That's terrible Anthony. I suspect a lot of Neatorama readers are younger, so naturally they'd have a different response than those who've experienced or be familiar with someone who has experienced severe breast cancer.
For sure it's brave. The young woman confronted a certain future of breast cancer and responded decisively with a preventive yet extreme surgery that will leave her body forever changed in a radical way. It takes guts and courage.
She's the bravest woman I've read about today.
@MrPumperNickel and bitter_suburbanite - it's not a panicky example. She underwent a genetic testing and it came back positive with a gene that will, without a doubt, give her breast cancer in the future. This isn't a matter of there's 40, 50, 60% chance of developing the disease. It's 100%.
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She's the bravest woman I've read about today.
@MrPumperNickel and bitter_suburbanite - it's not a panicky example. She underwent a genetic testing and it came back positive with a gene that will, without a doubt, give her breast cancer in the future. This isn't a matter of there's 40, 50, 60% chance of developing the disease. It's 100%.
Good luck with the book launch, Felicia!