Michelle: I developed the breast cancer in 2013 (which was linked to the same birth control I mentioned earlier) but I was extremely lucky on a number of levels that it was caught as early as it was!
One day I found blood in the cup of my bra, went into the doctor who thought it would just be a blocked milk duct or something and it turns out I had cancer. Thankfully, I didn’t have to have chemo, but I did have surgery. The recovery from that was pretty substantial, my range of movement was severely limited, and it also severed all the nerves so I still have no feeling, it never recovered. So it took me a really long time to be able to build my strength up again. I think that was the most discouraging part, going from someone who could do 71 push-ups I couldn’t even do one.
This isn’t the only health issue that Michelle has had to overcome, she blew out her back when giving birth to her daughter and isn’t a candidate for any form of surgery.
Michelle: I’ve been told I need to learn how to live with it, so
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