March 3rd, 2008, I received a call from my Doctor with the shocking news that I had breast cancer. I was 48 years old and did all the right things. Good diet, exercise every day, didn't smoke and felt great. How could this be true?
A visit to the surgeon gave me another shock. The cancer was in my milk ducts and a lumpectomy would not give me a good cosmetic result. A mastectomy was recommended. I can't believe what I am hearing!
I had a single mastectomy on the left side and a tiny amount of cancer cells were found in a lymph node so chemo was in my future. I was in disbelief.
With the love and support of family and friends, I am now finished with it all. Surgery, chemo, reconstruction, and now I have beautiful curly hair and feel like a million bucks!
I made it through a emotionally and physically difficult time a much stronger, more confident woman. I am not glad that it happened, but I took something awful and tried to find the good in it. I wasn't going to let it just be a bad thing. I thank god for the medical advances that made it a better experience for me and others, but there's still a long way to go!
Let's help find a cure!
Hillsboro, OR
