Stories about breast cancer that can inspire and inform

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Tracy Nesbitt-Wright

Stage 2 estrogen negative progesterone negative her2 positive Hello- My story began in 2012 when I was 34 years old and 30 weeks pregnant with twins. I was diagnosed on July 17th 2012 and gave birth at 30 weeks on July 19th 2012. I had a bi lateral mastectomy on July 31st 2012 and started […]

Deborah Estienne

Hope Matthew 5:7 Blessed are the merciful for they shall obtain mercy “ I have always been a strong woman but little did i know that i would be confronted with breast cancer. I am blessed to have a 6 kids, a farm, and a very strong family, church family and community. I have taught […]

Nancy Pickett

WINNING WOUNDED I was diagnosed with Invasive ductal carcinoma in my right breast in March, 2022 at the age of 55. I was devastated. Though breast cancer runs in my family, you never imagine it could also happen to you. I was diagnosed with Stage 1A HER2+ (ER+/PR-) Breast Cancer with a mass in my […]

Janet Elkins      

Living with Triple Negative Stage 4 Metastatic Breast Cancer            I was first diagnosed with HER2+ hormone negative right breast. They removed 3 lymph nodes, along with chemo and radiation. I was considered cancer free, and in 6 months was then diagnosed with Triple Negative Breast cancer. In my 3 years, 3 months, I have […]

Tiffany Washington

Recently diagnosed Counting points w/ Weight Watchers saved my life I recently had a baby and wanted to lose the 20 lbs I gained during pregnancy before his 1st birthday so I joined weight watchers. In 60 days I lost 18 lbs. I felt so good and I could see the results. Little did I […]

Karen Adams

Cancer Didn’t Kill Me, It Changed Me Through Faith Never in a million years would I have thought that my life story would include several chapters about cancer. In 2017, I was diagnosed with Invasive Ductile Carcinoma ER+/PR- and HER2+ in my left breast. I found the lump during a self-breast exam. I hoped it […]

Karla Johnson

Survivor Ready for Battle I am currently going through my last of hormonal treatment started with Paget’s disease and went from there .Definitely a difficult battle here in Texas away from all support .Double Mastectomy and after that Her 2+was discovered when I thought it was over and then here comes the chemo. Definitely have […]

Courtney Parker

Wife Mom Daughter Survivor In July 2017 I was diagnosed with Stage 3 Breast cancer, after being told three months prior it was just changed in the breast tissue from breastfeeding. At this point, my primary tumor was the size of a softball and it was grade 3. When all the tests and scans over […]

AnnMarie Gleason

I Can’t Believe My First Tattoo Will Be Nipples… “Ah sure, it is nothing.” Those were the words playing over and over. A few times I found specks of blood in my sports bra but not cut. Then I discovered I could express blood from my nipple and found myself getting a diagnostic mammogram and […]

Chelley Williams

Overcomer I was diagnosed at the age of 39 with the Stage 3 HER2+ breast cancer. I am a wife, mom and was a business owner of a small town pharmacy. I had felt a tingling sensation here and there for a few months and while on a trip to Disney I felt a lump. […]

LaQuiesha Parker

I was diagnosed with breast cancer June 2 ,2020. I been out of work since June 18, 2020. My kids and my parents and my brother has been my biggest supporters. Days I want to give up but I have to keep fighting for them. I was 39 when I found out I had her2+ […]

Carolyn Nuckolls

I had just married in 2018 and was looking forward to a life with my family and husband. I have two boys from a previous relationship but we unfortunately lost their father in a car accident 5 years prior. In 2019 at age 31, I was diagnosed with HER 2 +, pr/er -. Our life […]