The years was 2003. My life was going great, had a job I liked,married the love of my life. Then in October my father passed away. This was really hard for me because my Daddy was my go to person. It took a while for me to get over it. Then a month later, while at work, I tore my rotator cuff in my right shoulder. I had it checked out and was in need of surgery. It was set up for January. Just after Christmas I found a lump in my breast. Like a dummy I ignored it. I went and had my preliminary work done for my surgery and the chest X-ray showed not only the lump but a mass just under my nipple. Surgery on the shoulder was called off and I had a biopsy done and it was stage 3 cancer! What a shock! The doctor told me that the breast had to go! I had a positive attitude about the whole thing because I thought of my Daddy who left me a few months earlier and if I could handle that, I could handle losing my breast rather than my life. Now, 6 years later I am still cancer free!
That is the best shoulder injury I ever had in my life!
Arnold, PA