I was 34 when a lump popped up on my right breast. I just knew it was cancer. I had a biopsy and the cancer had spread to my lymphnodes. I then had 8 rounds of chemotherapy, bilateral mastectomy, expanders put in and then 5 weeks of radiation. After waiting 3 more months I had implants put in. The right one gave me problems and the skin kept getting tighter. My husband and I went on a cruise this July to celebrate our 15th wedding anniversary. A week after we came back I got really sick. I felt like I had the flu times 10. I went to the hospital the next day and got admitted. I had cellulitis on the right side and was told if I waited any longer I could have died within 12 hrs. I was in hospital for 8 days getting two strong antibiotics through a pic line. I had to get my right implant removed and went home giving myself antibiotic through the pic line. I wouldn't have made it through all this if my husband wasn't there for me. I'm not really sure how I feel about all this exve I'm mad. No-one in my family had this cancer and I don't carry the gene. I'm still fighting. I am in remission and I still get chemo once a month.

Susan Gephart
Louisville, KY