The Journey Beyond Breast Cancer
The journey began on March 14, 2018. My mind was in a continuous loop: It’s got to be nothing. Breast cancer doesn’t run in my family. I don’t have the risk factors. And yet, it was there, discovered during mammogram, studied through ultrasound, and confirmed by biopsy. “Mrs. Koehler, your results came back, and unfortunately, you tested positive for invasive ductal carcinoma.” I told my husband first. I leaned into him and cried. Next, I called my daughters, and then my sist