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| MURIEL
My Mother was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1999. After undergoing a
lumpectomy her cancer returned and she was advised that she would need
to undergo a masectomy to remove the cancer cells from her body. With
the minimum of fuss and self-pity my mother made the decision to go
ahead with the surgery that would leave her to face the future with
only one breast. When offered the opportunity to undergo reconstructive
surgery to replace the breast, she declined. My mother was 64 years old
when she entered the Western General Hospital in Edinburgh, Scotland
and was operated on by Dr. Dixon and tended to by his caring and
conscientious staff. It is 2005 and my mother remains clear of the
disease, yet I know she still fears its return. However, my family-
including my mother are all too aware of how lucky she is and we
celebrate her victory against this scourge and send our love and
support to all women, men and their families who are fighting breast
cancer today and those who lost _their fight in the past.
To those people unlucky enough to contract this disease in the future I
would like to say that there is always hope for a full recovery and an
opportunity for all to beat any statistics thanks to the scientists,
the medical community and to the people like YOU who are supporting the
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and all charities raising funds
to continue the fight against this disease.
Sincere Thanks,
Shirley Manson 2005 |
I
never knew that that happened to her, it almost make me fell a little
better. It really means something that Shirley went through the same
thing.
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