February 28th, 2006 . . . Maimah was diagnosed with breast cancer

I was totally in the grip of fear.

As soon as Maimah discovered a lump in her breast, she went to see her doctor.  She had no history of breast cancer.  Her doctor referred her to a breast surgeon who examined her, performed an unsuccessful aspiration, then told her that she was too young to get breast cancer so she should just ignore the lump.

Six months later when the lump had doubled in size, Maimah made another visit to see her doctor.  This time, Maimah insisted that a biopsy be done, against the doctor’s wishes.  The biopsy revealed breast cancer.  Maimah immediately got a new doctor.

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Maimah is our model for our 2006 Secret Red.