Sculpture of "Sandra Gonçalves" (front)

Suzano - SP, Brazil.
50 years
Portuguese, English, linguistics, piano teacher; symbolism specialist; social media and use of languages.

"I don't have cancer, it's cancer that has me. His bad luck, because I'm stubborn. I noticed a little bit, I went to a doctor, he said it was cobbled milk. I didn't take the exam he asked for, difficult to schedule, and I was working so hard. I came back two more times, the bigger lump, they said it was in my head, and I left without being examined. Only the fourth time, going to measure pressure, the head nurse heard my complaint and referred it to the doctor, and he to the mastologist."

"I do all the treatment at Pérola Byington: surgery, chemo and radiotherapy. My oncologist is the best partnership I've ever had in my life. She doesn't treat a medical record, she treats Sandra. She wants to know how I am, because she knows that I am not my clinical condition. And she explains the pros and cons for us to decide the protocol together."