Stories

It was back in 2013. I noticed my left breast was very swollen. I immediately went to my doctor. I was insistent that something was wrong. He referred me to...

First, you need to know I was always an athlete. From the age of 4 all through adulthood. I was a vegetarian for many years. Didn't do drugs and rarely...

Hi, I was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer in 2013, then following a mastectomy a year of chemo, radiation, reconstruction, and 7 yrs of endocrine hormonal therapy. Now in...

This is Part 2 of Be Your Own Advocate community story. To read Part 1, click here. I attended a Division Meeting and was, I’m sure, the most verbally negative...

All cancer patients face their own distinct journey. And while I hate my journey and wish I wasn’t on it, there’s one thing that I have learned during the last...

I had a double mastectomy in April 2020. I was diagnosed July 2019. Right breast had cancer and traveled to my right lymph nodes. I was scared. I started out...

I was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer in November 2019. It spread to my lungs, chest and stomach. I went to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and they treated me...

I had one of those periods so many of us have had. My breasts ached, and I did the physical manifestation of a grimace so many of us have done...

I was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer. Almost 5 years later, I was diagnosed with reoccurrence MBC Stage IV. A close friend stopped talking to me during first diagnosis...

For a few years, I always knew something was wrong but what's a person to do when they don't have health insurance. I don't know if you call this a...

“Good thing you found it early”. That is what I was told by so many people. I had only felt the lump 3 months before my scheduled biopsy. The night...

In July 2015 during aggressive chemotherapy for stage 2 ER/PR positive invasive ductal carcinoma breast cancer, I developed mild wheezing. In Sept 2015, the mild wheezing lead to a CT...

One month ago I was diagnosed with mucinous carcinoma in my left breast, stage 2. Because of my genetic history, I was advised to get a double mastectomy. I am...

I found an itchy lump in my left breast in October of 2018. It grew quickly and started to hurt. (Do NOT let anyone tell you breast cancer doesn't itch...

I was diagnosed in January 2020. Stage 4 metastatic breast cancer. What does that even mean? I thanked the doctor for the information as I tear a kleenex that happened...

While the title may sound whiny, I am at a loss as to the reasons my life is ending this way. I suffered from arthritis since my 40s; I required...

My name is Kim. I’m 43 & was diagnosed with ductal carcinoma on July 1, 2020. I had 2 spots- 1 was invasive & one was not. I had a...

In February of 2019, I woke up in severe back pain. I had been having some issues but this was by far the worst and I could no longer explain...

First, let me introduce myself, My name is Sandie I am 40 years old and have been living with MBC since 2017. My diagnosis came to me as a surprise...

Just diagnosed stage three, meet with the oncologist on Thursday, next steps have four days of radiation Monday first two rounds of chemo. Anyone else recently diagnosed with stage 3...