My Nagging Cough Felt Like Bronchitis—But My Body Was Fighting a Rare Cancer
, but the test came back showing some slight abnormalities, so my doctor suggested getting a chest X-ray. It was a Friday afternoon and kind of slow at work, so I went right into the imaging center to get it done.Courtesy of Jenni OttumThe X-ray revealed a large mass in my chest area, and that’s when I started to get really worried. One CT scan later and my worst fear was confirmed: This was not bronchitis. It was a 9-centimeter tumor pressing against my right lung.
at the beginning. But people who had the same type of cancer or had a friend going through it started reaching out. I was also able to find a support group online that had about 1,500 people on it—everyone from survivors to family members. Being a part of a community like that was so reassuring, just to ask questions like ‘Is this a reaction to chemo?’ or ‘Is that normal?’ I started to feel more hopeful, even though everything still felt so hard.
It was life-changing in a positive way. My boyfriend and I became closer. My mother had passed away from cancer exactly five years to the day before my last round of chemo. She lost her battle, but I knew I was winning mine. There was so much pain in that, but my family came together to help me through it.
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