By: Jennifer Heider I am an entrepreneur and promoter of wellness-driven food, outdoor, companies, and causes. My career began in Chicago, at a large national agency, Leo Burnett. I moved to Boulder with my fiancé back in 1998 and fell in love with the mountains and Colorado lifestyle. My husband, Rob, and I have raised 6 golden retrievers and traveled…

By: Shirley Pattan Shirley lives in Minneola, Florida with her spouse, 2 of 5 kids, and three furbabies. She’s a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a small private practice, and works with an organization that provides counseling to women and caregivers impacted by ovarian cancer. She was diagnosed in 2017 with stage 3c ovarian cancer, and carries the BRCA 1…

By: Kamali Chandler Kamali Chandler is a native New Yorker, an international real estate agent and the proud mother of two 20-something year olds. An avid fitness lover, who takes great care of her nutrition as well, it came as a complete shock when she was diagnosed with Stage 3C Ovarian Cancer in November 2019. A few months later, she…

By: Dr. Simran Malhotra Cancer and I were first introduced to each other when I was 13 years old — when my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer at 33. She went to her doctor with concerns of a breast lump at the time, but her doctor told her she was too young to have cancer and not to worry.…

By: Casey Somerville I’m Casey Somerville, a 33-year-old previvor, wife, mom, reader, artist, and beach lover who lives in St. Petersburg, Florida with my husband and 3 children. I found out about my BRCA1 mutation last summer, and recently had preventative surgery in May and June. I can be found on Instagram @theflattiecloset. I leaned forward with my phone pressed…

By: Stephanie Astalos-Jones When diagnosed with breast cancer I knew I was going to want a bilateral mastectomy with aesthetic flat closure. Unfortunately, my first surgeon didn’t think a woman could be happy flat so, without my consent, he left me with buldges and bags saying, “You’ll be glad to have those if you want implants.”Well, I DIDN’T want implants.…

By: Vonceil Bradford My name is Vonceil Bradford, diagnosed at 30 years old with stage 2 breast cancer in the right breast, stage 1 in the left breast and found out I carry the BRCA 2 gene, HER2 positive and ER/PR positive.  I currently reside in Jacksonville, Florida. These pictures were taking for my keepsake, however after receiving them my…

By: Cara In September of 2018 I had a mammogram. I was told due to my family history of cancer that I was a good candidate for genetic testing. I met with the genetic counselor and went over all of my family history of cancer. I had a blood draw. 4 weeks later I had the news delivered to me…

By: Amanda Hulton About a year before my own diagnosis my Mom had completed genetic testing and was BRCA2 positive, we have a family history of breast, ovarian and pancreatic cancer on her side. Her and I met with a breast surgeon a few months later and discussed her pre-ventative double mastectomy. I remember listening to my Mom’s questions, hearing about…

By: Allison. I was diagnosed with breast cancer in February of 2019. I was not afraid as i had already beat Colon cancer in October of 2000. Cancer is a disease that may be managed. You’ve got to be strong, remain positive and be courageous to overcome the disease, have faith in all you do. Do some research and get to…