At this point in her breast cancer treatment, Keri had fought through the first round of chemotherapy and breast reconstruction
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Post Mastectomy Exercises While Awaiting Reconstruction
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My name is Doug, and I am here to tell my wife Keri's breast cancer story, from start to finish. That is what Keri would have wanted -- to share what we learned as a young couple in love, fighting breast cancer, and living life as best we could. Keri Haberstroh was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 25. It was March of 2005, and we had been married for nine months.
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