The year was 2008 I found a lump on my breast, went to the Dr. Did the necessary testing. And yes I heard those awful words " YOU HAVE BREAST CANCER".
The next question was how do you want to proceed. So I decided to have a Double Mastectomy, my thinking was take them off and it will never come back. Unfortunately in my case a year later the breast cancer had metastasized to my Liver. The biopsy for this was worse than anything I had been through even the Dbl Mastectomy. So I headed to NYU they put me on a trial drug which within a few months I was cancer free once again. Unfortunately the drug was taken out due to heart failure, heart attacks and Liver Failure. After another year I went to get a check up and yes it was back. My Tumor marker numbers were up as high as 300. I decided it was time to do the traditional Chemotherapy which up until this time was not happening in my book. But since it was inoperable I really had no choice. I was scared I was really scared I am on my 14th treatment and my numbers are down to 28 hopefully they get to 0 This has been a long road and what I have learned is a positive attitude is the key to survival. I know everybody says it keep positive , but the mind makes the body sick so no matter whats goin on or how bad it seems to be going look for that light, convince yourself that nothing is wrong with you and nothing will be.
Hope~
Strength~
Courage~
Debs
Hawthorne, NJ
