National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc.

I WAS TOLD IN 1994 THAT I HAD BREAST CANCER. I HAD A RADICAL MASTSECTOMY. STARTED CHEMO SHORTLY AFTER. THEN I DECIDED TO HAVE RECONSTRUCTION. I THEN WENT 41/2 YEARS CANCER FREE. WAS READY TO CELEBRATE MY 5 YEARS CANCER FREE AND WAS TOLD THAT I HAD CANCER IN MY OTHER BREAST. SO I STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN. HAD MY BREAST REMOVED AND WENT THRU CHEMO AGAIN. THIS WAS IN 1999. IN 2001 I WAS FOUND DEAD ON MY BATHROOM FLOOR. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT CHEMO DESTROYED MY HEART. I HAD TO HAVE A DEFIBULATOR PUT IN TO KEEP MY HEART GOING. HEAR IT IS 2007 AND I HAVE JUST HAD RECONSTRUCTION ON MY RIGHT BREAST. IT HAS BEEN 2 WEEKS SINCE SURGEY AND I STILL HAVE A WAYS TO GO BUT I AM DOING GREAT. I HOPE MY STORY CAN GIVE OTHERS ENCOURAGEMENT TO GO ON. I KNOW IT ISN'T EASY BUT YOU CAN BE A SURVIVOR AS I AM AND WILL BE. I TAKE ONE DAY AT A TIME AND LIVE IT AS IT'S MY LAST. THIS KEEPS ME GOING. SO PLEASE FEEL FREE TO WRITE AND ASK ME ANY QUESTIONS. I AM VERY OPEN ABOUT ALL THAT'S HAPPENED TO ME. IT IS MY THEROPY. GOD BLESS TO ALL