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.















Friday, July 29, 2011

Breast Cancer in the News - - Here's What I'm Reading

When a Breast Cancer Surgeon's Mother Undergoes a Double Mastectomy
Washingtonian - July 5, 2011

Brooklyn Cancer Survivor Receives Donations Of Breast Milk For Her Baby
CBS New York - July 28, 2011

Breast Cancer: Tamoxifen Saves Lives but Some Women Go Without It - ABC News
July 29, 2011

            

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