Survivor
My support system Hello, my name is Norita Walker, and I am a Breast Cancer Survivor. I was diagnosed in January of 2008. My primary care physician knew in December. I was taking hormone replacement pills, because in 1980 I had a hysterectomy. He changed mu hormone pills and within a couple of weeks my […]
Friend or Foe. Making Peace with my Breast Cancer Hi fellow Breast Cancer peopleMy first diagnosis in April 2019.at the age of 47was With 3rd stage ER positive cancer in my left breast. No Braca Gene. Mother had breast cancer at 50 and is now a ripe 83 yr old living life to her fullest. […]
“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 […]
No one fight alone When I was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer stage 3, on December 13, 2023. I felt that my world stopped in a second and thousands of questions came to my mind. I only had 1 minute to get myself together. Thanks to my family, especially to my mom for being […]
Cancer fighter I found out I had breast cancer after doing a mammogram, I requested twice to my doctor. After having 3 pregnancies in a row I found it responsible to get checked. I somehow had this constant inner feeling I could have cancer. From there I got 2 mammograms, an ultrasound, 2 biopsies and […]
In remission Light and Hope Where to begin, I was diagnosed in Feb 23’ after having my first mammogram. I was having some pain in my right armpit and I knew something was off. It’s been non stop since then. A double mastectomy, 6 months of heavy chemo and then 5 weeks of radiation. I […]
Self Breast Exams are Critical. I’m here to share with you my story with the hopes to remind mothers, sisters and daughters the importance of getting your annual mammograms and doing self breast exams and being a self advocate for your own health and well being . I was 48 and have gotten annual mammograms […]
Of course it’s devastating to hear that you have cancer but as someone who have gone through the journey it’s very important to connect , to ask and to decide what you want for yourself. Don’t be scared and you’ll do fine. early detection is very important.I have been diagnosed with BC with DCIS in […]
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 […]
Still in Treatment She doesn’t FIGHT alone Hello, my name is Tamara, and I was diagnosed with Invasive Ductal Carcinoma, Stage 1, Grade 3, ER+, PR+, HER2-, in July of 2023. I went in for my normal, yearly mammogram and at that time, I had no issues or concerns. Two days after that scan, I […]
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 […]
