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Keri's Breast Cancer Story: Preparing for Surgery
My wife Keri was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005 at the age of 25. We had only been married for nine months. My name is Doug Haberstroh, and this is Keri's Breast Cancer Story. In her latest email, Keri writes to family and friends about her upcoming breast reconstruction.
Subject: Update
Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005
Hello All,
Okay so we now have a date set for the big surgery. First off, the little scare we had with the lump in my right breast was just a benign cyst and is nothing t...
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