‘Frustrating’ and ‘devastating’: The domino effect of family doctor, LTC shortages on ERs My children were one and three years old when I was blindsided with the diagnosis.
I say blindsided because, up until the day my family doctor called to give me the results of my biopsy, everyone had assured me “it’s probably nothing.
You’re too young to be diagnosed with cancer.”Technically, they weren’t wrong: breast cancer in women under the age of 40 is rare.
Only about seven per cent of those diagnosed with breast cancer have yet to clear their 30s.Yet, there I was. Diagnosed with an aggressive cancer just as I was starting my young family, making strides in my career and crafting plans for the future.