Lisa Hardiman was in denial when her doctor found an acorn-sized lump in her right breast.

“I was like, ?It can?t be me. I?m only 40. This can?t be happening,? ” the mother of three said. “In the back of my mind, I was like ?This is nothing.? ”

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