by Mary Walker
My Life Story with Cancer
by Mary Walker
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When I was in my early twenties, the only time I went to the doctor was when something was hurting me or when somebody made me go. I hated the doctors. When I got older, I felt I should start going and getting check-ups. I think every woman should have a check-up at least twice a year.
Everything was going fine, until one day I started having pains in my stomach. I thought it would go away, so I ignored it. All of a sudden it started coming more and more each month. I knew something was wrong, so I started going to the doctor more and more. He did test after test. All of a sudden, he came up with something. The test showed I had cervical cancer.