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My spiritual awakening

Caroline Achieng, 7 years breast cancer survivor

I was only 24 years old when I was diagnosed with breast cancer. One day, I noticed a bloody discharge from my breast. While on a trip to visit my uncle in Austria I had a medical check-up, and the doctors dropped the bombshell. They told me that I had to go through a mastectomy and have my whole breast cut out and go through hormonal therapy thereafter.

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