2019 Stories
September 29, 2019
I was diagnosed with Stage 2B/3A Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC), an aggressive, non-hormone based cancer. I was 36 weeks pregnant and under the age of […]
September 30, 2019
We can still remember when the little girl with big glasses and permed hair walked into fifth grade. She was blonde, with blue eyes that could […]
September 30, 2019
My husband and I had just celebrated our first wedding anniversary, October 11th, when I found the lump. Smaller than a pea, I couldn’t be sure […]
September 30, 2019
In August of 2011, at the age of 42, I went for my annual mammogram. This led to an ultrasound, which led to an immediate biopsy […]
September 30, 2019
At 25, I thought I was invincible. I started chasing my dreams, I was on my parents insurance and I trusted that food was my medicine. […]
September 30, 2019
“If you want to keep your breast, you’ll have to get rid of your baby. If you want to keep your baby, you’ll have to get […]
September 30, 2019
I was diagnosed in November 2017 after finding a painful lump under my right armpit. My diagnosis was de novo metastatic breast cancer, or Stage IV […]
September 30, 2019
In April of 2014, I had just finished breastfeeding my 13-month-old daughter (my second child) and headed to the gynecologist for a regular checkup. She said […]
September 30, 2019
I never imagined that an annual gynecology exam would forever change my life. It was November 30, 2018, and I was going to cancel my appointment […]
September 30, 2019
I remember the day that I received that dreaded phone call. The woman on the other end said, “It’s cancer. It’s grade 3, and it’s not […]