Gaila’s Breast Cancer
A friend connected me with a friend who had just been diagnosed with Breast Cancer.
Gaila received her diagnosis a few days before I began joining her at the medical appointments. Here she waits on the results of her mammogram.
Gaila submits to a battery of tests, including X-Rays, an MRI, and a host of blood tests.
MRI
Gaila chose to have a mastectomy, then forgo further Western medical treatment. Her family looks on after the bandages are removed.
Gaila's surgeon removes the bandages from her mastectomy to check the wound.
Gaila strove to keep her sense of humor, here playing around with a breast prosthesis
The Family: Mother, Daughter, Granddaughter