Through my attempt to get pregnant through IVF, we sadly found out that I have early stages of breast cancer. It's been a shock.
I had breast cancer. Yeah, I know it's scary.
I have a new found respect for women who have been through breast cancer and this surgery.
Although it happens more rarely in men, breast cancer is not gender-specific. I was in Costa Rica, and in the shower I felt this lump under my left nipple. It was very small, mind you, but enough to make me call my doctor.
In 2001, I was being treated for breast cancer, and I was pretty sure I was going to recover.
I have to admit, like so many women, I always knew there was a chance. But like so many women, I never thought it would be me. I never thought I'd hear those devastating words: 'You have breast cancer.'
My mother had breast cancer when she was 39.
People used to say everyone knows someone who's had breast cancer. In the past few weeks, I've learned something else: Everyone has someone close to them who has had breast cancer.
Shortly before I turned 37 and my older daughter turned 3, I was diagnosed with breast cancer: stage III of IV.
