During those months of studying for the Bar Exam I wasn't feeling well. I went to the doctor. During that appointment the Doctor felt a lump on my breast and recommended a breast ultrasound. I went to multiple doctor's appointments and after I took the Bar Exam I underwent a breast biopsy. A few days later at 8:00 am in the morning my doctor told me I had Invasive Ductal Carcinoma. Next to my mother on that office I cried because I couldn’t believe that at 29 years old I was facing cancer for the second time in my life.
On my first visit with the oncologist I found out: first that my cancer was really aggressive because from the time I had the ultrasound the mass measure 1 cm in size and by the doctors visit it measure 4.5 cm. The second thing that destroyed me was the fact that I'd to start chemotherapy right away; that chemotherapy causes infertility and that there was a possibility that I never could bear a child. Not every woman wants to be a mother but I do, so this news destroyed me. I cried for days. I still do. I don’t know if I’ll ever be a mother but I have faith that God will hear my prayers and concede me this wish. Now after 18 rounds of chemo and a bilateral mastectomy I'm cancer free. I want to thank my mother and father for never leaving my side. I want to thank my husband for taking care of me, for loving me unconditionally even when I looked like a corpse. I want to thank those real friends of mine that called me, gave me support, visited me, prayed for me, and with their actions never let me give up. Thank you my friends for helping fight this battle, I couldn’t have done it alone. Thank you family for having my back, for helping me fight, for supporting me and praying for me. You guys were my strength. I love you. For all of you fighters NEVER GIVE UP & FIGHT HARD
Beltsville, MD
