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Sandie Yeater

I’m 71 years old, divorced/live in partner, mother of two and grandmother of five and a retired health care administrator. I enjoy golf, snorkel, music and clubs.

In January 2020, I noticed a dimple in my right breast. I remembered a dimple is one of the warning signs of breast cancer, so I called my OB/GYN and they brought me right in. My MD recommended an ultrasound. At the ultrasound, the radiologist recommended a biopsy. I asked him if it could be a cyst. He said no, and I knew right then the Big C was in my future. My GYN called an hour later to offer his support and best wishes (amazing!)

The day of the biopsy was traumatic. The day before I returned from a cruise with a dozen of my best friends, happy, but tired. I had to get up early to travel 2 hours to the funeral of the father of my children. My kids insisted that I be there for them, and I had no choice but to tell them that I had to leave immediately after the service to get back for my biopsy. A double blow to the ones I love most - to lose their father and learn that their mother has cancer. The biopsy was painful and psychologically beyond what I could handle that day. I went home and cried.

My GYN referred me to Dr. Taft. I chose to participate in genetic testing. I had also been diagnosed with rectal cancer several years ago and undergo treatment quarterly for that. Sure enough, I have a CHEK2 gene. I did consider bilateral mastectomy and consulted with a plastic surgeon. I chose to stay with the original recommendation of a lumpectomy. My treatment included chemotherapy with Herceptin, Perjecta and Taxol for eighteen weeks and four weeks of radiation therapy.

The Jupiter team has been wonderful in their support and knowledge, and always very caring. I have used the dietician and nurse navigator services as well as genetics counselor and MD’s. I follow a Facebook cancer support group.

Message for other women:

Sandie Yeater

Maintain healthy habits, pay attention to your breasts and get screened regularly. I recently learned that at my age there is a 25% chance of having breast cancer, even without known risk factors. My cancer is aggressive. If I hadn’t paid attention to the change in my breast and gotten diagnosed right away, it might have been too late to turn this around. I noticed the lump in January when I had a mammogram the prior September.

Friends and family are the BEST support, angels lift me up.

I have been extremely fortunate to have a circle of close friends who check in with me on a regular basis and offer support. I have a group of girlfriends that I have traveled with for the past several years. I keep them up to date on my progress and they send me notes and small gifts of encouragement, randomly. I know I am in their thoughts and prayers every Thursday when I have chemo and that helps me face it, especially when I am down. My neighbors take turns driving me to my chemo treatments. My next door neighbor lost her husband just as I was starting treatments and told me she wants to give back by driving me each week. We are supporting each other.

I started this journey just as COVID-19 was shutting most activities down. Family can’t visit, which has been tough on us all. But we FaceTime frequently.

No one raises their hand and volunteers for cancer. I now know what it means to be living with cancer. There are a large number of women who have walked this journey and they are all around us, to share their stories and offer support and encouragement. As I was losing most of my hair, or when I was having a bad day, people would inquire and I discovered many friends and neighbors who have/had cancer, husbands who lost their wives to cancer, or family members both lost and recovered. We gain support from each other in this journey.

I used to collect angels. This stress has renewed my focus on angels. One of my traveling girlfriends sent me a survior angel that I keep on my kitchen counter, along with some of the encouragement cards and love notes.

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Jupiter, FL 33458

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