Newly diagnosed/New Member

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Hello,

just a short note to introduce myself. I am Caren, 39, married, no

children, living in Kansas and none of my relatives are in this

country. I was just diagnosed with breast cancer after having a

needle biopsy done on Tuesday. As I am certain you all know it has

been a very emotional time between finding the lump myself and being

diagnosed. I miss my family in Germany so bad right now, they are

all too old to travel, and my in-laws live in upstate New York, so

my husband and I have been facing this alone so far. Add to that the

fact that we are retired military and have to deal with their

insurance system and one tends to feel helpless. Do not get me

wrong, we are blessed to have insurance but their idea of fast

treatment and mine do not agree. I am so concerned for my husband

that I am afraid the reality has not sunk in for me. I am so glad to

know I am not alone in this and would like to thank you for this

group and maybe there is even a chance I can meet a local survivor

to help guide me/us through what lies ahead. I have always been in

conrtol of my life and to suddenly surrender and to live day by day

is unknown to me. I am getting ready to hopefully get approval for

surgery and lumpremoval soon, so the cancer can the tested and

staged so we can figure out what we are dealing with. I have always

been one to believe that you are never handed more than you can

handle, but in this case I need help! Thank you for reading this and

maybe someone can share, write, communicate or just be there for

me....

Bless you!

Caren in Kansas

(Infiltrating Ductal Carcinoma with Lobular Features)