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"I was a thirty-something female with a partner, a daughter, and a dog...And then, one morning, I came across a lump in my own right breasts, and my life stopped, shifted way, and became something I could never have thought." Early one Sunday morning in October 2004, Diolinda Peterson found a lump in her breast-her most detrimental nightmare after viewing her own mom, only five years before, struggle the condition and lose her life to malignancy. Abruptly, her world was used with medical diagnosis, surgery, and chemotherapy, forcing her to face her own mortality. Fearing that history might replicate itself, she considered the repercussions that her death might have on her behalf partner and young daughter. Throughout this year-long challenge, though, she was not only, but instead supported by family and friends, whom she lovingly known as her Village. My Community: A Young Family's History of Tumors, Love, and Gratitude is a tale of desire surpassing incredible fear and reduction. As a family, the Petersons pressured themselves to name their horror, honor their fear, and reframe their thoughts and hearts with love and gratitude's ability. Courageously written, this memoir constructs a realistic picture of what it seems and looks like for a woman to get malignancy, and it shares what sort of family coped, survived, and finally thrived despite their terrifying journey.
