Breast Cancer Smancer

Over the next several weeks we will be sharing portions of an amazing young women’s brave journey through breast cancer. At the age of 24, while working and traveling abroad, she discovered a lump in her breast. At the age of 25, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. This is her story …

2009 April 17 - I Just Want to Cry

… I am so so so so sad. So very sad. When the surgeon told me that the cancer had spread to 2 of the four lymph nodes they had taken out, the next three minutes of what she said whizzed by me. Now it’s a different ball park and my decisions or the ones I’ve made already need to be changed.

Reconstructive surgery won’t be able to happen until at least a year…

I tried my hardest not to cry, it was really hard when the Dr herself started getting teary eyed as I stared deeply into her eyes. I had to look away. I finally broke as I drove out with my brother. He gave me a hug. I’ve never truly known the power of a hug until this whole cancer thing.

... I guess I should have asked the dr how long does she think I have, it never crossed my mind till now.

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