[Tracildouglas]

Becky, thanks again for sharing! I was diagnosed 5 years after my mom but she was 62 and I was only 41. My best friend from across the street was diagnosed at 42 and she was also HER2+. An oncologist once told me that she thinks it is the pesticides that were used on the potato farms on Long Island that have led to the high rates of breast cancer in Nassau and Suffolk. My mom was also a heavy smoker and smoked indoors. I sometimes think that the second hand smoke affected me too. There is also the likely genetic connection like you mentioned. And yes, a cure can’t come fast enough!