When you heard you had breast cancer, whom did you think of first? 

Was it your children? The bond from mother to child is like no other, stronger even than the invisible cords pulling child to mother. When the words “you have cancer” sank into your belly like a stone, did you see your daughter’s secret smile, the goodnight one she saves just for you as she nods to sleep in your arms? Or maybe you had a sudden vision of your son, ruling his backyard kingdom with a swagger and a Spiderman...