In March of 2017, I finally received an official diagnosis of having PASH. This came after struggling for nearly 10 years with breast lumps and microcalcifications (that can only be detected by mammogram). I started this process in my late twenties and had multiple biopsies and mammograms every six months …
Read More »Kim’s Story (Breast Cancer)
Hi, I am the mother of 2 young boys. When I was 46, I found a lump under my arm. After having it checked and about a million tests, I was diagnosed with IDC. I did 6 months of chemotherapy every week for about 4 hours. I lost my hair, …
Read More »Jamie’s Story (Breast Cancer)
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 …
Read More »Kathy’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Breast Cancer)
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 …
Read More »Churee’s Story (Breast Cancer)
At 27, I was diagnosed with breast cancer, BRCA gene, HER2-positive, Stage 2. So I went through 8 rounds of aggressive chemotherapy and 35 rounds of radiation, a double radical mastectomy, 2 reconstruction surgeries, and a total hysterectomy in a year and a half’s time. Every doctor assured me it …
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