Personal Stories
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Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
See all 4 stories"In the back of my mind I worried about local recurrence, but never knew things could change so dramatically."
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"Triple negative is not a death sentence. Many of us are still thriving after diagnosis."
Read Scoobydoo's storyMetastatic Breast Cancer
See all 15 stories"I try and live every day like I would have before breast cancer invaded not just my body but my life."
Read Partyoffive's story"Once I'm up and moving, I have hours and hours where I feel okay, some moments where I feel terrific."
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"MBC is always there — it doesn't overwhelm me or prevent me from enjoying life, but it has put its shadowy filter over everything."
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Survivorship
See all 5 stories“I am strong-willed and strong physically, which served me well during treatment and continues to serve me well. I am honored and grateful to still be here and be able to serve others.”
Read Dianne's story"No amount of regrets or second guessing was going to change anything, but what was I going to make out of it?"
Read ruthbru's storyGenetic Testing
See all 6 stories"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'."
Read Debbie's story"No doctor, nurse, or mammogram technician had ever suggested or even mentioned genetic testing to me."
Read Queen_Celeste's story"It looked like everything was okay: negative BRCA1 and 2. But 2 weeks later the other big panel revealed positive PALB2 and CHEK2 mutations."
Read mustlovepoodles's storyBeing Diagnosed
See all 5 stories"Feelings of shame and stigma came washing back to me, and I decided to do the one thing we are not supposed to do — tell people about my diagnosis."
Read Niyati's story"The thought crossed my mind, 'What about me?' I was exactly the age she was the first time around."
Read eggroll's storyReconstruction Decisions
See all 3 stories"When I was talking to my doctor, he knew how bad my self-esteem was related to my breasts and his goal was to give me exactly what I wanted."
Read Sunny's story"I always knew that some day the phone would ring and a doctor's voice would tell me that I have breast cancer. "
Read whippetmom's story"From the moment I was diagnosed, I was pretty certain of my surgery choice and reconstruction method."
Read Kbeee's storyClinical Trial Experiences
See all 4 storiesThey said, ‘You’re now metastatic — you have 2 years to live and should start getting your affairs in order.’ And I told them we had to figure out another plan.
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