I was four months pregnant when I found out I had cancer
It all started with a little cough that just wouldn?t go away. I was sure it was nothing?my two little boys were always bringing home some kind of virus from daycare. I was four months pregnant with our third child, and with all the aches and pains of pregnancy, as well as raising two energetic preschoolers, running a busy pet supply store, and finishing up an endless renovations on our house, I figured that feeling run-down was simply par for the course. I just needed to power through.
I often think back to that time, to the weeks before I knew what was really happening. Back when I thought it was just a little cold.
But the cough did not let up. I had to cut my hours at work as I couldn?t talk without coughing. Soon, I was unable to sleep and it became painful to bend down to help the kids or even kiss them goodnight. My husband, Mark, essentially became a single parent. I felt useless and sick with worry. You don?t think of your health when you have it. You don?t chase after your toddler, thinking ?I am feeling fantastic today.? Only when something goes wrong are we able to appreciate how we once felt?what it?s like to have an absence of pain, how miraculous taking a deep breath can be.
I went to my doctor four times and to the emergency room twice. I was given inhalers and different low-dose cough medicines, but nothing seemed to help. And because of my pregnancy, both my family doctor and the ones in the ER were reluctant to run any invasive tests. I didn?t push them?I...
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