If you don't know about our story from the Aussie magazine New Idea then I must tell you.
My name is Narelle, I have an older sister Michelle and our mum is Annette and this year we have all battled breast cancer together. Mich was diagnosed in December 2012, I was diagnosed in January 2013 and mum in February. Mich and I have done 6 months of chemo and so far I have had a lumpectomy and she has had a single mastectomy and radiation. Mum was the lucky one needing only surgery but chose to have a preventative double mastectomy following her lumpectomy. Mich and tested positive for the BRCA2 gene mutation and will have a complete mastectomies and reconstruction surgery and eventually oopherectomies. We are not saddened by our journeys this year, we are happy for all the knowledge we have acquired to help make our lives long, healthy and happy.
Ocean Grove, Australia
