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First Person series: Wait, stop! I have cancer and I'm lucky?

Submitted by Debbie
on Fri, 09/30/2011 - 13:41

Written by Deborah Woodbury

Special to The Daily Record, September 30, 2011

Deborah Woodbury’s story is the fourth in a 10-part series by Morris County women who describe their journeys from breast cancer patients to survivors.

Everyone I know who was told, “You have cancer,” remembers the date they heard those words. For me, it was Feb. 20, 2009. I’d like to say my diagnosis came as a surprise, but it didn’t.

I already knew. Even as I drove to my breast surgeon’s office for my appointment, scheduled one week after my surgical biopsy, and took a seat in the waiting room. After five months of mammograms, stereotactic and surgical biopsies, tests and doctor visits, it finally was time for an answer.

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Submitted by Linda
on Sun, 10/10/2010 - 19:28

Wife, mother, survivor: Morristown resident Deborah Woodbury finds strength in family

by Aaron Morrison

DAILY RECORD • MORRISTOWN THIS WEEK • September 29, 2010

For many breast cancer survivors, the race to health begins at diagnosis. Morristown resident Deborah Woodbury, in contrast, endured a six-month marathon of medical exams before receiving an official diagnosis.

It all began with a routine mammogram in September 2008, which Woodbury thought had gone fine.

Not exactly fine, she discovered later.

Woodbury was called in for a second mammogram in October. Then came a needle biopsy in November. After that, a more serious surgical biopsy in February, which finally confirmed she had stage 0 breast cancer.

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