January 5, 2009 - the official day I was told that I have breast cancer.  Looking back, I guess I knew something wasn't right when I found the lump and when they did an immediate biopsy with my mammogram and when the doctor's office called to tell me to bring someone with me to my doctors appt on the 5th.  I stayed positive and kept telling myself that it is nothing - just a cyst.  As soon as I saw the doctor's face when she walked into the room I knew that everything was NOT alright.  That half hour is a complete blur to me now but I do remember just feeling in a complete state of shock.  I am 36 years old and I just had two babies - breast cancer is something that older women are supposed to be concerned about.  I am still trying to figure out how to get my baby to sleep through the night.  Cancer, aggressive, lymph nodes positive, surgery, chemotherapy, radiation and then the pa Read More »

 Wow what can i say the first time I was told I had cancer was at 23 years old, I was just having some fun with my friend when i decided to just feel my breast for a lump, and to my surpise I had a lump. When i discovered the lump the first thing I said was god not now, please my children still need me, and my mom doesnt need the pain of losing a daughter. Long story short my dr removed the lump and i was told i needed to have breast tissue removed to avoid the growth from growing rapidly, will that went well it was a one day thing no biggie to me, but to my surpised 5 years later I discovered aonther one on the other side, i had surgery and my breast was removed, just when i think god can't punish me no more because that's what I taught i had done something wrong and god was punishing me, so this time it was my ovaries everyt Read More »