Meeting babies

It's been two years now since my diagnosis. I was pregnant with twins at the time. I had my first surgery, lumpectomy and auxiliary node clearance when I was 29 weeks pregnant. Asher and Brynn are now two and thriving. They were born two months premature so I could begin chemotherapy. At the time of their delivery I also had my ovaries and fallopian tubes removed as my cancer was very hormone sensitive. My medical oncologist could not give me chemo with the twins in utero as the drugs I needed would cross the placenta barrier. Following chemo I had more surgery to clear the margin at the tumour site then had to move my young family to Townsville for 6 weeks of radiation. I take tamoxifen now and am doing well. I have recently completed my training as a community liasion with BCNA so I can promote breast cancer awareness and the BCNA resources in my rural community. I'm looking forward to connecting with other women who can relate to pregnancy and breast cancer and the complete shock and devastation that initial diagnosis brings but also the joy of being fortunate enough to have the biggest motivation for fighting the fight - our babies xoxoxo.