A former National Guardswoman was diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer during the pandemic; what made the dreadful news more devastating was that she was 10 weeks pregnant at the time. But in the course of intensive chemotherapy, Constance McDaniel, 30, gave birth to a healthy baby boy. It was proof enough to herself, and anyone else, that she would not be defeated by any hurdle. The former Soldier, of Appleton, Wisconsin, first noticed the lump in her breast early May 2020, about five weeks into her pregnancy. “I honestly thought it was just a clogged duct, because with my first baby I had a lot when I was breastfeeding,” she told CNBC. “I didn’t think anything of it and thought, well, it’s probably going to go away.” Five weeks later, McDaniel and her husband, Matt, who share a 2-year-old daughter, Isla, got the crushing news. She had stage 2 triple-negative …
Veteran Mom With Aggressive Cancer Endures Chemo While Pregnant, Delivers Healthy Son
March 26, 2021
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