to for strength. Our journey has taken us up many hills and through many valleys but we've always walked together and always will. In the coming weeks, we will once again begin a journey up a steep mountain with the cloud of the virus in our path but we will reach the top and overcome once again. She is not alone and will never be. #Angelasangels