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…
By: Tracy Milgram In the past almost 3 years I’ve seen my wife go through a lot of ups and downs. She has faced many adversities that’s gotten the best of her. I want to take the time to extremely thank Amoena from the bottom of my heart for the gift of happiness you have given her. I have never…
By: Tracee Cole In January of 2020, I went to the Dr, for him to diagnose me that I had shingles. While I was there I mention about a lump I felt in my breast and arm pit and how painful they really hurt. He said it’s probably from the shingles. He scheduled me for a mammogram and an ultra…
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…
