Personal Narrative: I Am a Cancer Survivor

"Ring, ring", I would like to know the person who called me during this evening time. I said before I hung up, "Yes, what happened? I wanted to know that the doctor came to me and I wanted to discuss my test results I have never been asked for a blood test before I got a medical examination, but as the phone comes in, the brain tricks this person and crazy things start to appear in my head "Joyce, I leave the job to the clinic at 10 am this morning." Please do not show my tension.

"The moment you are diagnosed with cancer is the day you become a survivor! I am a" nearly "3 year old second-line breast cancer survivor. I was always a strong person filled with vitality and happiness, but I have seen various surgeries such as chemotherapy, radiotherapy, reconstruction technique. My scar reminds me how brave and strong I am. "I will continue for two years in July after diagnosing breast cancer on stage 4. It is very fortunate that there are Roswell doctors and nurses, but there is currently no cure, but the first treatment is Normal treatment for 13 months, second treatment is still very strong every day, everyone in my life, all our memories I have just finished my first year of nursing school - A year later, I hope to help others effectively and become a registered nurse. "

I have recently asked my mother, my sister and my aunt the following question in October: I am a survivor of breast cancer and want to have other people understand breast cancer as a carrier of mutation BRCA 2? Here are my thoughts on their answers and their answers. Do I want people to know about breast cancer? For patients with breast cancer, if you have already had a diagnosis of breast cancer, please be cautious of those who say "I know a person diagnosed with cancer ...". Their story is optimistic, but not necessarily so, I hope that you remain cautious. They may start talking about the performance of their friends during chemotherapy. But this story may end with "... but after a long struggle she died."

The following is a talk on Cancer Journal (1980), her personal breast cancer experience, thesis, and excerpt from the daily journal. As a person with a history of breast cancer, I have experienced treatment for more than five years at age 29, spent most of my life and learned how to overcome the fear of creative expression and experience "speaking" Did. It completely resonated. "I will die sooner or later, regardless of whether I said it myself, my silence will not protect me, your silence will not keep you ... what words you have Are you trying to make your own until you are sick and die, but are you still silent?