Personal Narrative: Stage 2 Breast Cancer

The year was 2004 the year of the old toddler. I was a rambunctious little monster running around not knowing of the terrors that were happening inside the family. Cancer is a unpredictable thing, cancer can happen at any time and to anybody.When the leaves started to turn,my mom was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer. My mom did not tell jim and I of the news. My mom made visits to detroit and eventually fought off the cancer. The cancer was not done.

My mom was first diagnosed with cancer in the fall of 2004. Right as she turned 40. In some time my mom had to undergo surgery ,and have to have mastectomy. Next my mom had to undergo radiation and chemotherapy to get rid of the cancer.Eventually she beat the cancer in a hard fought battle. The tragedy …show more content…
The following summer was good too Jim and I were heading into 2nd grade when my mom got the news. The news was probably one of the worsts things you could ever hear. The cancer was back and even stronger this time. The doctors gave her 2-3 years to live if she did not get it treated. The cancer came back in her pelvis,lungs,and hip.My mom ended up needing a full hip replacement. Then she underwent chemotherapy for the second time. The cancer was stable for the next year.The cancer started to grow again as if it was a boy in his grow spurt,so she did a clinic trial in Detroit.She was eventually kicked off the trial because the cancer continued to grow. My mom left her job on disabilities to spend more time with our family. She started a new chemotherapy. My grandma also started to live with us to help around the house and babysit Jim and I . My grandma always picked me and Jim up from schools and brought us to our sporting events. Jim and I were still clueless about what was going on. My mom started to go to treatment every week thanks to health insurance we could pay for it. My mom continues to go to treatment every week and take test drugs to possibly find the cure. The cancer in 2015