{"id":27032,"date":"2021-05-07T20:44:23","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T20:44:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cmshub.wpengine.com\/?p=343302"},"modified":"2024-11-03T15:14:56","modified_gmt":"2024-11-03T15:14:56","slug":"same-breast-cancer-same-place-same-treatment-this-mother-and-daughter-are-in-it-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/same-breast-cancer-same-place-same-treatment-this-mother-and-daughter-are-in-it-together\/","title":{"rendered":"Same Breast Cancer, Same Place, Same Treatment. This Mother and Daughter Are in it Together"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Diana Serano<\/a> and her daughter, Miriam Fajardo<\/a>, have always been close. People say they are a lot alike. They both have three children. And the list goes on.<\/span><\/p>\n

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But despite their similarities, Diana and Miriam were never expecting to be diagnosed with the same type of cancer around the same time.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Diana was the first to be diagnosed. She found a lump in her breast in December and went to have it checked out.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cWhen I was diagnosed, I think we all go through that shock, but I was okay. I was like, okay, take it one step at a time,\u201d says Diana.<\/span><\/p>\n

But when it came to her daughter getting a diagnosis a few months later, Diana\u2019s entire perspective changed. \u201cWhen I found out my daughter was diagnosed, it changed a lot. It changed a lot. It felt like my strength went out the window because we\u2019re talking about my baby now.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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The pair is now fighting the same type of breast cancer in the same location. Neither of them has a BRCA gene mutation<\/a>, but their doctors believe genetics still likely played a role, because both cancers are HER2-positive.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s triple-positive invasive ductal carcinoma<\/a>, and we found out 3 months apart,\u201d says Miriam.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cFor me, I hate to see my mom go through it,\u201d she continues. \u201cThe tough thing for me was when I had a lump and I was feeling it, my mother was diagnosed so it kind of elevated my anxiety but it also was really hard for me because I had my own issues that I wasn\u2019t speaking about. I kept it private for a while trying to comfort my mom so it was extremely difficult but we have a great support system<\/span><\/p>\n

The mother-daughter duo is now undergoing the same chemotherapy treatment for their disease. Miriam\u2019s tumor has shrunk from three centimeters to half a centimeter after just one round.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cMother\u2019s Day has always been special, but this year it\u2019s a little more special,\u201d says Miriam. \u201cWe\u2019re both fighting this battle, and it\u2019s a journey. For me, it\u2019s enlightening.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Diana and Miriam are both scheduled to have double mastectomies<\/a> within the next few months.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s an unfortunate experience but if I can get a message out there it would be you\u2019re not too young, cancer does not discriminate,\u201d says Miriam.<\/span><\/p>\n

Check out the video below to learn more about this amazing mother-daughter cancer-fighting team.<\/span><\/p>\n

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