survivor leaves cancer in the dust
Vancouver resident Nell Perdue had none of the risk factors associated with breast cancer. She was younger than 40, had borne a child naturally, breast-fed the baby and had no family history of the disease.
Nonetheless, at age 24, Perdue was diagnosed with breast cancer. Her treatment entailed a lumpectomy, followed by 15 weeks of chemotherapy, seven weeks of radiation and five years of cancer drug Tamoxifen.
When she began chemotherapy, she shaved her head to pre-empt one of the treatment’s inevitable side effects: hair loss. The new haircut was her cue that it was time to tell her 5-year-old daughter, Ashley, that Mommy was sick. She put on a hat and went to her daughter to break the news.
“I sat down with her and said, ‘My hair is gone. You need to understand it’s gone before I show you just so you know and don’t get scared,’” Perdue recounted. “When I showed it to her, she smiled. She put her hands on my head and said, ‘I like you this way.’”

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