My wonderful wife and mother of our son is an example of the thread title.
Since March, 2012, she been battling breast cancer. The thoughts and prayers of those that were aware obviously paid off.
Yearly mammogram showed evidence of a small tumor, a biopsy was scheduled within 3 days. As we were discussing the results of the biopsy, they informed us that they had already scheduled an appt. with a surgeon three days from then. The surgeon did an excellent job explaining the situation and my wife's options. She was scheduled for surgery one week after that appt. Her surgery was on Tuesday. She came home on Wednesday evening.
Her post surgery test results showed that there is no evidence of cancer remaining in her body. However, once she healed from the surgery, due to the aggressive nature of her cancer, she was subjected to very agressive chemotherapy to ensure that even the smallest amout of cancer that could possibly be remaining is killed. This was the best possible outcome at that stage of the process. She is now in her third phase of chemo and is responding well to it. Her hair is growing back, she is in Zumba classes, and feels well except for the days after chemo that only occurs every three weeks now. SHe has been told that here condition is the best as possible at his stage of the process. Everything looks good.
Although the process is not over by any means, the rest of it appears to be the least extreme and precautionary.
I thank God that Obamacare was not in place because, the local medical system went into hi-speed overdrive to make what appears to be a success happen quickly. Socialized medicine for such diagnoses has a track record of causing delays that result in death. Jusy think about it, after 2014, the same type people that work at the Bureau of Motor Vehicles will be in control of our health care. Doesn't that scare the crap out of anyone?
I close this post by thanking God and declaring that prayer and positive thinking really do work. Many prayed for my wife. We are confident that her cancer was caught early enough to make the real difference. Her progress is proof of what I have stated.