Chemotherapy
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
30 Years and Beyond I was first diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer in December 1994.i was 60 years old I was the first person in my family ever to get breast cancer. I believe the cause was environmental. I was treated with radiation and five years tamoxifen.I went along blissfully , past the five […]
Stage 3 Journey In 2019 I was diagnosed with Stage 3 Invasive Ductal Carcinoma with Lymph Node Involvement in my Left Breast. No family history. I was shocked and scared. I had to go to multiple appointments and take multiple tests. I was first given chemotherapy, Herceptin & Perjeta. The chemotherapy had shrunk my tumors. […]
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 […]
