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Uniontown woman fights breast cancer with love and positivity
Three years ago, Susie Anderson无毛视频檚 doctor called to tell her they needed to speak in person.
She knew something was wrong.
A routine mammogram had detected a lump in the Uniontown woman无毛视频檚 left breast; a biopsy revealed it was cancer.
The 69-year-old mother said she cried as she reassured her daughter Ashley and son Johnathan that everything would be all right.
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Then, her resolve to beat breast cancer kicked in, and she told herself, 无毛视频淚 have cancer, but cancer doesn无毛视频檛 have me.无毛视频�
Susie is among the 1 in 8 women in the United States who are diagnosed with breast cancer each year. She无毛视频檚 also among the more than 4 million survivors.
According to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, a woman in the U.S. is diagnosed every 2 minutes. Those cases caught early 无毛视频� like Susie无毛视频檚 无毛视频� have a five-year survival rate of 99%.
Susie and her children live in a Uniontown home owned by Fayette Resources. The nonprofit provides residential support to people with intellectual disabilities like Susie and her children.
Throughout her treatments, said Linda Ohler, a psych coordinator at Fayette Resources, Susie uplifted others with her positive attitude.
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Susie无毛视频檚 chemotherapy and radiation lasted nine months.
The most difficult part of those cancer treatments, Susie said, was losing her hair and worrying about whether it would grow back. She bought a wig on Amazon and used turbans to cover her head.
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In February 2023, she got the news that she was cancer free. On her way out of the treatment center, Susie rang the bell 无毛视频� a symbolic gesture for patients who have completed their treatments.
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That was followed by a steak dinner, another milestone moment for Susie, who had lost 70 pounds during her treatment.
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A ceramic pink Christmas tree 无毛视频� a gift from the nurses at the treatment center she无毛视频檇 made friends with 无毛视频� came home with her that day. When she brings it out for the holidays, Susie looks at the tree and thinks of those who have breast cancer and says a prayer for them.
There were also plenty of celebratory activities planned, like a June trip to Lake Erie to boat, spend time on the beach and at the zoo, and go shopping.
无毛视频淪usie is such a ray of sunshine and positivity. If that has anything to do with your recovery, then that无毛视频檚 why she did so well,无毛视频� said Fayette Resources Program Specialist Chelsea Settles.
Ohler agreed: 无毛视频淚 hope one day I can be like her.无毛视频�
While her treatments are behind her, Susie has to have a mammogram of her left breast every three to six months. She wants women to stop saying 无毛视频渘ot today, maybe tomorrow无毛视频� about scheduling a mammogram. The simple procedure saved her life.
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To honor Susie, Fayette Resources无毛视频� Together Forward committee is selling pink T-shirts, with the proceeds directly benefitting Magee-Womens Hospital in Pittsburgh. On Oct. 22, Settles said Fayette Resources employees and clients are going to don the shirts for a 无毛视频減ink out无毛视频� with Susie as the star. Shirts are $20 and can be ordered at https://tinyurl.com/yynf4enj/.