Stories about breast cancer that can inspire and inform

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Jody Burgess

Fighter Newly diagnosed I’m newly diagnosed with invasive ductal triple negative. I am terrified to be honest I am here looking for advice on my journey with chemotherapy and radiation and double mastectomy, my journey begins March 28th.

Marianne Alexander

Not as hard as you think I’m 35 was supposed to get married in April. Just got a new job and was finally on the right track or so I thought. January of 2024 a few days after new years I was diagnosed with Triple Negative Breast Cancer, two weeks later metastatic spreading to my […]

Janay Bailey

“By His Wounds, You Have Been Healed.” After four years of being a live-in caretaker of my grandfather, he took his final breath Feb 27, 2023. As if grieving and planning for his homegoing service wasn’t already heavy, two nights before his funeral, I discovered a lump in my left breast. It was nearly the […]

Jasmine Samuel

Flowers Bloom When Rain Falls Just one day after my 38th birthday, my storm started. I was diagnosed with breast cancer. A few weeks later, the storm got worse, I found out the cancer was triple negative stage 3 and grade 3. I thought it was the end, my life was over before 40. Then […]

Nicholle Chadwick

Not only a change We all say cancer is life changing because it is, but for me it didnt just change my life it took the life I knew. I remember the exact day I accidentally found a lump in my breast. I waited a few days to tell anyone and once I did my […]

LBoubisy Richardson

Current Breast Cancer Patient At the age of 43 last year I was diagnosed with Triple (-) Inflammatory Breast Cancer in June. Started 8 rounds of Chemo in July (1st round Red Devil and 2nd round Taxol plus the Immune Booster after each round every other week. Once completed I receive a lumpectomy on my […]

Tammy Kapplinger

PA Mom Fights Breast Cancer Hi there. My name is Tammy Kapplinger. I am a physician associate who works in pediatrics in Cypress, Texas. As a healthcare provider, I am used to treating patients , but not being one. In March of 2021, I was diagnosed with Triple Negative Invasive Ductal Carcinoma after an abnormal […]

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 […]

Kawonna Mitchell

We did it! We fought and we beat the brakes off cancer. November 25, 2021, I received a phone call that instantly changed my life, and I knew it would change the lives of those I love and who love me. I was at work when I received the call and, in the moment, I […]