1. My Change Journey Map Overcoming Cancer

2. Inertia Shoveling snow after a snow storm because husband’s back was out. Relaxing in the bathtub Finding the lump

3. Call I am 35 years old Time for your first mammogram Don’t jump to conclusions it just a fatty cyst But wait, there is a family history –3 aunts –2 cousins

4. Jump Second mammogram Ultrasound Do you want to take it out or monitor it? It could be cancer It’s probably nothing!! My decision: “Let’s remove it.”

5. Trials Lympetecomy The phone call from Dr. Wagner You have cancer –Not just one kind –But two different kinds Where do we go from here? Support of doctors, family, and friends No room for fear and anxiety

6. Dissolution Surgery: Mastetomemy I can live without a breast My thoughts: “Let’s remove both and never worry again.” Dr. O’Brien: “Take one thing at a time.” No reconstruction, nothing foreign in my body to complicate things

7. Discovery Chemotherapy with Dr. McHale Upbeat, optimistic, and the faith that we can beat this While receiving treatments, one of the youngest and luckiest to have support there. The consequences of chemo: losing my hair, tiredness, and sickness Bravery by cutting my own hair off and finding an appropriate wig

8. Integration I am cancer free I can live with only one breast My hair has grow back Monitoring my health is a priority Everything in life is now in perfect perspective

9. Application Every day is a gift that I must cherish Early detection was on my side Better medication with less side- effects A SURVIVOR of five years!!