The Diagnosis

Since my mom passed away from ovarian cancer in 2017, I have been going regularly to my yearly exam. In 2023 my checkup was less than favorable but ok – in the mammogram they saw something on my right breast and I was scheduled for a sonogram at the radiologist. There they check both breasts to make sure that there is nothing….. well the left breast was completely clear and the right breast had a couple of cysts and I was told it was nothing major – but was clear. Was told not to miss another mammogram though.

That brings us to 2024’s appointment. Being in premenopausal some things had changed but was not expecting anything drastic. So my appointment was for nov. I had my mammogram and talked to the dr and went home. I had no concerns and neither did she until the results from the mammogram. I was immediately scheduled for a sonogram and another mammogram on Dec 11. I wasn’t too worried as I had this last year. But boy was I wrong. The breast that was completely clear last year had betrayed me…… there were 3 masses and 1 in my lymph node. They wanted them biopsied right away. Dec 23rd. 2 days before Christmas… tis the season for more stress. I got them all biopsied and they told me I wouldn’t have the results till Monday the 30th because of the holidays.

December 26th as we were heading to Florida to see family. We were driving on 475 around Macon and I got the call. I was driving Mac’s jeep with Kim and her puppy in the back seat. Chris had the other two girls in his car up a head. The doctor call came in – the doctor said can you talk. Right then I knew and asked – POSITIVE? Yes POSTIVE for Cancer in all four locations. BREASTRAYAL – my left breast had turned against me and was now trying to kill me. They had turned on me.

Kim was my rock at that moment because now I had to call Chris and the girls and let them know. I thought what else can happen. We were in the middle of a kitchen remodel. Kim had just gotten news that her car needed some work – at the same time I was getting the call I had cancer and then it starts raining….. never ask what else….. it wasn’t a storm just a light rain but never ask what else.

I made the call to Chris and the girls. He asked if wanted to stop and go home or more forward and I said forward – we need to move forward. So that was my word for the day FORWARD. We still had 5 hours to drive to Orlando or so I thought. We made it to a rest stop so I could hug Chris and the girls and talk a bit and then we got back in the car. I continued to drive because I needed to focus on moving forward. I told Kim she could drive in Florida because I thought that might be the end of the line and I had driven over half way. Florida wanted to get in on the action and what should have been a 7 ½ hour trip ended up being 9 1/2 because of an accident, but we moved FORWARD.

Dec 27th we started calling doctors and getting information. FORWARD.