Stories

My name is David. My beautiful and loving wife of 34 years, Loraine, was diagnosed with breast cancer last fall and I have been documenting our shared story from the...

Content warning: The following article mentions details surrounding the author’s experiences with self-harm, which may be upsetting for some readers. Please know that there are many resources available for support...

I was diagnosed with denovo on Feb 13, 2012. This year is my 8th year living with stage 4 MBC. I am a nurse and was repositioning a patient with...

I got a call about 3 pm several days after my MRI. I had just finished working and got to my hotel room. My doctor was on vacation, so her...

I have a lot of support. I have a friend who was just finished with reconstructive when I found out, who has gone to appointments with me almost every time...

I was with my long-term partner one weekend late in January, and he noticed a bit of crust on my right breast. I took a shower and it was hard...

I am a psych RN with several counseling degrees. In 2016 at a yearly check-up, a lump was found. I was sent to a local hospital, for 2 1/2 hours...

I was first diagnosed in 2001 with breast cancer and treated with chemo and radiation. In 2012 I had another lump and had a DIEP flap procedure. In 2013 I...

Two years with MBC and still here to talk about it. My first thought, after having my pity party, was to start checking things off my bucket list. Israel trip:...

At the young age of 32, my daughter, Stephanie, was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer. She accidentally found a lump by merely running her hand over it. She received...

In September 1999 I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I was just getting ready to turn the big 40. My tumor was the size of a golf ball on my...

In April of 2018 my mom, Linda - an advocate for AdvancedBreastCancer.net, received a diagnosis of stage 4 metastatic breast cancer. The cancer had spread to her bones and there...

In October 2011, I was diagnosed with Stage I TNBC. Even though I had no family history of breast cancer, I had discovered a small, tender lump in my left...

October 20 will be my 3 year anniversary of finding out I have metastatic breast cancer. In the beginning, I was so upset because I did the mammograms every year...

September 2011 started off as normal as any other year except for a couple of things. Number one, we moved to a new city and everything was strangely beautiful. Number...

I was recently diagnosed with MBC in the bones. I also have shortness of breath because of low hemoglobin. I will see the doctor again at the end of the...

My story started 5 years ago. A week after my husband left me I found out I had stage one breast cancer. I had 16 weeks of chemo. I know...

I want to preface my story with a nickname my husband has for me. Polly Positive. I can tell you I’ve overcome some and still fighting others and I always...

I was diagnosed in 2017 with rare cancer inflammatory stage 3. I still can't believe I went through so much. My faith, hope, and will to live to continue to...

What I am sharing is a truthful account of my experience since discovering my recurrence in the summer of 2016. It was one small lump in my breast right where...