Genetic Testing

"I wish people knew that if they have a mutation, they have it whether they know it or not. Knowing has been so empowering and anxiety-reducing for me."

"I would gladly give up my breasts and my ovaries for a chance at living a cancer-free life."

"Before I could even take a breath and enjoy that moment, they said, 'However, you are still at increased risk because of family history.'"

"My reason [for genetic counseling] is two fold: I believe more information is better than less, especially for our children. And without research, we can't have the data; the more data the better quality the information."

"No doctor, nurse, or mammogram technician had ever suggested or even mentioned genetic testing to me."

"I’m going to do everything in my power just to be here for them and to create the memories I didn’t get to create with my mother."

"It looked like everything was okay: negative BRCA1 and 2. But 2 weeks later the other big panel revealed positive PALB2 and CHEK2 mutations."