Power Stories

May 26th, 2015, I received my routine mammogram results with the diagnosis of DCIS. After the biopsy, I was told that if I had to have breast cancer, that’s the one to have. Due to my extensive family history of breast cancer; my mom died of age 36, my sister …

I was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer on February 3, 2017. I also had cancer in a lymph node. Through my chemo, I was receiving strong medication because my cancer was aggressive. I will admit that I was scared because I have never been sick. I started praying, asking …

I was watching my favorite show, Wentworth, for the 6th time, and one of the characters found a lump, which turned out to be cancer. I never check myself, but I finally did. Well, I found a lump in September. I didn’t do anything about it because it scared me. …

I’m Jamie. I’m 39, and I was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer on July 13, 2016. I had 8 rounds of chemotherapy and 6 weeks of radiation therapy. I had my mastectomy on March 6, 2017. My husband, children, step children, and family have been by my side through …

After at least 2 years of struggling to find a physician who would listen to me and not brush me off, 2 years of being told “oh you just have a UTI or bladder infection,” of having male doctors discount my words as inexperience of my own body, and even …

On April 1st 2008, I was at the beach with some friends. I went to adjust my bikini top, and on the top of my right breast was a lump. It was 28 days until my 30th birthday. I knew right away it was cancer. I had lost both of …

I had my mastectomy in May 2016. About 2 weeks after surgery, I had to be readmitted for infection. Then, because I’m diabetic, my mastectomy scar wouldn’t heal. That meant weekly trips to the wound care center. After several weeks, the wound still was not healing, and they had to …

I had just turned 50. I was excited and ready to start living my next 50 years. Then, six months later, I hear, “You have breast cancer.” Those words hit like a wrecking ball on my future plans. The endless tests, the surgery, the treatments after surgery. Life as you …

Hi everyone, my name is Kara. Here is my Fight Like a Girl Story. It all started in 2016, when I found a lump in my left breast. As you all know, you worry, go to the doctor, and they send you off for a mammogram. Well, that is when …

On Sunday, July 26, 2016, I noticed my left breast was swollen and red. By Thursday, I had noticed that the lymph nodes in my axillary area were swollen, and my breast was painful. I called my doctor and was seen that night. I was told it looked like inflammatory …