Positive stories, please come out of the woods

[Kat]

Hello, fellow survivors. Wanted to add my positive story to the lot. Diagnosed in July 2005, at 49, after just having a mammogram 6 mos ealier. Stage III. Tumor in the left breast, and at time of diagnosis a 1.2 cm tumor in the left lymph node. I know my surgeon did not expect that I would live. But here I am, almost 5 yrs out. No recurrance. It is difficult to know at first that you will survive. The knowing comes in time. It is a process. It has taken these 5 years to heal in mind, spirit, and body. It will come. The information and support on this site has provided indispensable comfort. To Joe and Christine, and all who post. Thank you.