WAHOOOOOOOO!!!! You know it's a good day when you find out the breast cancer you and your sister both had, does not appear to be gene related* or a gene mutation. Turns out it was purely one of life's crappier coincidences! Now that's fantastic news in my book - for me, for Vicky and for my 9 year-old niece, Bronwyn!
Wow! That's the biggest sigh of relief I've breathed since last year's results that my cancer was very small, early stage and, more importantly, had not spread to my lymph nodes!
I am so unbelievably grateful for such amazing news, like a nagging weight of 'what if' has been lifted off my shoulders. I'm sure Vicky's elated too - not just for her (and me) but for Bronwyn, because the opposite outcome would have serious implications for all of us and is certainly not a conversation I can imagine any woman would want to have with her daughter.
So YAY! Wahoo! And thank flippin' goodness for that!!!! :-) Amen!
And...breathe.............
*This is based on gene testing that was centered on Vicky and also incorporated my medical records re breast cancer etc. Initial indications were hopeful that, since we had slightly different types of ductal carcinoma - hers was estrogen receptor negative (ER-) whereas mine was positive (ER+) - that it was unlikely to be gene related, but until you get the final news, you can't help wondering all the same.
About Me
- Katrina
- Vancouver, Canada
- Originally from a small seaside town in the North of England, I lived and worked in France, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland and the Maldive Islands before moving to Canada in 1995 - where I intended to stay 'just a couple of years'. Well, I'm still here. I live with my fabulous (Canadian) husband, Lorne, in Vancouver's Westside, close to beaches & downtown. We opted for kitties over kids and are proud parents to 3 wonderful rescues; Mel & Louis, who we adopted in 2010, and little miss Ella, who joined us in 2013. I miss my family in the UK but luckily my sister and best friend, Victoria, lives just down the street with her family. I remain very European at heart and would love to move back there, even for a while. Hopefully I'll convince Lorne & the kitties one day. Besides, I'm fluent in French & German but rarely get chance to use either here. Outside of work I love photography, writing, making cards, working out, camping, kayaking, horse riding & most things really. I've always been an animal lover, support several animal protection organizations and haven't eaten meat in 27 years.
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