Four rounds of cancer in eight years...and I'm still here to tell the story. I am a bi-lateral survivor and proud of each small accomplishment through surgeries, radiation, and chemotherapy.
The last round, starting more than a year ago, was the most scarey. They went in to remove a known invasive ductal carcinoma and sliced an unforeseen DCIS in half. Two different types of cancer in the same breast at the same time; the only good news was that the lymph nodes were clear because of regular mammograms and early detection.
Losing my hair, and the other side effects of chemo were not fun, but they meant being one step closer to surviving again.
Now I'm back in the garden, at the stable, at church, and trying to get back the energy to return to a normal life. It will come with time - and that, I again have plenty to spare!
Tonawanda, NY