I was discussing with the nurses what a birth announcement may look like in my case, just minutes after my child was born. Does it mean I should turn off my phone for a week and say,
“Mom and baby are doing well, except maybe for mom’s cancer, and then maybe the baby after breastfeeding is stunted by her double mastectomy”?
In any case! I’m still getting accustomed to my new reality, which is that my three months of maternity leave will look quite different than I had expected. Nevertheless,
I’m learning to appreciate everything as I adjust to new parenthood (and new cancer). I’m fortunate to be my son’s mother and that the disease was discovered so early.
Even though I am aware of my prejudice, the tiny guy is unquestionably amazing, and not only because he may have saved my life. As I welcome this wonderfully unexpected chapter,
