Breast Cancer - All SharePosts Relating To "cancer diagnosis"

WillFightIt

Recently diagnosed with breast cancer, awaiting exact prognosis

posted 11/15/2009, comments (4)

My Story...

Hmm..here is the first 31 years of my life ...born and raised in India, graduates at the top of my class,gets a high paying job right away, bitten by the travel bug so characteristic of a Saggittarius...decides to chuck the cool job and fly to US for grad school in fall 2003, life is fun, friends and family are perfect; graduates and... Read more Chevron

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Nikolai

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I am the son of a Breast Cancer survivor.

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posted 10/03/2008, comments (0)

What Happened When My Mom Couldn't Go to the Circus

If I were to describe the event that shook me, that made me realize that, yes, my mom had breast cancer, and yes, she might die, it would be this. The circus came to town every year, and every year me, my mom, and my dad went to see it. I got cotton candy and popcorn and arched my neck to see the trapeze artists, and made fun of the... Read more Chevron

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Nikolai

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I am the son of a Breast Cancer survivor.

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posted 10/01/2008, comments (0)

A Son's Advice for Moms on Sharing Their Breast Cancer Experiences with Family

As you may've been able to tell if you've followed my first two posts, on learning about my mom's cancer diagnosis and the constant questions that followed, the nature of breast cancer, the idea that doctors can put it into permanent remission, and the fact that it doesn't happen over night, led me to a kind of complacency. Because my... Read more Chevron

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