First, I would like to say that cancer sucks. With that being said my story begins at the age of 28. I was healthy, happy, ate and organic diet, and had no family history of cancer on either side of my family. Then, while doing a self-breast exam I found a lump in my breast the size of a marble that was not there the month before. I was absolutely positively stunned when I read the words Invasive Mammary Carcinoma. Now, 16 chemo treatments, 2 surgeries, and 29 radiation treatments (6 more to go!) later, I am looking forward to my life as a cancer SURVIVOR. I can’t stress enough the importance of self-breast exams, every month. Things have dramatically changed since the thought of, “under 40- no worries.” Now it needs to be “if you hit puberty, you could be at risk.” I admit, it’s not as ‘catchy’- but catchy won’t save your life- being proactive will.
Sarah Atteberry
Nashville, TN
Nashville, TN
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