Abigail was a busy lawyer and mom of 2 when she found a lump in her breast. After her first mammogram and a biopsy, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. In this story she shares how her diagnosis of stage 2A turned out to be stage 4 metastatic, meaning it had spread throughout her body, parenting while living with cancer and her transition from a busy career to going through treatment.
Abigail's Full story & transcript → https://www.thepatientstory.com/cancers/metastatic/abigail-j/
Abigail's Video Series:
1) I was told "You're stage 4. This is going to kill you" That was extremely sobering: This Video
2) I Got a Stage 4 Cancer Diagnosis in the Middle of My Career, While Raising 2 Kids: https://youtu.be/7DBTvgBL1yc
The interview has only been edited for clarity.
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Contents of this video:
00:00 - Intro
02:25 - What were some of your first symptoms?
05:26 - How genetic testing for cancer has changed
13:31 - When did you realize this was something more serious?
22:46 - Receiving the diagnosis
32:49 - How did you process the diagnosis?
42:05 - Parenting while dealing with cancer
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