Brenda Jarrett is shown with her son Dylan and husband Trospy Jarrett in this archived photo. Brenda Jarrett discovered she had cancer while she was pregnant with her son, and underwent cancer treatments in 2014. Image: Contributed

Brenda and Trospy Jarrett had been told by doctors they could not have children of their own; the married couple came to accept this as fact.

They had busy lives and were interested in many things: “We are lifelong learners,� Brenda Jarrett said, always researching and asking questions, and, well — learning.

There was a natural sadness over being childless, but the two were busy and happily engaged with friends and family, she said.

So, they were both delighted to find they were to become parents in 2014.

“I was pregnant with my first and only child at 39,� she said.

At about four months pregnant, she noticed a mole on her chest that had grown as her pregnancy progressed.

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