Tracy Milgram-Posner Tracy Milgram-Posner is the founder of BRCAStrong and the owner of UnBRCAbleBoutique with a Bachelor’s in Science and Healthcare. Tracy was diagnosed BRCA 2 Positive at 21 years old after have 2 lumpectomies at the age 18 years and 19 years which were benign. She chose to have a preventative hysterectomy and preventative prophylactic bilateral mastectomy in 2014…

Hi my name is Kate I’m 43 years old I became a Previvor Feb 4 2019. My nana and mom both had breast cancer and when my mom was diagnosed she was tested and found out she was BRCA positive. My brother and myself had genetic testing and found out we were BRCA positive as well. When I got tested…

               I honestly can’t remember the exact day, but I can remember it was a day in late August 2016, when my life began to change forever. I could say it changed in March of 2015, when my best friend, my mom was diagnosed with the BRCA1 gene but I will be honest I was 20 and naïve. I tried…

My name is Suzy and I am 33, a wife, mother, daughter, sister, and friend. A year and a half ago life was pretty “normal”. In early 2018 after a routine pap it was recommended that I do genetic testing since my mother passed from ovarian cancer when I was 13. Not thinking twice, I went ahead and took it.…

#BRCA2POSITIVE November 2017 My mother and I had a strained relationship and had not spoken in months.  I had already lost my dad to Leukemia 13 years previously and my mom had breast cancer 2 times at this point.  My boys started calling me saying “mamaw is sick, mom she needs to talk to you.”  My boyfriend and I were…

Hello, my name is Heather Jubitz. I am 31 years old. I enjoy laughing, dinners with girlfriends, dressing up, seeing shows and concerts of various types. I am outgoing and friendly. I am a wife and a stay at home mother of 3. I am a daughter, a sister and as of March 2019… I am a Breast Cancer Previvor. …

My name is Lisa Callahan and I am a previvor for 11 years now, and I am living proof that choosing to do these surgeries enhances your life experience. At least it did for me. Breast Cancer always seemed to be part of my family. When I was around 6 years old, I remember being fascinated with my grandmother’s prosthetic…

Marla Vinink-Valcarcel I lost my father to melanoma when I was 19, he was 46 years old.  At the funeral, I kept hearing family members talk about how my paternal grandmother also died of cancer at 46 years old.  Coming into adulthood, I questioned do I need to worry when I turn 46?  Each time I visited my ob/gyn for…

My name is Gabby I am 10 years old, I am the creator and inspiration of BRCAStrong.  At the age of 6 years old my mom had a full hysterectomy and 6 months later she had a prophylactic bilateral mastectomy. In the car one day we were talking about having her mastectomy and the recovery.  She did not prep me…

It started with a lump… I had been breastfeeding my youngest son and  a lump appeared on the end of  my left nipple. At first I didn’t worry too much as breastfeeding can cause all kinds of things like blocked ducts and soreness caused by poor latch but those are often temporary and this just wasn’t going away. It occasionally…