A Texas woman who thought she was suffering from pink eye said it was “mind-blowing” when she realized that her eyes were showing her something far more serious.
In the spring of 2023, Kelly Mann was juggling life as a mother of three and a university professor in Abilene, Texas, when something unexpected disrupted her routine. Both of her eyes turned red, and the irritation didn’t go away with antibiotic eye drops.
The redness resolved on its own after about a week. But then it returned – again and again. Over a span of close to three months, the issue cycled in and out at least six times between April and June. At the time, it seemed like a frustrating but isolated problem. Then one night, something else changed.
Common warning sign
While sitting on the couch watching TV, Mann reached to scratch her arm and felt something unusual – a lump.
“Then one night while watching TV, I went to itch my arm and felt a lump,” she said of her shocking find. “My husband was asleep, so I kind of panicked and went back and forth, like, ‘Is this what I’m really feeling, or am I making this up in my head?’”
The next morning, she immediately scheduled a doctor’s appointment to have the lump checked out.Continue reading…
