Stories about breast cancer that can inspire and inform

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Tamara Piraino

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Ilene Morgan

My Breast Cancer Story The long hot 2002 Summer was approaching me that July 2nd. When I got the word after my yearly mammogram that I had breast cancer.I was startled at first but it eventually sunk in. My calendar was filling up withdifferent dates of procedures and doctor’s visits. Then the surgical appointment to […]

Jeanette Roberts

My survival Back in 2021 , I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I went through a lumpectomy, chemotherapy which left me with severe neuropathy and radiation. As of October 8 ,I am cancer free but still have the effects of neuropathy which leaves me with numbness in my hands and feet. I am thankful to […]

Lydia Kemerling Back

Strength When you hear the word strength you think of physical strength. But there is the kind that you find from within to help face life’s challenges. I had to find that strength when I was diagnosed at age 38 and told that I would need a lumpectomy ,radiation and 6 months of chemo . […]

Jean Bowden

Routine mammogram found my cancer Hi everyone. My journey began at the end of June 2023 after a routine mammogram which turned into another of my left breast, then a stereotactic biopsy, lumpectomy, then sentinel biopsy. The lumpectomy revealed IDC and the sentinel biopsy showed benign. I’m Er+, Pr+, Her-. Starting hormone blocker treatment after […]

Stephanie Pickens

My Fight I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2019, a month after my sister Kim whom is 9 months older than me. I was 50 and she was 51. Kim was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer that later turned in to Metastatic Breast Cancer. She lost her battle on 9/12/2020. After I was […]

Maria Gloria Flores

My Cancer Journey My Cancer journey begin May 26 when I went to my Physician Assistant for a lump on my left breast. She examined me an right away scheduled me for mammogram, ultrasound. I went for my mammogram & ultrasound and radiologist told me right then and there that it might be cancer but […]

Mindy Adelizzi

Surviving and Thriving: I Beat Breast Cancer Twice My first diagnosis was in January, 2011 when I felt a small lump in my right breast. My OBGYN ordered a mammogram and an ultrasound. It then progressed to a biopsy which was a scary and emotional experience for me. I waited two weeks before my biopsy […]

Christine Elliott

How Cancer Changed My Life My name is Christine Elliott and I am currently 34 years old. In August of 2020, I was diagnosed with Stage 3 Breast cancer (triple positive). I was 31 years old at the time. I underwent 5 months of chemo, 2 surgeries, 1 year of Herceptin, and 21 days of […]