005: Greg Oberst cared for his wife, Linda, who survived breast cancer | mammogram

1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 005: Greg Oberst cared for his wife, Linda, who survived breast cancer | mammogram | mastectomy &nbsp; &nbsp; Greg Oberst of Covington, Washington learned his wife, Linda, was diagnosed with breast cancer, when he received a frantic phone call from her.&nbsp; The diagnosis of non-invasive breast cancer in situ came after a routine mammogram.&nbsp; It was caught at an early stage, so Linda did not have to undergo radiation treatment or chemotherapy, and opted for a mastectomy.&nbsp; Greg sprung into action, providing emotional support as well as formulating a gameplan for all non-medical parts of her treatment and recovery, as Linda successfully achieved survivorship. &nbsp; When Linda Oberst went in for a mammogram in 2013, her husband, Greg, didn’t give it much thought.&nbsp; After all, she had been quite faithful about coming in for her annual checkups.&nbsp; Once the appointment concluded, he got a phone call from Linda; but this call was unlike all the others.&nbsp; She was frantic and in tears.&nbsp; At first, Greg could not understand what she was saying, but minutes later, she calmed down and told him what was seen on the mammogram. &nbsp; Greg tried to emotionally soothe Linda as best he could, but he also spearheaded their effort to go on a fact-finding mission.&nbsp; There were many health care professionals to see, and Greg was able to get their consent to record each and every visit.&nbsp; Although they took notes on each visit, the recordings enabled to catch bits of information they might have missed during their note taking.&nbsp; &nbsp; At a very difficult time, a bit of good news was that Linda’s cancer was caught at a very early stage.&nbsp; As a result, she was able to avoid radiation treatment and chemotherapy.&nbsp; &nbsp; In the meantime, Greg had his full time job, he had a teenage daughter to raise, bills to pay and an insurance company to deal with. He was grateful to get help from neighbors with cooking and logistics. &nbsp; Linda concluded the best treatment option for her diagnosis of non-invasive breast cancer in situ was a mastectomy.&nbsp; Greg and Linda were told the prognosis was good, and the surgery was a success.&nbsp; The follow-up work didn’t show any residual cancer hanging around, so that was more good news.&nbsp; There were annual follow-up visits, and with each one came a bit of anxiety, but Linda eventually got to the all-important five-year mark.&nbsp; &nbsp; She has returned to as close to a pre-diagnosis life as possible, and leads a happy, healthy life as a wife and mother. Cancer Interviews http://cancerinterviews.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/14616857/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/14616857