| Jenny is a 42 year old mother of three. Being a | | | | was just the beginning of a long struggle. |
| housewife is quite easy especially when the kids are | | | | Chemotherapy was the best option now. The drugs |
| at school and the husband is at work. The rest of | | | | produced some side effects like nausea and skin |
| the day is spent cleaning the house and doing the | | | | rashes but Jenny just thought this was short term |
| laundry with an hour to spare at the local gym. | | | | since there is something bigger growing inside the |
| After taking a shower, Jenny felt some pain the | | | | needed to be killed. |
| breast. This could be just menopause symptom so | | | | Both Jenny and the doctor went ahead with |
| there was no need to worry. The pain got worse | | | | removing the breast with a procedure called a |
| the next few days and sensing this was something | | | | mastectomy. Since modern medicine can have this |
| else, finally decided to visit the doctor. | | | | reconstructed, this was a small price to pay. To |
| The doctor was a family friend. The initial diagnosis | | | | make sure that all the cells had been wiped out, |
| was done by touching the breast followed by a scan | | | | radiation therapy followed. |
| using a mammogram. | | | | Jenny was happy to hear that the cancer was gone |
| There were a lot of cancer cells present so another | | | | nearly a year after the diagnosis was done. Some |
| test had to be done. The doctor had to be sure so a | | | | people say this was a miracle since the battle which |
| sample was extracted and sent to a pathologist for | | | | had taken so much was finally won. There was a |
| analysis. After testing, it was only then that a | | | | huge party and everyone who prayed and supported |
| woman's greatest fear has become a reality. Jenny | | | | were there to celebrate a second chance at life. |
| was diagnosed with breast cancer and this was | | | | The doctor pointed out that the cancer can recur. |
| already on the 3rd stage. | | | | This is the reason that Jenny still had to visit the clinic |
| The third stage means the cancer has grown to | | | | often for therapy and tests to make sure everything |
| more than 5 cm. in size and has spread to other | | | | was wiped out. |
| parts of the body. This leaves removing the breast | | | | Advanced breast cancer is sometimes hard to tell. A |
| useless since the disease can no longer be contained. | | | | self examination at home is not enough which is why |
| Can there still be hope for Jenny who is already in | | | | the patient should go to the doctor for a checkup |
| the advanced stage of breast cancer? The truth is, | | | | once or twice a year. |
| the chances of recovery are very difficult. | | | | There are a lot of people who die of breast cancer |
| Being informed of breast cancer is a shocking | | | | and a significant number are also diagnosed every |
| experience. There were some initial signs of disbelief | | | | year. The person can fight hard like Jenny did or |
| then acceptance. The doctor explained everything to | | | | simply give up to the disease. |
| Jenny including the treatments available and the | | | | Until a cure is found, the only thing people can do is |
| survival rates. | | | | work on the options and hope that a miracle will |
| This was going to be Jenny's greatest battle and this | | | | happen. |