10/07/2020
October is one of those months that will always be significant for my family and I. October as many people know is Breast Cancer Awareness month, but before 2017 I never truly understood the significance of that.
October of 2017 our lives were turned upside down when the doctor walked in and told my mom she had breast cancer. The unknown of what was to come was what scared us all the most. I always saw my mom as the rock of our family, the strongest person I knew. To see her struggling with this diagnosis was heart wrenching... BUT there was no other option other than fighting. She always was a fighter and that’s just what she did. She overcame her diagnosis and proved just how strong she truly is.
Her check-ups were all going great, and her bloodwork continued to come back great.
Then October 2019, came around and it was time for her yearly mammogram. She knew. The tone of the doctors voice, she just knew. The doctors reassured her it could “just be calcification , and a biopsy would have to confirm or deny”... but my mom knew. I think deep down we all knew ,but we tried to stay as positive as possible. The doctor called her on the phone, and the silence after hanging up confirmed what we all feared. The cancer had returned. This time around was MUCH harder to accept. “How and why, is this happening to her.. AGAIN?! It’s not fair.” I’ve never felt so much anger and sadness all at the same time.
My mom knew exactly what she had to do, and told us all she’d get through it once again.. And she’s done just that. Today is (what we hope to be) the final surgery she will EVER need to kick cancers ass. Asking for all the prayers and well wishes on her recovery over the next couple of months💕
My point of sharing all of this ... Breast Cancer Awareness month doesn’t just mean wearing pink. It means knowing your body, doing self-exams, knowing your family history, and getting the necessary preventive scans YEARLY. Cancer doesn’t care who you are or what your story is.
And as always, let us remember all the loved ones we’ve lost to cancer, all those who have fought, and those who continue to fight.💕