My name is Carla and I am 38. I was recently diagnosed with DCIS or Stage Zero Breast Cancer. I am very grateful for the cyst that prompted the mammogram, otherwise this could have been much worse. I had a wire guided lumpectomy 3 weeks ago and I will be starting radiation within the next few weeks and I will be taking Tamoxifen for the next 5 years (UGH).
I have been married for 4.5 years and I have a 3 year old daughter. When she was 4 months old, my husband was diagnosed with Stage 4 Metastatic Melanoma. He has been through many treatments and hospital stays. Most recently he had spinal surgery to remove a tumor near his spine where rods and screws were inserted. It was so heartbreaking to see the sadness in my daughter when neither of us could pick her up and hold her for a week. She is a beautiful, loving, bright girl and I can't believe she has to go through this at such a young age.
I have faith that my treatment will rid me of the cancer completely and I will be able to get back to being the caregiver for my husband and daughter. I can't wait until this episode is a distant memory.
To those that have fought and are now at peace, those that have fought and won and those that are fighting every day, you are my HEREOS!
Concord Township, OH