When Abbie Stewart awoke one morning with pain under her arm, she couldn't begin to imagine how much her life was about to change. She soon learned she had breast cancer, and before she had scarcely enough time to get over the shock of her diagnosis, she was on the fast track to surgery to remove the tumor. With her cancer already at an advanced stage, doctors also took out more than two dozen cancerous lymph nodes during the operation.

Despite the surgery, Abbie's doctor told her that she'd need additional therapy and that her chances for survival were uncertain with any type of treatment. She opted for aggressive therapy at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Although her illness would prove to be long and challenging, Abbie pulled through. Today, she's thankful to be one of the lucky survivors.

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