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Navigating a
Triple-Negative
Breast Cancer
Diagnosis
METASTATIC
BREAST CANCER
WILL NOT STOP ME
FROM LIVING MY
BLESSED LIFE
BY SHARON D. KIDD
O
n September 9, 2019, I
received a phone call
saying that my biopsy
determined that I had
breast cancer. After
hearing the word " cancer, " I blanked out
for a moment. I felt scared, alone (physically
I was for a short moment), afraid,
and unsure. I was told that I should come
into the hospital to speak with an oncologist
to discuss the diagnosis, next steps,
and to create a plan of care. Looking back
at my experience, I wish the delivery of
my cancer diagnosis would have been
different in several ways. I would have
preferred being told in person and to have
the message delivered with some care and
empathy.
Receiving a cancer diagnosis is a lot to
process and should be treated as such.
Most oncologists and medical teams are
not trauma-informed, and their care-
or lack thereof-reflects this, especially
during the relay of such important information.
When I received my phone
notification, the call was concise, and
it did not include an immediate option
to schedule a follow-up appointment
to discuss the next steps. I had to call
and schedule a follow-up visit, and no
immediate appointments were available,
possibly due to COVID-19. Imagine having
a huge problem and not being able
to talk about it with someone that can
assist for weeks; gut-wrenching, right?
The next available appointments were
over a week out. I asked to be notified
if there were any cancellations during
the week. The medical personnel that
delivered my cancer notification could
not schedule the initial follow-up appointment
to discuss the diagnosis or
answer questions I had about next steps.
I did not feel fine ending the phone call
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