Survivor Stories & Information

Since 1999 I have been fighting cancer. The first round was breast cancer at the age of 42. It was invasive ductal, stage II A. My treatment was a mastectomy, chemo, and radiation. I fought like a girl without any issues until 2010. I had a slight cough that would …

After having endometriosis and living with sarcoidosis I thought that all my medical worries were over, until early one morning last August when I was awaken with a burning sensation in my right breast. I went out to the ER only to be told that there was nothing there they …

I had graduated from nursing school one and a half years before my diagnosis. I was a single parent to a set of twins and only 24 years old. My physician that I had previously seen said that the lump I found was due to caffeine usage. A year had …

On Mothers Day 2010, my life was forever changed. It was the day I discovered a lump in my breast while taking a shower. I panicked and immediately fell to the floor of the shower in tears. I went to my family doctor the following morning. He ordered a mammogram …

There was a time in my life when I didn’t even think about breast cancer but after having been diagnosed and going through chemotherapy, it has become a huge part of my life. It has left a permanent impression on my life that cannot be erased but I will continue …

I’ll never forget the day in 1989, when at 7 years old, I was told that my mom had breast cancer. My mom and dad sat us down in the living room and told us that mom was sick and was going to be at the doctor a lot over …

The day before I was to leave for a month long trip to Ecuador, I found a lump in my right breast. I never felt anything there before, so the rather large lump seemed to come up from nowhere. By the time I had the ultrasound and biopsy six weeks …

I thought I was a fairly strong woman before March 8, 2012 with all I had been through in my life. Then I was diagnosed with stage II breast cancer, which was the day my journey of being an even stronger woman than I could ever imagine began. It was …

Unfortunately, cancer is no stranger to my family and friends. With my mother, nana, both grandfathers, several friends, and just recently my father being diagnosed, cancer is a word I have heard way too often. It was Friday, April 13th, 2001 (Good Friday) when I heard the words, “You have …

It seems like my entire adult life I have dealt with breast issues – lumps,bumps, cysts, calcification’s, and very dense breast tissue. I have always been very familiar with what was “normal” for me. I have had countless mammograms, ultrasounds, and biopsies. I have always been very lucky. Then in …