How did that appointment go? It

went terribly, as you can imagine, because now I came with information and I had questions.

So often you go to these appointments and you just take what they give you and you say, thank you very much and see you next year.

But I had this concern.

I had this question and it was frustrating me that he didn't have the same urgency that I did and that he was so dismissive.

And I was just like, do you think I want this, whatever this is, you know, not thinking maybe it's cancer, it's not cancer.

So I said, doc, you know, I feel this lump.

what was your support system like? And do you feel like you got the squad around you? Like, were they able to kind of help you through and navigate this tough

Let's hear from you.

Thank you.

Yeah, it's interesting that there are so many similarities to my and Al's story and so different in significant ways.

I was in my mid thirties at the time.

And I was, I was a nurse at the time.

And so I went for my annual physical as one does, you know, just to make sure everything is okay.

I always had this thing about doing my physicals on my birthday month, because then you would remember.

So I'm curious what you would say,