My wife was diagnosed with breast cancer at 37, 5 yrs into our marriage, back in 1987. I knew that she was going to be the one to have to beat it, that all I could do would be to offer whatever level of support she was willing to receive. We went together for all her tests and shared all the results together. Luckily (?) for her, the type of cancer she had did not require chemo or radiation, mastectomy was to be her route to a cure. She decide to have it bi-lateral because the chances of that type of cancer recurring in the other breast increased by the year. Smart woman, after the operation, they did the pathology on the supposed healthy breast and cancer was found. Things were different then, no drive through operations like today. She spent about a week in the hospital. I walked into her hosp. room one day and she was in tears. She had finally seen the results from the operation. She thought I wouldn't love her anymore. I bent over the bed, opened her gown and kissed her between the scars. I told her then she was the only woman for me and 22 yrs later, she still is.

Bill Lutz
Elloree, SC