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8--The Canadian Champion, Tuesday, April 16, 2002 +*IMM W487 Laurier Ave. 878-2881q ~4 4 ,Local woman musters up more courage than she knew she had in recent battie with cancer Family andfriends were instrumental in herfight By FANNIE SUNSHINE The Champion S heena Camneron wasn't going to let cancer get the better of her. Her world was sbattercd November, 1999, after the lump she discovered in ber rigbt breast was diagnoscd as cancerous. 'Il coulti feel it (lump). I went to thc doctor and 1 was inmediately sent to Uic surgeon. "A biopsy was donc and Uic lump turned out to be cancerous. 1 bad Uic operation to remove Uic tumor Uic followmng week." Even wbcn she found Uic lump, Uic Uiougbt of can- ce never crosscd ber mi, she said. 1ý donnt bave one bit of (cancer) history in my fans- ily. 1 was in shock." Surgeons removcd Uic tumor and a smai amouns of lympb nodes. "IThe suargeon said 1 probably bad Uic lump for a while but 1 neyer feit différent until Uiat day 1 found it. 1 bad a mammogram Uiat year and notbing sbowed up.1 After surgery, Ms Caineron went Uirougb "aggres- sive" chemotherapy, a chemical treatment used to kil off Uic body's ceHa. 'Il bad one injection evcry tbree weeks," she recalled. "It wasnnt pleasant but I think 1 was lucky. 1 kncw 1 was going to loac my hair. You don't Uiink it's a big deal until it actually happens." Lengthy treatment Wben Uic chemotherapy treatmnent was complete, she Uicn went tbrough six weeks of radiation treat- ment. 'I bad 20 minutes of radiation evcry day. It was very tiring because 1 bad to go ini every single day.nn Now living cancer free, Ms Cameron looks back on ber nine monUis of turmoil wiUi a new found love for life. 'Il tbink 1 waa really lucky because I bad a lot of sup- port,"Ui Milton resident said, adding il takes a ful five years to be in Uic clear of Uic disease. --My family tcd to do Uings as normaiy as we could when I was going through treatment. ItreallY helped." Besidea Uic unconditiona support frons ber familY, Ms Cameron managed to personally keep ber spirits bigh during treatînent. 111 didn't want it to bappen 10 me but somnething worse could bave happened. I could have been kept Photo by GRAHAM PAINE Sheena Camaeron recently shared the *tory of her batis wlth cancer durlng Cancer Awareneaa Month. away from my family." Wben ber treaflnent was over, doctors ret> ommended sbe take a much-needed vacation. "We (buaband and I) went to Los Angeles for two weeka. It waa great." After taking nine montha off from ber job as a receptionist. Ms Cameron felt it a littie strange wben she first returned to ber desk. "A lot of people tbought 1 waan't coming back. My co-workera were juat fantaatic." Nowadays, Ms Cameron focuses ber energy on enjoymng 111e (and golf) and spending tine witb ber granddaugbter, 10 month-old Lennon. -'rat's the bigbligbt of being here. 1 now look upon life differently. 1 bad a lot more courage than I thought 1 had." April is Cancer Awareness Montb. According to the Canadian Cancer Society, women between the ages of 50 and 69 should Women sbould watch for changea ini their breatsn mncluding lumps, puckered or dimpled scifn, bleeding or discharge from die nipples. More than 85 per cent of lumps found arennt cancerous. For more information, cail the Canadian Cancer Society at 1-888-939-3333 or visit wiww.cancer.ca. I COGECO 14 Programming Schedule - Ap1it 15th - Apt7i 22nd, 2002. Ea .Edol tan nome ini - a PtgSw NO nI -Eay Edtn m » Phaed n- tain, 0an Pkwd In! 90am Mmedg hi - WeKd6n pnpn Nu* Pbaez num -* 5pm, Os6iF&att 67 PLei In' - LMlaWeM E*tn 5itç N s5 I. Ear WeekEâma 6.4 SwaT&I (je 50 b o .4 flwe al e M vjw.ALogOcO.ca weww 6:30p 5eç5anm 77hpm 75a~ M to STante NORTH HALTON STUDIO P10Am 0n01L TV~ %Wjn 814n A* Eça (Lw u HM RWDIiC9, 7M Th amKj3pm W N Launier Plaza aaaiaiWp, itMcic, 910m WrNç *MBeI W 1 A 7h89 Nhb DN bu 10m TeIu1. 50 Ludr vnu Ard15h8in5»n tpordONE aNe Milton, ON L9T 4R3 5878-9306inui Ko.plng North Halton Tumd ONE M lé,