Because of a gyn doctor who cares for his patients, my daughter, Mindy had a baseline mammography at 35--at 37,in August of 2008, Dr. Turner sent her again-and she had breast cancer-she had felt no lumps, had no unusual symtoms, but it was there, and was in her lymph nodes--
An aggressive chemo treatment for 6 months, then a double mastectomy, now, almost one year from the surgery date, she is undergoing reconstruction, and is, so far , CANCER FREE--
Mindy has three sons, 18 year old Kody, 10 year old Lucas and 5 year old Brooks--Brooks is a survivor of open heart surgery at 7 days old--
She leads a challenging life on any given day, but she has met and defeated every challenge being a victim of cancer has dished up. Life is still hard, reconstruction is NOT painless, and the side and after effects of chemo ( menopause, emotional roller coaster, etc) still take their toll.
But she is and always has been a fighter.
Mindy is blessed with a good husband, two awesome caregiver sisters, a large loving family, a comforting loving church family, and many friends and co-workers, who provided meals every single day from Chemo Treatment #1 right through the surgery--that's 6 months!
Whoever thinks that putting off mannograms until after 50 is the right thing to do, need to walk a few miles in the shoes of the young women who have been through this or may be currently going through it.
We are blessed and we know it--we continue to pray for a cure!
May God give strength, faith, courage and endurance to all !
Braselton, GA