Cause: Breast Cancer

On June 25, 2018,  I was doing a self examination of my breasts and found a knot. I went directly to the hospital, the biopsy was fine. I had a double mastectomy, total radical hysterectomy, did 4 rounds of A/C and 20 rounds of infused chemotherapy. On February 6,  I …

I hope to be an encouragement to other women fighting this fight with me. I was recently diagnosed with breast cancer in March 2020. The exact same time the COVID-19 pandemic started. I had my first mammogram at 40, which was normal. I am 41 and went in for my …

I remember the day like it was yesterday, June 10, 2014. A day that came on the heels of having gone through 6 rounds of chemo, a double mastectomy, my husband telling me he wanted a divorce and my mother passing away. All within eight months. It was the day …

Hi all, I am in the early stages of getting information. I noticed a lump a year ago, but my insurance made it hard to find doctors. I was finally able to locate one covered and he is a great surgeon. I now have a wonderful oncologist and will be …

On February 27, 2019, I was sitting in my surgeon’s office when he walked in and said it wasn’t good news. I felt like this isn’t happening with being 35 and not having history of cancer. I have two teenage daughters how am I supposed  to tell them? I had …

This August will mark eight years since I completed treatments (chemotherapy & radiation) for breast cancer. I am a Survivor! My cancer was caught early due to the forward thinking of my family doctor, who had been ordering mammograms for me due to my family history, even though I was …

I was diagnosed with breast cancer 10 days before my 50th birthday on November 6, 2012. My family doctor felt a tiny lump in my left breast when I had gone in to have her check out a cyst in my right breast. I had a mammogram on a Friday …

In June 2015, I went for an annual mammogram and it was abnormal. I was diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer on July 8, 2015. It was my husband’s birthday and it hit him harder than me. I went to church that evening and prayed and was prayed over by …

In 2015, a lump became a lesion. Scans showed breast cancer in both breasts. I had 4 surgeries and a bilateral mastectomy; no reconstruction. It was followed by 3 rounds of Taxotere chemotherapy and 55 radiation treatments. Sonny, my dog, and I rescued each other to help me through chemotherapy. …

I am a 2 year survivor. My mother and her sister also had cancer. My father was in the a nursing home while I was battling my cancer, and he had to have his leg amputated. I went through radiation during the hardest time of my life. He passed away …