![]() O’Brien said she had just finished with the four surgeries to treat that when she learned that the breast cancer had metastasized last month. She had not even made it through the year when doctors discovered cancer in her lymph nodes and then sarcoma in her leg two months later. Related: Free Mammograms And Increased Access To Cancer Screenings Focus Of New Bills Promoting Early Detection Stace O’Brien (above with her boyfriend in Paris) has battled cancer for a decade Then, while shopping for a bra on Valentine’s Day, she felt a lump.īy the end of the month, she was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent chemotherapy, a double mastectomy, and reconstruction surgery. She managed to beat the disease after going through chemotherapy and remained cancer-free for five years. However, according to Daily Record, she delayed seeing a doctor for six months, and when she did she learned that she had osteosarcoma. Her first diagnosis came ten years ago when she started to feel a burning pain in her hip. “The effects of treatment can start to compromise my life so badly.” “The treatments have made me go temporarily blind, lose my hair, not be able to swallow food, and suffer a horrible time,” said O’Brien. Stace O’Brien, 37, suffers from Li-Fraumeni syndrome, a genetic condition that increases her likelihood of being diagnosed with cancer.Īlmost as bad as the disease have been the treatments she must undergo to beat cancer. One steely survivor is battling cancer for the fifth time, ten years after first being diagnosed. This syndrome can also lead to brain tumors, leukemia and adrenocortical carcinoma. The cancers most frequently tied to Li-Fraumeni syndrome are breast cancer, osteosarcoma (a bone cancer), and cancer of the soft tissue (i.e.“The treatments have made me go temporarily blind, lose my hair, not be able to swallow food and suffer a horrible time.The effects of treatment can start to compromise my life so badly,” she said. She has since had four more cancer battles, including breast cancer and a sarcoma in her leg.She delayed seeing a doctor for six months, and when she did learned that she had osteosarcoma. Her first diagnosis came 10 years ago when she started to feel a burning pain in her hip. Stace O’Brien, 37, suffers from Li-Fraumeni syndrome, a genetic condition that increases her likelihood of developing cancer.For updates on upcoming book releases, author posts and more, join Amy at Woman Struggles After Her Fifth Cancer Diagnosis in 10 Years Her newest release, What the Wind Knows, is an Amazon charts and Wall Street Journal bestseller. Her fantasy novel, The Bird and the Sword, was a Goodreads Book of the Year finalist. Her books are now being published in two dozen languages, truly a dream come true for a little country girl.Īmy Harmon has written eighteen novels including the USA Today Bestsellers, Making Faces and Running Barefoot, as well as The Law of Moses, Infinity + One and the New York Times Bestseller, A Different Blue. Having grown up in the middle of wheat fields without a television, with only her books and her siblings to entertain her, she developed a strong sense of what made a good story. Amy knew at an early age that writing was something she wanted to do, and she divided her time between writing songs and stories as she grew. Amy Harmon is a Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and New York Times Bestselling author.
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