
In the Fight Against Breast Cancer, You Shouldn’t Also Have to Fight to Swallow Your Pain Pills
July 2021: “I’m sorry to have to tell you this, but your mother has breast cancer. It’s a very rare type of breast cancer and I suggest we start treatments immediately.”
August 2021: Mother undergoes double mastectomy.
September 2021: Chemotherapy treatments begin.
This is how the past few months have gone for one of my coworker’s friends. Her friend’s life was jolted when she learned of her mother’s diagnosis. Nothing can prepare you for hearing that news, and nothing can prepare you for what happens next.
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