My mum was diagnosed with breast cancer in the yr 2000 approx. She had found a lump in her right breast so she went to the doctor and had tests to confirm it. Quickly she had an operation; her breast and some lymph nodes were removed, with the cancer said to be relatively aggressive and estrogen fed.
Her next challenge was the process of Chemotherapy. She lost her hair, her wellness, but she seemed so strong emotionally. I spent a couple of weeks with her early on, looking after her as she recovered from her operation as well as going through her initial chemo treatment. (We live in different States in Australia, so I had some time off to be with her).
Once this chemo process was all done she would then have 6 monthly and then yearly checks, to make sure there was no return of the cancer. In the 10th year she had her final check and they said there is no need for her to come back - she was cancer free.
