My name is Aline and when I was 28 years old, I had a lump of the size of a grapefruit in my breast, a lump of 8cm. I went to the hospital several times, but nobody took me seriously. I was 28 years old and <<young women don't have breast cancer>>. Mamagraphies were denied. Nobody in my family had it. I was alone. Cancer spread in my lymph nodes. All 14 of them were touched. I had to remove the lymph nodes too.
I was giving less than 15% chance of survival. I was in a experimental, research treatment. I had both of my breasts removed. I had a terrible, destructive, hard chemotherapy that made me so ill, it almost killed me and I had intense radiotherapy that left me with chronic Back and neck pain.
My BRCA genes mutated, therefore, I had to remove my uterus, fallopian tubes and ovaries. I was not even 30 years old and I so wanted to be a mother, but I could not. Instead I am in menapose, I was already in menaupose at 28 years old. I was told to go buy myself a coffin. I had 12 surgeries. I have no more breast, no more uterus or ovaries. My genes mutated. I will never carry a child. But I am still here and against all odds, I adopted a beautiful little boy is who the light of my life. That is why I tattooed a Phoenix on my back, because I came back to life like this beautiful bird. Never give up, care about yourselves. Don't accept everything the doctors tells you. I was told I will never be 29 years old, I will be 40 years old in May. Continue the fight! Will Love, Aline
Montreal, Canada
