You might have to get a second opinion, but there are options for thin patients to do natural tissue reconstruction. But the cost of doing natural reconstruction is you’ll have a new set of scars. In the end though, I believe it was worth it for my body.
I never could have climbed Mt. Whitney without everything I had learned from cancer. You see, the mountain didn’t prepare me for cancer. Cancer prepared me for the mountain.
A story of how health and fitness can still be healthful even after being diagnosed. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is even more important during and after a diagnosis.
For a while, I sat around wondering what I’d do with my life after cancer. I had no idea how I’d rebuild myself.
No, I am not the woman I was before, but the woman I am today shines the way God always intended for me to shine. And I am not sad at all that part of me had to die, so a greater me could emerge.
I am a miracle! Despite what it looks like – if I can make it, you can make it! Find what gives you hope.
I approached breast cancer like any other to-do; something “I” can handle.
I spent my first cancer-free year insulating myself from all things related to recurrence and MBC and you know what happened?
As a woman of color, I know that it’s a table that our communities have been traditionally omitted from. But with the overall goal to advance our understanding of cancer across the board, it is imperative that everyone is both included in the conversation, and also empowered to own a piece of this process.
Your voice, your story, and your support can make a difference. Join For the Breast of Us in our mission to empower, support, and advocate for women of color across the globe. Together, we can create a future where every woman has the resources and support she needs to overcome breast cancer.
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Welcome to our community—where hope thrives, strength is found, and sisters in the fight become family.
