Breast cancer survivor writes e-book to explain sickness to children - WBAL Baltimore

BALTIMORE —

This time of 12 months marks a crucial milestone in one local girl's breast melanoma journey.

correct earlier than Christmas came the gold standard gift of eager about Beckie Gladfelter: She discovered her cancer changed into treatable and her prognosis was first rate.

Now Gladfelter, a survivor-grew to become-creator, is the usage of her present to help infants take into account breast cancer.

For Gladfelter, family is every little thing. So when the mom of three younger toddlers got the devastating prognosis of breast cancer at the age of forty, her first concept become how does she spoil the news that mommy has breast melanoma.

"My kids were 3, 5 and 7," Gladfelter observed.

As a trainer, Gladfelter knew her approach needed to be age applicable and it had to happen immediately together with her surgical procedure just a few weeks away. She remembers telling her toddlers about her prognosis with the aid of her husband, Mark.

"before I even received to the melanoma half, they requested, 'What's a breast?'" Gladfelter talked about. "they had spoke of (my breasts) as my puffy pillows. They received in poor health with breast melanoma."

The talk endured and Gladfelter wrote about it throughout her treatment. quickly she realized she had a complete ebook.

"writing this book drew me closer to them," Gladfelter mentioned. "i used to be writing it to them."

Gladfelter mentioned that she documented all of her treatment: the decent, the dangerous and the ugly.

"I had my drains," she said. "I noticed how the drains had been related. i wanted to make sure that changed into a part of the e-book, too."

A year later, Gladfelter's ebook, "My Warrior Mommy: Our Breast melanoma journey," turned into born.

"i'm hoping that this publication will demystify breast cancer remedy to their babies," Gladfelter referred to.

A reminder: Sunday was the eleventh of the month, and that capacity it be time for chum determine eleven. WBAL-television invitations you to be an advocate on your fitness and the health of the ones you love.

make sure to name your chum to remind them to "understand their usual." if you word anything else peculiar in your breast health, get in contact together with your medical professional appropriate away.

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WEBVTT SARAH: FOR BECKIE GLADFELTER, household IS everything. SO, WHEN THE mom OF THREE young babies obtained THE DEVASTATING diagnosis OF BREAST melanoma at the AGE OF forty, HER FIRST concept was -- >> HOW DO YOU break THE news THAT THEIR MOMMY HAS cancer? MY children were 3, 5, and seven. SARAH AS A teacher, SHE KNEW IT : needed to be AGE-acceptable AND IT had to occur automatically with her surgery simply a couple of WEEKS AWAY. SHE remembers TELLING THEM WITH THE support OF HER HUSBAND, MARK. >> I had to GO lower back AND SAY THAT MY PUFFY PILLOWS got sick WITH BREAST melanoma. SARAH: THE talk continued AND BECKIE WROTE ABOUT IT all over HER treatment. quickly, SHE REALIZED SHE HAD a whole booklet. >> IT OR MAKE nearer TO THEM AS neatly. i was thinking i was talking TO THEM, i used to be WRITING LIKE i used to be talking TO THEM. SARAH SHE DOCUMENTED ALL OF IT, SHE DOCUMENTED ALL OF IT, THE : good, THE unhealthy, AND THE gruesome. >> i wished TO be sur e THAT turned into a part of THE book. SARA: A year LATER, "MY WARRIOR MOMMY, OUR BREAST cancer experience" become BORN. >> i hope THIS HELPS americans TO DEMYSTIFY BREAST-melanoma remedy TO THEIR youngsters. SARAH: SHE IS HOPING THIS HELPS WITH -- OTHERS WITH THEIR toddlers.