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Jesse
I was diagnosed with breast cancer in my left breast. Within two weeks, it grew to 10 centimeters.
I had a bilateral mastectomy. They also removed 10 lymph nodes.
During my surgery, I received reconstruction, and within two weeks, my body rejected the implants and my body went septic.
I had emergency surgery to remove them. During my surgery, I lost a dramatic amount of blood.
I was told, “If you live 72 hours, we will have blood available.”
I was devastated and scared. But I was blessed with blood at 48 hours. And I lived!
I had to wait one year before I could donate blood, but I donate regularly now to save someone else’s life.