In May of 2009 I was told by my doctor that I had breast cancer. I thought that my life had been turned upside down. Being at the age of 27 and having 2 small children, I was thinking that this is where my life ends. I had not been around anyone that has had breast cancer before, therefore I really didn't know what to expect. I remember not even wanting to see my kids because I thought they were too small to remember me. So at first I kinda pushed them away. Then realizing that I needed those angels in my life to make me feel at ease. The doctors told me that I needed 8 rounds of chemo and 33 radiation treatments. I was scared for my sake and my kids. After my 1st round of chemo I became very ill and ended up in the hospital. The doctor that was in the ER that night told me that I had 2 choices. I could either keep taking the chemo, and take a chance of it killing me, or I could stop the chemo, and take a chance of the cancer coming back. I chose to stop taking chemo and went on with my radiation treatments. In September I took my last radiation treatment. My doctor told me that I once more had a choice....I could take tomoxifen for 5 yrs. or I could have a total hysterectomy. After weighing my options and realizing that God had already sent me 2 angels, that the best thing for me to do was to get a hysterectomy. It has been over a year since I found out that I had cancer, and I probably would have gave up if it was not for my 2 precious angels.

Leslie
Glasgow, KY