I’m a breast cancer survivor. Have been, for 7 years now. I walked out of the hospital after my final radiation treatment on Feb. 14, 2002, and my cancer hasn’t reappeared. No telling if it will; in general terms, a woman with my diagnosis isn’t considered “cured” till she’s been cancer-free for 20 years. But if cancer is in me, it’s hiding, or sleeping, or simply waiting.
And you know what? The chance of cancer coming back doesn’t bother me. I’ve long since made my peace with...
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