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Show CHRYSALIS PAGE 156 small, in fact, that when the breasts were full of milk and hard, the baby could hardly nurse. Later, the nipples began to be inverted, especially on my left side. I had heard about inverted nipples being a sign of cancer, so one time I asked the doctor about them. He wasn't worried. He said to me, 'My mother had inverted nipples all her life and never had cancer.' So I didn't worry about them anymore - much. "The doctor has been in and talked to me," she says. "He is happy and so am I. All seven of my tests have come back negative, and I am going home." "It is so good to be home again," she says. "Your Papa cooks our meals. Everything should be fine, but I can't believe that this awful thing has happened to me. I am uncomfortable in this tight paper tape. My arms are numb. I can't sleep - naturally, neither can your Papa. He is very kind and patient, and he tries to comfort me. We get up and drink hot milk and talk. Then after a long time, we go back to bed and maybe sleep a little. "One day I woke up and I had a pimple on my forehead. I was so frightened," she confesses. "I don't know anything |