My name is Victoria Carter, I am 27 years old. I am a single mom of my three year old daughter. When I was 24 I was diagnosed with stage 2b Breast Cancer w/ 2 out of 30 lymph nodes positive. I gave birth to a beautiful daughter 12/15/05. Soon I noticed a lump in my left breast. All the doctors that I saw told me it was a clogged milk duct and it would go away. I heard over and over again that I was too young for cancer. A few months went by and another lump grew. I was tired of hurting and waiting for them to go away so I push to have them removed. So finally I had my lumpectomy in November of 2006. The Monday after my surgery I was called back to the doctors office. They sat me down, all by myself, and told me that I had Breast Cancer. I looked the doctor in the eye and asked, "whats the next step? How do we fix it?" I went through six months of chemotherapy. Lost my hair, lost my marriage, but I still had that beautiful bundle of joy by my side that I had to live for. She was the reason I kept fighting.The doctors finally narrowed my cancer down to being pregnant with my daughter. They are still not sure as to how long I actually had cancer. I am now 27 years old and perusing a career in nursing with hopes to work at a breast cancer center. I want other people to know that they are not alone, and never give up.
Victoria CarterBlack Creek, NC