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October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and we want to recognize those who have battled the disease. Share your stories of survival and courage with our community. E-mail Cumming Patch editor, Liz Kennedy, with your pictures and stories and we'll post them throughout the month.My name is Melissa Burns. I am 37 and I will be a six year survivor in December. I was living in Connecticut, had a two-year-old daughter and was pregnant with my second daughter when I found a lump in my right breast. After an ultrasound and a core needle biopsy it was determined that I had Stage II breast cancer. Suddenly my joy of being pregnant was overshadowed by a very dark cloud of fear and uncertainty. I was recommended to start treatment immediately and was told that the mastectomy and the first four rounds of chemotherapy would be safe for my unborn daughter. They were right, …