All About Me

My temptation is to start out saying, "Hello, my name is Yvonne and I have breast cancer".  Seems somewhat reminiscent of an AA meeting -- not that I've ever been to one -- and not what I would like to be known and remembered for.  Kind, compassionate, caring, people-lover, wife, mother, teacher -- those are the important things to me and how I hope those who know me would describe me. At 54, I was contentedly going about life in Ashcroft, a tiny B.C. interior town, teaching Grade 6/7 at the local elementary school and married to David, my husband of 3 years.  My four girls were busy figuring out life, dreams, goals, and ambitions, as girls are apt to do at 29, 23, 21, and 20.  It's ironic how four little words can cause a whole world to come screeching to a halt -- "I FOUND A LUMP!"