"In September 2024, I lost my job as a software developer. After nearly two years with the company, I was let go due to "reduction of workforce." My husband still worked full time, but losing half of our household income hit hard, especially with eight kids ranging from 4 to 19 years old. I told myself we'd be OK. I thought it would be easy to find another job. We'd tighten our belts. Then I got sick."
"When the doctor finally came in to tell me the results of the CT scan, he told me it wasn't a hernia, but that it was several swollen lymph nodes. The ER doctor dropped the "C" word - cancer. That night, I spent alone overnight in the hospital, 37 years old, convinced my life was ending. All I could think about was my eight children and husband."
A 37-year-old woman was laid off from her software developer job in September 2024 after nearly two years due to a reduction of workforce. Losing half the household income strained a family with eight children aged 4 to 19. After months of illness initially attributed to stress, a growing groin lump was misdiagnosed as a hernia before imaging revealed swollen lymph nodes and a diagnosis of lymphoma. An ER visit and overnight hospitalization produced fear for life and concern for the children and husband. Months of treatment followed while parenting eight children, culminating in ringing the cancer-free bell.
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