You know that knowledge that you have from family history of cancer? Mine was due to my grandma passing away from breast cancer and my mother being a breast cancer survivor for 25 years. A cousin passed away from breast and ovarian cancer, and numerous family members either had BARD1 …
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In 2010, at the age of 38, I was diagnosed with Stage 3 Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC); which included a 12 cm tumor that had gone through to my skin. I was told it would probably spread, and that I most likely had 2-5 years to live. However, as the …
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Back in December 2011, I lost my cousin from breast cancer. After her life celebration, I rolled over and felt a painful stab and a knot. I went to many places to try to get a mammogram with no luck until I found the Moncreif Cancer Institute in Fort Worth, …
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It all began late 2015, when I was sitting on my bed and I had an itch up under my right breast. I ended up feeling something that felt like a marble. I waited a few weeks until after the beginning of 2016 before I called my primary physician. The …
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My journey began when I was diagnosed with Stage 3a breast cancer in October 2012. I had a lumpectomy with 13 lymph nodes removed. I then was treated with 6 rounds of TAC (Taxotere, Adriamycin and Cyclophosphamide) chemotherapy and 33 sessions of radiation. I was in remission and even celebrated …
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My cancer started back in 2017 and I have to say it’s been a long bumpy road. With the help of family and friends, I can say I am strong and still fighting like a girl. I have had this for years and am still fighting. I have stage four, …
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In October 2007, I felt a lump on my left side while nursing my baby. My doctor made me wait until 2008 to do a mammogram. I ended up with stage 4 metastatic breast cancer that spread to my lymph nodes and my liver. I then had 4 months of …
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Being diagnosed with incurable cancer was a really crappy way to spend my 50th year. No really, it sucked. When I turned 50, I was at a good – no GREAT place. Turning 50 did not intimidate me. I knew I was going to get along just fine. I spent …
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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 …
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My name is Aida, I’m a 46 years old and a three time cancer survivor. I was first diagnosed at the age of 17. By the time I was 24, I had to have a radical hysterectomy, which included removal of my lymph nodes. My oldest child was 5 years …
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