![]() ![]() I don't think this would have happened so quickly had it not been for COVID. I was diagnosed and had surgery within 3 weeks. Because no one else was allowed to have elective procedures/surgeries due to COVID, this sped up the pre-admission testing and surgery date. Despite the isolation during surgery and also during chemo and radiation, for me, COVID was the best time to go through all of this. I started radiation in Mid-August and it just ended this week! Throughout this whole process I feel very blessed for the timing. Again, no one could come keep me company for the 4 hours I was in chemo each time. I started chemo at the end of May which lasted until mid-July. My husband had to drop me off at the hospital door and then come back and pick me up at the hospital door after surgery. No one in my family was able to go with me. It was stage 1 but it had left the tumor area and went into the lymph nodes. I had a routine mammogram in early March and they saw a spot that needed to be biopsied which turned out to be cancer. "I am 50 years old and I was diagnosed with breast cancer in March, a few days before the state of NJ shut down. We are wishing you a speedy recovery and can't wait to have you back in the gym! #EdgeStrongWomen □□ Christine, we admire your strength.
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