30173146 db750b3bf39c8abbba557dea21dc65fe mainelyhopeful http://gravatar.com/mainelyhopeful mainelyhopeful http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/db750b3bf39c8abbba557dea21dc65fe http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/db750b3bf39c8abbba557dea21dc65fe thumbnail http://1.gravatar.com/userimage/30173146/30c54b2d76d6459894844d7ee1ac94bb Susan mainelyhopeful I am 49 years old, married with 3 grown children, 2 semi-psychotic dogs and 2 lazy orange cats. On 10/30/11 I discovered a lump in my right breast and was diagnosed with Stage 2, Grade 3 invasive ductal carcinoma. Breast Cancer. I have had surgery and am about to begin chemotherapy, followed by radiation and estrogen suppression. I try to find humor in most situations and there have been some cringe worthy and down right funny moments over the past 2 months. I want to share my journey to being a cancer survivor by trying my hand at blogging.