I understand Buck. I have a 34 year old friend that lost both her breasts this week.

She has a seven year old daughter who plays with my granddaughter. I have developed quite a fondness for Jenny. Her courage, her calm, is inspiring in and of itself.

The older you get..( October 13th :) the more these occurrences will affect you.

She is a math teacher for our high school. Turns out she has a very rare kind of cancer that effects 3% of the women who get breast cancer. It had spread to her lymph nodes. They recommend a complete hysterectomy within 2 years because this rare form of cancer has a 40% chance of spreading to her reproductive organs within 5 years.

I find a certain kind of peace embracing this with her.