2018 Paint paper pink

2018 Paint the Paper Pink Lincoln Daily News October 2018 Page 67 For a woman, the breasts are an important part of the anatomy. She noted that first and foremost, the function of the breast is directly related to child rearing. While she was 40 years old when she was going through this and knew in her heart that children were not in her future, the thought that she no longer had the ability to nurse a child was sad for her. And, it is just in general a loss. Kathleen recalled that after all was said and done, she looked though some of her diagnostic reports and she saw that the doctors had noted a mole on one of her breasts. Not a concern for what she was going through, but none-the-less noted. Kathleen said she thought about that mole, something that had been a part of her, and now it was gone. She said, “I grieved for my mole.” With the treatment completed and the surgeries all done, doctors believed that they had removed the cancer, and for the next five years, Kathleen’s annual checks supported that. She passed each year, and in 2012 was considered to be cancer free. But that would not last. In 2013 Kathleen began having issues with her legs. She had blood clots and had to be put on medications. At the time the leg pain was not considered to be part of the cancer, but Kathleen now thinks that it could have been an early warning sign. In 2016 she found out that her cancer was back, though she had no breasts, she still had breast cancer. The cancer had metastasized to her lungs and her pelvic region. She said she felt that there was something wrong when she developed a cough that she couldn’t get rid of. In October of that year she visited the doctor who did tests and looked at her lungs. There was no fluid on the lungs and the doctor thought that perhaps there was an infection that could be treated with antibiotics. She went on those meds, but that didn’t solve the problem. Kathleen explained that the ultimate diagnosis would come in 2017. The cough had been caused because the human body tries to take care of itself. The body knew there was something invasive woven within the fabric of her lungs, and the cough was an attempt to eject the invader. In the first part of 2017, Kathleen experienced fluid on her lungs, and when she went to the doctor, about two liters was drained off. Her official diagnosis came around Easter that year, and she was placed on blood thinners and a daily chemotherapy pill. The cancer was also discovered in her pelvic area, and Kathleen relates that this is why she personally believes the leg pain was a fore CONTINUE ...