I found lasting healing
The morning I discovered a lump in my breast, my husband took me to our local hospital. The doctor, thinking it was a cyst, tried to drain it, but was unsuccessful.
At work, my husband mentioned his concern about me to his boss, who gave my husband the name of a specialist at a well-known clinic. I got an appointment right away. The specialist removed the lump and gave me a follow-up appointment.
At the next appointment, the news he gave me was upsetting. He said that I would need a mastectomy and that he could show me a video about what that would include. He told me I should go home and think about my decision. The next morning, while getting the children ready for the day, I thought how cruel it would be for me not to be here to care for them. What was I to do?
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