By Ken Mosesian
It was a dark and stormy night. No, really, it was a dark and stormy night! The Gay Women’s Gathering in Miami Beach was still about half an hour from beginning, and already many of the women were arriving at the Miami …
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Choices after genetic mutation finding affect fertility
The baby shower had a nautical theme. The navy-blue tables were outside the home near Grove Isle. Red roses in silver buckets had a small sign with a sailboat that read “It’s a Boy!”
Some of the guests were friends I had spent time with at nightclubs and parties in Miami in years past. Some were pregnant.
“I was nauseous and felt so sick at first,” one said. “My back hurts. I hope it’s a girl,” another said.
A beautiful little girl dressed in white stole most of my attention. For a moment, it was all too much. I was glad I was wearing sunglasses and discreetly excused myself to the bathroom, where I sat on the floor and cried. If I had not have been diagnosed with cancer, I would be where they are.
Instead, my current dilemma was whether or not I should wait to remove my ovaries.
Having a family is important to me. When I got diagnosed with breast cancer at 33, I was at a place in my life where I felt ready to head in that direction. One day I was healthy and beautiful and the next my life had taken an abrupt turn.
My friend, Michael Maryanoff, 26, a cancer patient, sent me a message that I have thought about often. Read full article.