Learning you have cancer of any kind is life-altering; A diagnosis of lung cancer can be especially daunting, given it’s one of the five most difficult cancers to treat.

Talking with her, it’s hard to wrap your head around the fact that vivacious Annette Ford — mother of three and grandmother of 10, with a great-grandchild on the way — is navigating through a second breast cancer diagnosis.

No one wants to hear the words “You have cancer.” It’s a diagnosis that raises fear of the unknown, no matter the prognosis. Decisions typically need to take place quickly and, for many people, the future can feel precarious.