How I came to this blog

For as long as I can remember I had been so excited about my 30th birthday. It was going to be a big year for me, I could feel it. I had no idea a breast cancer diagnosis would turn out to be the reason. I was actually told I had "early breast cancer" at 29, about three weeks before my 30th birthday. What I had is called Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS), which is also considered "stage 0 breast cancer." While it was caught at the earliest possible stage, and my life was never in immediate danger, I still had to undergo mastectomy, including lymph node removal, and reconstruction. My birthday came and went a couple weeks before my mastectomy. More than once I looked down at the "F 30" on my hospital bracelet and wondered, "where did my 30th birthday go?" This will definitely be an interesting year.















Sunday, March 27, 2011

Young Survival Coalition

When I first got my diagnosis I, of course, scoured the internet for anything I could find on breast cancer, especially resources for young women with breast cancer. I came across the website for the Young Survival Coalition, which has its headquarters in Manhattan and affiliates throughout the United States.


The YSC is a support and resource group for women who were first diagnosed with breast cancer before the age of 40. YSC has monthly support group meetings where women can discuss whatever is on their mind at the moment. I went to two support group meetings - - one before each of my two surgeries. I met such wonderful women there who helped me prepare for and get through my surgeries, emotionally and practically.


This week, in New York, March 30 at 630PM, YSC is hosting an informative event called Exploring Complementary and Integrative Medicine.


To learn more about the Young Survival Coalition, click here.
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