One year ago this month (July 2012) I took the last of 27 chemo treatments. I was diagnosed in March of 2010 with 2 types of breast cancer, both were stage 3. I had a modified radical mastectomy, 27 chemo treatments and 30 radiation treatments. Cancer took part of my …
Read More »Barbara’s Story (Breast Cancer)
My name is Barbara, and for the last two and a half years I have been in and out of the hospital having bowel surgeries. Then when I finally thought I was okay, they found cancer in my right breast. I then had a biopsy done, and they found I had stage 1 …
Read More »Ruth’s Story (Breast Cancer)
This is the story of my on-going battle with breast cancer that started in 2004. I was 38 and diagnosed with Stage IIB invasive ductal carcinoma. I had found a lump on my right breast and because I did not have any insurance nor was I really worried about it …
Read More »Becca’s Story (Breast Cancer)
I have a slightly different story. I got connected to ‘Fight Like a Girl Club’ because I lost my daddy to cancer. It was last February and I was 39. As someone left behind because of cancer, I felt that I could benefit by reading stories and sharing with this …
Read More »Kimberly’s Daughter’s Story (Breast Cancer)
A little over a month ago, my daughter texted me saying that she needed to speak with me as soon as possible. I called her immediately, and the first thing she said was, “Mom, can you make me an appointment for a mammogram?” There was silence, then I laughed. I responded, “Britt, you do know …
Read More »Ashley’s Story (Breast Cancer)
March of 2011 on a Sunday, I woke up with this very sharp pain in my right breast. I was trying to reach to get something from the cabinet while feeling my right breast. I felt a lump. I ran upstairs and felt my left breast. I felt another lump. …
Read More »Debbie’s Story (Breast Cancer)
After several years of one struggle after another, two abusive marriages, one physical and one emotional, and suffering with the pain of fibromyalgia, I had entered into a new relationship and wanted a fresh start with life. I went in for my first mammogram at the age of 49. This …
Read More »Michelle’s Story (Breast Cancer)
My name is Michelle and I am 38 years old. I lost my mother to cancer (mesothelioma – caused by asbestos exposure) on August 16, 1998, 2 days after my 25th birthday, when she was just 50 years old. Then, on August 26, 2011, two weeks after my 38th birthday, …
Read More »Jennifer’s Story (Breast Cancer)
I turned 41 in November of 2011. Like a responsible woman, I had my first “baseline” mammogram and a yearly physical in January. A week later, I got a letter in the mail, asking me to come back for a closer look at a “probably benign” finding. My wise inner …
Read More »Christie’s Story (Breast Cancer)
My story is nothing special. I was diagnosed with stage 3 HER2+ breast cancer 1 day before my 34th birthday. I spent my birthday at Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo NY. I was scared as hell. I had a feeling it was cancer. I first found a lump 1 …
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