Before going on a long weekend vacation to visit family I felt a lump. Being so young and not having any family members with cancer I didn't think too much of it. Once back from the weekend the lump had gotten larger and now I knew something was not right. Went to see my primary doctor who assured me it's probably a fiber melanoma and sent me to see a surgeon so I could get it removed. The surgeon wanted some tests done to find out want exactly it was to know how much to take out. I wasn't going to get any results till a few weeks later but suddenly I got a call that there was an "opening" with my surgeon and to come in the next day. At that point I still never thought it could be breast cancer... Well it was stage 2B. I couldn't stop crying especally when he started explaining the complications with having children. We were trying to conceive and I was heart broken. So there I went with a world wind of tests. It had also spreed to my lympnodes. I rushed through getting my eggs frozen and started chemo then surgery and finally radiation. On my 26th birthday was my last day of radiation and I wanted to wash this horrid year away. There is not a day that goes by that I wonder if it's back but I also take every day as a blessing to live and enjoy. My family, friends and husband are amazing and I was never alone through my journey. I once thought if I comes back I can't do this again but if it does I will not only for me but for everyone that I love and can't live without. Keep hope alive

Kelli
Warwick, RI