Survivor Stories & Information

I am a 20 year breast cancer survivor. I received a lay off from work in 2001, and decided to get my mammogram since it had been 2 years and I was losing my insurance coverage. That mammogram and the Good Lord saved my life because the lump was so …

I was diagnosed in June of 2019 with bilateral stage 2 breast cancer. I had two different types of cancer. My treatment included 16 rounds of chemotherapy, a partial mastectomy, and six weeks of radiation. I survived. I worked every day I could, and did my best of have a …

My mother died in December 2019, I mourned for her. COVID-19 hit and I started to feel tired, worn out, and my back hurt in a way that meant I needed to go see the chiropractor. So, I made an appointment in May 2020. My doctor did blood tests, and …

In January of 2020, I went to the doctor, for him to diagnose me with shingles. While I was there, I mentioned a lump I felt in my breast and arm pit and how painful they were. He said it was probably from the shingles. He scheduled me for a …

13 years ago, I was diagnosed with major depression and anxiety, also known as unipolar depression – an opposite of bipolar depression. At 21 years old, I felt so lost, confused, and scared. I was mostly filled with the negativity in my head, and consumed by self doubt. Always forcing …

At 28 years old, I found a lump on my breast. It was a week after we celebrated my son’s birthday. I wasn’t even thinking that it could be cancer, but still, I decided to have it checked out. My doctor did a biopsy, then called me into his office …

I was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer a month ago. I noticed that my breast was hard. So, I went in for a mammogram, ultrasound, and biopsy and that’s when I received my diagnosis. My double mastectomy is scheduled to be done soon. Thankfully, the genetic testing came back …

The golf ball sized lump in my left breast appeared seemingly overnight. My PCP had done a breast exam at a checkup a few months prior. It was not there then, or at least we couldn’t feel it. I told myself, it appeared so fast, it had to be a …

Breast cancer has been a part of my life since I was 12 years old. My mother was diagnosed when she was 42 years old. Roughly 10 years later, it came back metastatic and she passed away in 2000, at the age of 56. Ever since, I knew it was …

Before even entering the 9th grade, I had already seen at least 5 different specialists who all seemed to come to the same conclusion; I was fine. No one could figure out what was wrong with me, the plethora of odd symptoms, the disorientation and dizziness, and the constant chest …