Well my story begins on a sad note twice I lost two of my cousins to cancer. The first one in march of 2010. He name was Andrea. She was my age. She died of brain cancer. 2 months later my cousin Jackie died of pancreatic cancer. To put the topper on the cake of this all I was diagnosed with Breast cancer in June just one month after my cousin Jackie's death. My thoughts were is this family strong enough to deal with another blow by cancer's hand? To my surprise yes they were! Everyone rallied around me and gave me their support and prayers. But to me personally this was my battle. I had to prove to myself that I could beat this on my own! So I sought treatment in Philadelphia. I thought with going down there no one would want to go. Boy was I wrong. Then I explained to them this was something I had to do on my own. If I needed them I knew they would be here for me. I was talking with my dad the night before my appointment and he said "you know Tracy Jane you really don't need them" . I told him they could take them as far as I'm concerned and my dad said "and why is that?" then I replied I could get a set of my choosing! He started to laugh. My mom was like Tracy Jane that's not funny in a scolding voice. I was like if I don't have some kind of humor during this I'm going to lose it and that's not what i want. I needed to stay strong for my children and grandchildren . I went through my treatments. Had a lumpectomy. I am cancer free 2 years now!

TRACY Harrison
pottsville, PA