The Biopsy

You have to have a sense of humor when you walk into a room and there is a table with a big hole in the very center and they tell you that you have to climb a ladder and put your right breast in the hole.  I looked down and said, “But my breast isn’t in...

The Mammogram

My sweet husband took the day off and went with me to my mammogram appointment.  I didn’t want to ask him to do this, but it was so nice to have him there. I’m nervous.  As we sit and wait for them to come get me, my leg is tapping as I watch whatever...

Discovery

They say that life is a journey.  I don’t know who “they” are, but I know it is true because I see that phrase so often on coasters, note cards and signs.  My journey started today when I found a lump in my breast while I was showering.  I have to...

I Have Breast Cancer

There.  I have said it.  I have breast cancer.  I have only had a few days to practice (written October 10th, 2012), but I find the words stick in my throat.  It should be easier, but I suspect it is only the first of many hurdles that I will need to leap in the next...