In July of 2018 life was perfect as I knew it...everyone was healthy, going about our daily life, etc. On a picture perfect day in the Summer of 2018, while sitting on a boat with my sister, we talked about our future and retirement, little did I know that life would completely change about a month later.
My mammogram was scheduled August 1st, 2018, 1 year and 1 day exactly after my July 2017 exam. I had every excuse to postpone it being that the July 2017 mammogram came back normal, but I did NOT. The results from my August 2018 mammogram were normal besides a dense tissue and cyst in my left breast. Although I had to go back to get a sonogram, the callback was not concerning to me at all. After all, I have zero family history, I exercise 4 days per week, I JUICE, I breastfed my kids, I never smoked, I don’t drink alcohol. Every question on the medical questionnaire that might indicate something was a big ‘no’.
Then, my doctor confirmed my worst fears. In August of 2018 my life took a turn for the worst. On August 22nd, I received the call that I had breast cancer. This was not what I was expecting in the prime of my life, but I am here to share my survival story and share some key information about early detection.
I want you to walk away from this chat with:
Gina R
Gina Runfola was born and raised in New York and now lives in Staten Island with her husband of 21 years and her three children. She is the Operations Manager at PowerToFly and she previously worked at ABC Television for 10 years. In her last role at ABC she worked as the Marketing Executive.
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