It began in August of 2013. My faithful pup kept coming and pushing on my right breast, night after night, until one night I got mad, pushed her aside, looked at my husband and said, “Am I dying and I don’t know it!?” Yes, I was, and she had pinpointed …

Hi, I’m Monica, and this is my story. I found a pea-sized lump under my left arm when I was 34 years old. I had no family history of cancer and had never had any health problems. When I found the lump, I went in for a mammogram. They saw …

Hi, my name is Amanda and this is my story. In June of 2017 at 35-years-old , I was diagnosed with cervical cancer. In June 2017 I had complete genetic testing which came back clear. I have no genetic markers for any type of cancer. However, my grandfather had breast …

In January 2018, I attended my pap smear. In February, I was brought in to my local hospital for further testing due to ‘abnormal cells’ found on my smear. A further visual inspection of my cervix was carried out and biopsies were taken from inside my womb. Two MRI scans …

Hi, I’m Devon. I’m 38 years old and was diagnosed with breast cancer , er+, Pr+ and her2+, in April 2018. I found my lump myself after experiencing pain on my left side on April 6. I was sent for my first mammogram and an ultra sound on April 13. …

In December 2017, I went to the hairdresser, actually a new one. I was talking to him about my hair thinning, and he asked if I had my thyroid checked. Long story short, it prompted me to schedule a visit with my Primary Care Physician. I ended up seeing her …

Hello,  my name is Diane Greco. I am the mother of four young adults, a nurse and a military Mom. I was raised Catholic near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Since I was a child,  I’ve had several issues that were diagnosed and associated with nausea, stomach pain and fainting spells. After four …

Hello, My name is Tammy is this my second battle with cancer. In March of 2016 I was diagnosed with stage 3C ovarian cancer. I  did 18 rounds of chemotherapy; finishing my last round in October 2016. During that journey, I learned I was BRCA1 positive. Doctors tried to convince …

At 28 years old, I found a lump on my breast. It was a week after we celebrated my son’s 1st birthday. I wasn’t even thinking that it could be cancer, but still, I decided to have it checked out. My doctor did a biopsy, then called me into his …

Hello, my name is Charity Ghert, and I am 45-years-old. I have two children and two grandchildren. I have no other family members; my parents passed away when I was only 13-years-old. My mother died of breast cancer at 38. I, myself, was diagnosed with stage 3 invasive  breast cancer. …