A patient’s experience of chemotherapy and radiation
I had my first mammogram at age 35, and for the next 35 years I had mammograms regularly. On my way, I’d pass the entrance to the Thomas Johns Cancer Hospital, outside of Richmond, VA, never thinking that I’d one day cross that threshold myself.
When I heard the “C” word, I didn’t know what to do. I wanted to run far, far away. After much grief, however, I realized that …