Hi. My name is Kim. I am a 34 yrs old mother & step mother of a beautiful 6 yr old and 18 yr old.
My story begins 3 yrs Go. I just got out of a very messy divorce and meet the man of my dreams. He was a single father raising his daughter. Frank has had hi so own medical issues battling MS. Well about 1 1/2 yrs ago we found out frank had stage 4 lung cancer. Frank and I fought for him to over come the battle and he is in full remission. In August of 2013 I noticed I started getting pain and discharge in my left breast so I went and had a mammogram and ultrasound done, all came back good. My breast surgeon wanted to have me to the BRCA gene test. Dec 12, 2013 it came back I tested positive for BRCA2. It was recommended I see a geneticist, oncologist, and gynocologist. While I was seeing these doctors I noticed a lump in my left breast in Jan 2014. I called my breast surgeon and she sent me for an ultrasound. On feb 20, 2014 I was diagnosed we Invasive Diuctal Carcinoma. It was recommended I have a double mastectomy with reconstruction.
I had my surgery on April 29, 2014 and 6 days later received the call I'm CANCER FREE!!!
I still have a long road ahead with reconstruction and possibility of chemo but I will say I'm very confident in he decision I made. I always stayed positive for my family. I am healthy today for my family. With them I gained strength thru my battle and hope I can help others with their battle.
Philadelphia, PA
