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Personal Narrative-Invasive Ductal Carkoma

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I remember it as if it were yesterday... the hard, palpable lump in my right breast... the sense of urgency in my doctor 's voice... the flurry of appointments, exams, biopsies and ultimately the stage 3 diagnosis of Invasive Ductal Carcinoma. Everything culminated a single point... this was the beginning of a journey that would change me forever. The ensuing double mastectomy, chemotherapy and years of reconstruction were prolonged, violent assaults to my very core and body.

I often felt vulnerable and damaged. In my quest to keep up a sense of normalcy and dignity, I did my best to internalize this experience as a reminder of my immortality, the fragility of life and the importance of loving and living in the moment.

The human spirit is
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