By: Jennifer Carabillo April 16, 2021: Hi, my name is Jen and I would like to share my breast cancer journey, and yes I said “journey”. I was 34 years old when I got diagnosed. To me covid was a blessing in disguise. Last year in May I had left my fiancé of 7 years and moved back home. That’s…
Hi, my name is Ria @thisgirlisthriving👋🏽 I am located in Seattle, Washington. I am a wife and mother. I am faith filled and choose to walk by faith. I am a skin cancer survivor and breast cancer thriver. My breast cancer was found through a routine mammogram. I did not have any symptoms, nor history of breast cancer on either…
By: Cara Cappello In the fall of 2018 my doctor told me that due to my family history of cancer that I was a good candidate for genetic testing. So, I elected to have the test done. After 4 weeks the test results came back and I was told that I was at high risk of getting breast cancer due…
By Mila Knight (@milaknightsings) I was never one to care much what people thought until now. I lived my life freely and boldly, but people’s perceptions and expectations really weighed on me after my diagnosis. And sometimes it’s my own perceptions that trouble me, whether constantly contemplating my situation, questioning my decisions, or tempering my feelings from some degree of…
Hello, my name is Emily and I am a wife and mother to two amazing kids. Just before Christmas 2020, I sat at my kitchen table, trying to fill the tiny spit bottle, that would ultimately test my genetics for the BRCA mutation. I sent that tiny bottle away, enjoyed the coming holidays and thought nothing of what might come…
By: Hannah Davenport “LGBTQ+ Invisibility in Previvor, Thriver, and Survivor Support Communities” Thank you for agreeing to share your platform and hold space to discuss this special topic: I am a married, 30-something, gender-queer person with a toddler that calls me “Mama”. Since before my Prophylactic Bilateral Mastectomy in December, 2020, I have been sharing my personal BRCA1 journey on…
By: LaWanda Fountain As of this year, I am a 12 year (left side) and 2 year (right side) Triple Negative breast cancer survivor. I didn’t find out until after a second genetics test, 8 years after the first, that I am also BRCA1 positive. It through me for a loop but answered a lot of questions. I try my…
By; Silvia Garcia In March of 2020 at the age of 32 I was diagnosed with IIB triple negative Breast Cancer. I also found out I carry the BRCA 1 gene. After 16 rounds of chemo I underwent a bilateral mastectomy and DIEP flap reconstruction. There were complications that ended up sending me back into surgery the next day. My…
By: Selin Esendagli Looking back on the last year, everything feels like a blur. It all moved so quickly, and even though I’m eternally grateful for that, it feels like I never got a real chance to stop, breathe and acknowledge it all. In July 2020 I was diagnosed with breast cancer. Because I was only 23 at the time,…
KNITTED KNOCKERS SUPPORT FOUNDATION aka KnittedKnockers.org r1-4-21 We love to present the story of knitted knockers at every opportunity to help spread the word about the gift of knitted knockers to women who have had a mastectomy made by caring volunteers. Some of the points we like to include in interviews are: · Our mission is connecting volunteer knitters (and…
