I got the call from my obstetrician-gynecologist on June 17. “Diane, it’s not good. It’s cancer.”The next few days were a whirlwind of phone calls, finding out next steps, meeting the oncologists on my cancer team, and trying to understand the specifics of my breast cancer: stage 1 invasive ductal carcinoma, triple positive (HER2, ER, and PR).
I learned that HER2-positive meant that it was an aggressive tumor, which terrified me. Between Bob and I, we learned so much about breast cancer in a week that we could have given a seminar on it!The hardest part was telling my sons.
My oldest, Brian, and youngest, Luke, were at home, while the middle one, David, was studying in Rome. Brian was getting married in 3 weeks, and it broke my heart to.