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Starr
Durham,
Johnstown, PA |
I am one of the estimated 18,100 African American
women to be diagnosed with breast cancer this year.
I am over the age of 40, and yes, I did have regular
mammograms. On July 10, 1998, I found a lump while
doing my monthly self-exam. After the mammogram
was completed, I was sent to a specialist immediately.
At that point everything went so fast it made my
head spin. I am still mending and praying for better
days.
| "We
must be our own advocate to survive this
disease" |
I thank God foremost for my family and friends.
There are no words to express how they make me
feel. They are my inspiration and reason for living.
My greatest joy will be the day that the cure for
breast cancer is discovered and that my daughters
and all women will never have to go through such
trials and tribulations. With God by my side, I
claim victory and stand to make a difference for
someone along my way. In teaching, we must stress
that cancer is not an automatic death sentence,
it is truly a Celebration for Life. The most important
message is we must be our own advocate to survive
this disease. We must learn early that early detection
is a means of survival against this disease.
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