After 7 years, I was brave enough to have genetic counseling done. My cancer is typically genetic; about 10-20% of breast cancers are Triple Negative; typically women under 50, a predisposition to cancer (genetic), and women of African-American, Hispanic, or Polynesian descent. I didn't fit into any of these categories! About 70% of those diagnosed with Triple Negative, have one of the BRCA genes.
Yet . . . it is considered to be the most aggressive cancer, and it does not respond to the traditional hormone therapies. If a woman can make it through 5 years without reoccurrence, that's great news, and 7 years is the bomb-diggity, ring-the-bells, do-pass-go, best news in the world.
And if a genetic test comes back NEGATIVE, halle-freakin-lujah. That's the best news ever for her and her family.
All new news to me over the past 7 years, and surprisingly, how something I knew absolutely nothing about can now bring such a huge sigh of relief!
Here's to clear breathing -
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