Dorothea's Story

Hello, My name is Dorothea. I am 41 years old and I have breast cancer. I have been fighting this disease since June of 2007. I have lost everything. My son has moved in with his father because I cannot pay the bills. My long-time boyfriend gave me the boot, said he could not stand to look at me anymore because I had lost all of my hair from chemo. After 17 years with this man he asked my Mother to ask me to leave!

I finished chemo after five months of treatment, had both of my breasts removed, and now I have begun chemo again! I feel like I'm loosing this battle. Sometimes I think I should just end it so I wont have to put my son through the pain of seeing me sick anymore, but I can't give up. I wonder how I'm going to endure another seven months of chemo, how will I pay for it with no money? My Mother has given everything she has and now she is broke, where do women go for help? Why? I want to know WHY? How can there be no help for women dying of breast cancer. I see all of the walks for life on TV but where is there help for people like me?

I live everyday praying for a cure,but until there is one, I will keep fighting. I hope if anyone who has breast cancer reads this, NEVER GIVE UP! Hope is a wonderful thing! God is holding all of our hands and as long as we have God, we will always be ok! All of my love to everyone battling breast cancer!