Stories about breast cancer that can inspire and inform

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Kelly Singleton

My wife Kelly was diagnosed with stage four breast cancer at age 49. SusanGKomen foundation blessed us with money for gas to travel thousands of miles to drug treatment trials that got her from 6 months to 2 years.Breast cancer is a horrible disease to suffer from; a cure is out there. She lost her […]

Tara Hoff

My journey with the Susan G. Komen foundation started with the Race for the Cure when I was an intern in Indianapolis. I heard about it on the radio, so I started walking the Race for the Cure while I was in college. Little did I know that my world would be rocked by breast […]

Susana Pellegrin

Our mom, Lidia Pellegrin, battled breast cancer for 8 years. May 11th marks her 2 year anniversary of her passing. She never missed her yearly check up. She was healthy and had no family history of breast cancer. She was diagnosed at age 56. She would receive chemo and be at work the next day. […]

Stacy Meador

As far back as I could remember of my parents they did their best to raise 9 children. I being the last daughter born; number 8 of 9 born into this household; never realized the hand that I was being dealt. My freshmen year of high school I lost my mother to breast cancer and […]

Sharon Sanders

Sharon was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2010 after a routine mammogram and biopsy. While she experienced a roller coaster of emotions, she mostly felt fury. She was mad at cancer and called it a “bully.” This emotion is what made her decide that she would fight until the end. She believes her relationships and […]

Nakeyta Perry

My mother broke the news to my sister and I on November 21st, the day after my 30th birthday. I felt like I couldn’t breath; I blacked out and completely lost it. I was speechless; I didn’t know what to think or say. My mom was living in South Carolina at the time, but agreed […]

Kristi Chudicek

My name is Kristi and I want to share my sisters story. Jennifer was diagnosed at 29 with breast cancer. She fought with everything in her against this diease but sadly lost her battle at the age of 34. She never once complained and got down on herself about what she was going through. She […]

Katie Beghtel

In the beginning of 2016 I was diagnosed with triple positive breast cancer in my right breast and about half a dozen lymph nodes. I went thru 4 rounds of Chemo and every three weeks for a year I had herceptin injections. End of July I underwent a double mastectomy. I chose that because my […]

Julie Delgado

As a professional singer, I was on top of the world—traveling the globe singing along with every “A” list artist you could name for the past 30 years.   I was diagnosed with Stage II breast cancer on January 20, 2010 while embarking on a world tour with Grammy award winning artist, John Mayer. That was five […]

Jefferson Fite

I hope to help others that have lost their loved ones to breast cancer. I was 13 years old when we found out my mother was misdiagnosed and that she had stage 4 breast cancer. We lived in Florida at the time and her family lived in North Carolina, so my mom and sister (5 […]

Jason Hyche

The Big C My mom, Kathy Harbin, was an inspiring lady who’s sweet spirit strengthened others and made other people better. My mom left a legacy of faith for me to live by. My mom meant the world to me. She was a parent, a friend, a teacher, an example for me to how to […]

Janet Stone

My Sister Debi I just wanted to take this time to tell the story of my sister Debi. She was a kind and loving person who was always the glue that held our family together. She was always supportive and a role model to her entire family. Nineteen years ago she was diagnosed with stage […]