Cheryl is the short one.
My name is Cheryl I am 53 and I live in Bethel ME. This is my first attempt at blogging. I am a two year breast cancer survivor. Seems like a long time , seems like a short time. In May 2007 I felt a fairly large lump in my breast. This was just after getting the A-OK from a mammogram in Dec. In August I had a mastectomy and they removed a 3.2cm cancerous cyst. Luckily no lymph node involvement. October I started the first of eight sessions of chemo then radiation in February. Over the winter I decided I would have my other breast removed. I was told I had very dense breast tissue. Apparently my 10 years of mammograms didn’t help me much. Keep up the self exams ladies, no one knows you better than yourself. I decided I would have reconstructive surgery the same time as my second mastectomy. It was a very long surgery, 11 hours My boobs are much better than the originals and I got a tummy tuck. With all that behind me it was time to move on. I felt great and was ready for anything. So, my sister Debbie and I started a breast art project called “Boob Booty”. We create humorous paper mache breast vessels, wall art and clay women. We strongly believe that laughter and a light heart are potent healing tools. Our work is powerful, thought provoking and makes you laugh. Breast cancer is a bitch ,but I try to find humor in my experience. A friend said to me” there’s nothing funny about breast cancer”, I told him “you had to have been there”
