Moving Beyond Cancer - elan woman

On February 13, 1988, I heard the words “non–Hodgkin’s lymphoma” and then couldn’t take in the rest of what the doctor was telling me as my whole world started spinning. Over time, I slowly gained a better understanding of what the diagnosis meant and became filled with fear. My life was collapsing around me and, with the speed of a cloudy tornado, I was transitioning from a free–spirited, 24–year–old to a young woman with weighty concerns and serious decisions to make. I felt blanketed in the darkness of the storm clouds; alone, terrified, and confused. I was overcome with decisions and emotion.

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