Before the lump was found; I felt something and nothing showed up. One year later, something shows up, and I was just laid off. I decided to wait and maybe I shouldn't have. I got a job and started back on the road of taking care of me. Another mammogram, MRI and needle biopsy, Sept 2009 I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer. I cried and thought why me. Meet with the surgeon and thought about the conversation we had and choice of treatments for a few days before I told the rest of my family. This was hard because 5 years earlier we lost our father to colon cancer. I didn't want them to feel here we go again someone in our family has cancer.
You wonder WHY ME, since I have the cancer gene and this happened to me, I decided WHY NOT ME. I am young, strong and was in relatively good health. No more; poor me, why me, what did I do to deserve this. I changed to WHY NOT ME and promised myself that I would do what I needed to do. The surgeon told me that I need to be positive have a goal on this short detour of life. Being positive was easy, achieving my goal was tougher to accomplish because of the medical bills. I have remained positive and with the help of my family, my son and I are going to Ireland. I am not completely done with my treatments, but when we return I will continue with them.
I am a breast cancer survivor and the journey has been long. From my experience I hope I can help others when they come across this same detour in life, no matter what cancer they have. So, WHY NOT ME!
Bridgeville, PA