10 Years ago in October 2016 my daughter was diagnosis with HER 2 stage 2 cancer. I will never forget the fear that I felt as a mother for my daughter and her children. I was so scared for her but had to remain the positive, supported mom that I knew I needed to be for her. I took a leave of absent from work to help take care of her and to be with her during her treatments. Life was hard for all of us, but I will never forget when she asked me to shave her beautiful hair off right after Christmas because it was falling out so quickly. That was probably one of the most heart breaking thing I ever had to do. I remember trying so hard not to cry and make her feel positive and it was "just hair" and she was still beautiful. Life slowly got better but she still suffers from the effects of chemo.
Little did I know 6 years and 3 months later I would be diagnosis with breast cancer also. Even thought I did end up having to have a double mastectomy I feel like mine was a walk in the park compared to my daughter's. She likes to remind me that no cancer is a walk in the park and basically I had parts of my body amputated. I still am on drugs that cause bone pain but nothing compared to what my daughter went through. She is my Cancer Warrior. I have two granddaughter that now will have to have early detection and I pray that they never have to deal with this horrible disease