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Gender	Female
Industry	Accounting
Occupation	Mgr, Planning & Analysis
Location	Amherst, Ohio, United States
Introduction	On 9/12/08, after a routine mammogram/biopsy, I got a call that I had invasive ductal carcinoma. My sister had been diagnosed with the same disease 1 yr earlier, so I had an idea of what was in store for me. I was really scared. After several biopsies,MRIs&dr visits, I was scheduled for a mastectomy & reconstruction on 10/28/08. After surgery, I was told I had 3 tumors, 2 larger than 2 cm, & I was stage IIa. Due to a low oncotype dx score & the cancer not being present in my lymph nodes, I was able to forego chemo/radiation for hormone therapy (tamoxifen). I had 3 more surgeries, due to a severe staph infection then more reconstruction. I have competed in 3 ironman races, 3 TTT races, many ½’s, and 12 marathons. When I started this blog, my goal was to do an ironman in pink as a breast cancer survivor. I did it!! I hope this blog can inspire others who have been recently diagnosed that there is hope and life after you get thru it. Life is really miraculous!!
Interests	Triathlons, marathons, running in general, reading, biking ...
Favorite movies	Amelie, A Very Long Engagement, The English Patient, Gone with the Wind, Marley and Me,
Favorite music	Christian (Jason Gray, Jeremy Camp), Country (Brad Paisley)
Favorite books	A Tree Grows in Brooklyn,