I am a 44 yr old and my story starts with me taking a free mammogram test in November 2011. I felt nothing would be wrong because I did not know of any breast cancer in my family. I worked out at the gym regularly and I did not drink or smoke. The following year January 2012 I had to get a biopsy that eventually came back positive for Cancer in my right breast. With this news I didn’t want to waste any time, I had double mastectomy as recommended. Initially I was told I had a stage 1 but was later advised that my cancer was actually an advance one. I had 11 out of 15 nodes positive. I still don’t know if I am stage 3 or 4. In addition, I was HER2 positive and currently doing Herceptin Treatments along with zoladex and Tamoxifen. I am feeling great and have good support from my husband and friends. Being positive is the key and eat and drink a lot of green fresh foods.

Linda Carroll-Strachan
Freeport, Bahamas