
Theress’s Story (Breast & Ovarian Cancer)
I was first diagnosed in 1999 with breast cancer. At that time, I had a lumpectomy, radiation & chemo. In

I was first diagnosed in 1999 with breast cancer. At that time, I had a lumpectomy, radiation & chemo. In

As a nineteen-year-old girl, I got my first Pap smear. Just 2 shorts months ago, my gynecologist called me during

In 2004, I did my routine mammogram. No problems. I got a call saying I needed to have a spot

Have you ever on a bad day just gone into auto pilot? You start having this almost out of body experience where you feel ….

So, on January 23, 2019, I found my lump. I went to my family doctor who sent me for my

“You’re a tough cookie!” That’s what people said when they found out that I had cancer. You see, they’ve known

Ok, so here goes. I’ve always been told I could never have kids because I was sexually abused as a

May 18th has always been my mother’s birthday but in 2018 May 18th became a very sad day for our

In 2016, I began having problems that my doctors attributed to menopause. Several tests, biopsies, and surgical procedures later, they

I found the lump in my breast during a self-exam in the shower. I had already had my annual mammogram