• For the Breast of Us

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    Our mission is to empower women of color affected by breast cancer to make the rest of their lives the best of their lives through education, advocacy and community.

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Treatment Journeys
Monisha Parker

The Fertility Talk: Should I Have Asked?

I sat in her office completely caught off guard by the fact that she had scheduled an oophorectomy without any discussion. In fact, when I started treatment, no one ever mentioned any fertility options to me.

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Feature
Monisha Parker

You forgot about me.

Is it possible that I spent my entire battle with breast cancer fighting for everyone else? The words you forgot about me rang out like a gong in my head. Is it possible that I was so busy making sure everyone else was ok that I forgot about…me?

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Beauty
Patricia Fox

Practical Nail Care for the Breast Cancer Baddie

Raise your hand if you’ve experienced discoloration, sensitivity, or even complete loss of your nails while undergoing chemotherapy? Well, me too girl! I want to share just a couple of tips and tricks to avoid further damage to your nails and how to grow healthy nails.

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New Normal
Miranda Gonzales

How breast cancer taught me the importance of active listening

While breast cancer united us all, my needs as a Latina with a young family were not the same as a 75-year-old white woman with grown children. Our families were different, our cultures were different, and our needs as breast cancer patients were different. I wanted to fill the gap that I knew existed for others like me.

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Beauty
Patricia Fox

Brow Tutorial for the Breast Cancer Baddie!

While the experience of losing our hair is certainly devastating for many of us, this is also an amazing opportunity for us to really get artistic with how we want to express ourselves through beauty.

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