Cause: Breast Cancer

While doing a self breast exam in June of 2010, I felt a lump and the journey began. Went to the doctor, got a mammogram, a sonogram, and then a biopsy. I was devastated when I found out I had breast cancer. I spent my Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s …

The Journey It was a cold and windy snowy day on the 8th of December, As I sat in shock, sadness and tears.…I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I stomped my foot and cried, “God, for this I don’t Have time”. I am sure He smiled, saying “Just trust me, …

Hello Gang!! I am a 36-year-old survivor of stage four breast cancer. I was diagnosed at the age of 32. I quickly learned how to change into warrior mode! I made it and I am still here holding on! Ladies, those of us who have had to fight and survived …

My name is Laura and I don’t have breast cancer but my mother had it and that makes me more prone to having it myself. I am sharing my story because even if no one reads this I feel obligated to share it to forever let my mother know how …

I was shocked when the doctor told me I had stage 2 breast cancer and that I was having a double breast removal as soon as possible. This all started with routine exams. But like a lot of people at this time I had no health insurance! I was was …

I was diagnosed on 8/9/10 with Stage 3B breast cancer, left side, with nodes involved all throughout the left side of my torso. A year ago, January 5, I finished chemo. On February 9, it will be a year since my double mastectomy. In June, it will be a year …

My story really begins with my mom. She was diagnosed in June of 2007 and died October 1, 2007. She had no insurance except for state aid, which took care of the necessary tests, but the wait time in between her treatments was months because of her doctor seeking approval. …

My name is Nikki and I am proud to say that I fought like a girl – and won! In December 2009 while laying stretched out on the floor I adjusted my bra due to quite a sore spot just above my rib cage beneath my breast. The very thought made me book …

My name is Erica Lambourg and I am a first generation Mexican-American born and raised in New Orleans and the oldest of three female siblings. On May 16, 2011 just two months shy of my 36th birthday, I was diagnosed with Stage II IDC Breast Cancer. My strict Catholic parents …

The first week in February 2011 I was called for a routine mammogram, having turned 50 the previous year. On the 9th of February 2011 my lovely husband, Jon, died of a heart attack. He was 53 years old. I was told I had breast cancer in March 2011. That …