I have always known that it was a very strong possibility I would develop breast cancer. It still doesn't prepare you for the day when you are given the diagnosis. My day was October 29, 2014. But,...I have the best kind you can get! Huh?
I consider my self very blessed in so many ways! I have a wonderful family, great career, and I live in paradise. Yearly mammograms have been a part of my life since I was in my thirties. My mother and grandmother both had BC and I knew the odds. I was too prepared to get it and my efforts would surely "protect me", right? Ha!
This year was my first breast MRI. Because of my family history, I was a prime candidate. Thank goodness...because it has probably saved my life!! I had two "questionable" areas. One was negative, one was positive. I have caught this EARLY. That is where "good cancer" part comes in....
My cancer will not respond to Tamoxifen and the other drugs known to help. My cancer is "ugly". (surgeons words-not mine) Because of all of this, I am going to have a double mastectomy. According to all of my doctors and most statistics, I have an excellent prognosis! I am (again) blessed!
Yes, I have days where I want to literally curl up and sit in a corner!! I cry- A LOT! I am terrified at times and I am just flat out p*ssed off, at others. But first and foremost, I am LUCKY!
My final wisdom...If you love someone and they are NOT getting checked for BC, kick them in the a** and MAKE them go-NOW! Their lives my depend upon it!!!
va beach, VA