By: Angela S I was 39 turning 40 when I began having random nipple discharge. I had four children at the time ages 10, 8, 5 and 1. Multiple doctors told me it was probably just a clogged milk duct. But I never could breast feed so that didn’t make sense to me. I tried to nurse my first baby…
By: Melissa Simpson Summer 2019, 37 years old, I started getting fatigued, having bladder control issues and then started bleeding even though I had an IUD in place. My doctor found a cyst and that led to tests that showed an elevated CA-125. The doctor referred me to an oncologist even though I was too young to get cancer. The…
By: Kerry Morrison, RN On June 23rd, I had surgery #3/4 for the BRCA mutation. I always thought being proactive and saying, “Goodbye” to the girls was the way to go. Surgery went well. The “Team Boobies” picture was taken 10 years ago at The Relay for Life. As an Oncology Nurse, I have participated in Relay multiple times. My…
By: Erika Silva Hi I’m Erika Silva, and I am I Breast Cancer Survivor. I Was at home one evening just chilling before bed when I decided to do a self Breast exam and felt a lump. On January 25, 2018 I was diagnosed, stage 2 triple positive invasive carcinoma. Treatment plan moved forward pretty fast, I survived 6 rounds…
By: Sade Ayinde My mother battled breast cancer until the age of 47, and for most of my teenage life I remember every few years having to process the change that came with being excited to be “in remission” only to be surprised that it recurred somewhere else. The definition of a warrior, her near impossible battle with breast cancer…
By: Kelsey Newman I am a survivor of breast cancer and carry BRCA1. I was diagnosed June 10, 2020. After learning of my genetic results after my cancer diagnosis, my mom (a 25 year stage IV fallopian tube cancer survivor tested positive for BRCA1 as well as my younger sister. If only we got tested earlier! We had no idea.…
By: MaryBeth Eubank Most of the time when you hear the six letter word, CANCER, you think that the person is dying and that they are going to have to fight to stay alive. That fight entailing chemotherapy appointments, radiation, surgery, being really sick, losing weight, looking ill, and being tired. All of which are 100% accurate. But what you…
By: Jeri Fare In October 2018 my dad had been told for the second time to go home and get his affairs in order. At this time we went to the cancer center of America. In 2019 we requested a DNA test be done on his cancer to better treat him. He had stage 4 liver cancer. The test came…
By: Annie Mileto Hi my name is Annie Mileto and I’m 37 years old. I was diagnosed with DCIS Zero stage breast cancer 2 years ago, it was not found on my routine mammogram instead it was only found because i kept pushing my doctors. For years after the birth of my son Michael , I had milky discharge that…
By:Shayna O’Kelley My mom is a 10 year breast cancer survivor and her sister had stage three breast cancer before her. My mom had radiation and a lumpectomy, and my aunt had chemo, a mastectomy, lost all her hair, and took tamoxifen after the chemo. I had my first breast biopsy on my 26th birthday and have had annual mammograms…
