My discovery

Sunday 13th November 2005 began like most Sundays; our eldest son Joshua came into our room around 6.30 am, announced he was awake and encouraged me to stumble out of bed and somehow I made it downstairs. We talked about the day ahead and I made us both breakfast. About an hour later our youngest son Benjamin woke up and then about an hour after that my husband Bryan wandered bleary-eyed into the living room. As Head of Music for an independent girl's school he had the all important rehearsal at School that day with the children for their end of term performance Babes in Arms. With Bryan safely installed in the living room to supervise the children, I decided to head for the shower and that's when I discovered the lump in my left breast.

Nothing can prepare you for something like this.

What follows is my story since that November morning. I am writing primarily for myself as I have always enjoyed writing but also to create a record of events as they infold so others can follow this journey with me.