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Gunnery Sgt. Barbra Brown joined the Marine Corps in 1994. She spent the next 16 years dedicating her life to her family and the Corps. What she didn’t know was those experiences were preparing her to face the biggest challenge of her life.
In February 2011, Brown, an aircraft maintenance administration specialist from Jermyn, Penn., made a life-changing discovery.
“The lump started out small and within a short time frame, it grew from the size of a grape to about the size of a lemon,” said Brown. “There were about three lymph nodes that were also swollen under my left arm. At that point, I was more than concerned that something was wrong – I was sure.”
Brown was medically evacuated from Kandahar, Afghanistan to Germany, where medical personnel had the equipment to conduct a mammogram and a core needle biopsy.
“When I initially found out that I had to leave my Marines, I was more distraught with that than the cancer,” said Brown. “I couldn’t bear the thought of leaving them. I felt like I let them down and abandoned them.”
Semper Fi, Marine.
through-recovery/
Gunnery Sgt. Barbra Brown joined the Marine Corps in 1994. She spent the next 16 years dedicating her life to her family and the Corps. What she didn’t know was those experiences were preparing her to face the biggest challenge of her life.
In February 2011, Brown, an aircraft maintenance administration specialist from Jermyn, Penn., made a life-changing discovery.
“The lump started out small and within a short time frame, it grew from the size of a grape to about the size of a lemon,” said Brown. “There were about three lymph nodes that were also swollen under my left arm. At that point, I was more than concerned that something was wrong – I was sure.”
Brown was medically evacuated from Kandahar, Afghanistan to Germany, where medical personnel had the equipment to conduct a mammogram and a core needle biopsy.
“When I initially found out that I had to leave my Marines, I was more distraught with that than the cancer,” said Brown. “I couldn’t bear the thought of leaving them. I felt like I let them down and abandoned them.”
Semper Fi, Marine.