Stories
November 1, 2023
My breast cancer story started on Thanksgiving Day of 2017 when I wore a new underwire bra. It dug into my right underarm all day and […]
October 26, 2023
I missed all the signs. I consider myself a well-educated person and have seen plenty of articles detailing the numerous possible signs of breast cancer. I […]
October 23, 2023
The first thought that raced through my mind was, “I can’t believe this is happening again.” I heard the diagnosis that no one wants to hear, […]
October 23, 2023
August 2020, with a sheer glance in the mirror I noticed a red dot on my nipple, my life has never been the same. I placed […]
October 16, 2023
It was December 2020, and I was eager to start the new year post Covid I had previously graduated nursing school and was preparing to start […]
October 11, 2023
On March 11, after three years of hip pain that progressed to being unbearable I was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer. My left hip/pelvis, lumbar spine, […]
October 9, 2023
September 30th, 2018 was one of the best days of my life. It was a perfect day; 70 degrees, sunny, and not a cloud in the […]
October 9, 2023
At the age of just 39, in the summer of 2007, following a baseline screening mammogram, I was called and told the findings were inconclusive and […]
October 26, 2020
Ten years ago, on my 27th birthday, I received the news that no one ever wants to hear: “You have cancer”. I was the picture-perfect image […]
October 26, 2020
The year was 2018, I was running through life without a single care in the world. A newlywed, I finally stepped down from a very stressful […]
October 13, 2020
The love of my life, Steve and I were beyond excited to welcome our first child in 2007. Shannon was born with a 50% chance of […]
October 13, 2020
My name is Dana and I am a young adult cancer survivor. I had three beautiful children and loved being pregnant but decided three kids completed […]
October 13, 2020
After tragically losing a baby during the second trimester in the summer of 2016, Kristin never totally felt like herself again. She also grew weary of […]
October 7, 2020
This October of 2020 will mark two years from my MBC diagnosis, and seven years from an original DCIS diagnosis in 2013. To learn in a […]
October 7, 2020
What is it like to be a young breast cancer survivor? Throw in parenting two small kids during a pandemic, medical battery after kitchen sink cancer […]
October 2, 2020
I was doing a simple morning stretch over my head when I rested my hand under my armpit and felt the lump. You’d think my first […]
September 29, 2020
Hi, my name is Sara. I’m a 41 year old, single mother of two daughters. Here is my journey so far. It started back in 2013, […]
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
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 […]
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
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
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
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
“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
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
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 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 […]
October 17, 2018
In the summer of 2017, my beautiful daughter turned two, my husband and I were hoping and planning to add more children to our family, and […]
October 17, 2018
At age 33, I spent Valentine’s Day getting a breast biopsy and joking with the radiologist about it being the least romantic Valentine’s Day ever. A […]
October 3, 2018
Hi, my name is Shannon, and I feel as if a big part of my life is defined by my Stage IV metastasized Breast Cancer. I […]