I am 55 years old who knew that June 27, 2013 would be a date that would signify the rest of my life. This day I was diagnosed as having Stage IV Triple Negative breast cancer that had metastasized around my aorta...WOW!! I didn't see this coming..get a grip is what I told myself. I have since then had eight rounds of chemo A/C and Taxol. My mother did not have breast cancer neither did her mother, so I made he awful assumption that I did not need a yearly mammogram being there was no family history of breast cancer. BIG MISTAKE!! Anyway, my last chemo was Nov. 11, 2013. Rt Radical Modifed Mastectomy performed Dec. 20, 2013 just waiting for the pathology report. My surgeon removed 15 lymph nodes from my axillary area and the tumor in my breast. I thank God for the support of my family. I have come to realize that a mammography can save your life. I can't go back only forward one step at a time.

Sandra
Moultrie, GA