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…
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,…
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….
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
