More Than a Survivor: My Journey of Faith, Hope, and Healing On February 14, 2012, a day traditionally associated with love, flowers, and chocolates, my life changed forever. I heard three words no one ever wants to hear: “You have cancer.” My diagnosis was invasive ductal carcinoma, initially classified as Stage 2B, estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer. Further testing revealed that the cancer had spread to my lymph nodes, changing my diagnosis to Stage 3C. Just one month later, on March 13, 2012, I underwent bilateral mastectomies with immediate breast reconstruction. What followed was a journey that would test my physical strength, emotional endurance, and faith in ways I could never have imagined. Sixteen rounds of chemotherapy. Thirty-nine radiation treatments. Two blood transfusions. Ten hospitalizations. Each number represents more than a medical procedure. It represents days of uncertainty, moments of fear, and the determination to keep fighting. But what those n...
"Don't believe everything you hear and half of what you see". This has been said too many times from the same people that actually believe everything they hear and see. My life is an open book. You want to know something, ask me and I will tell you. It may surprise you ..... or, it may not.