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Mar 54 min read

Chelsea Haizlip: A Breast Cancer Journey of Hope & Faith

Hi, my name is Chelsea Haizlip. I am a BrCa-1 gene carrier and on November 16, 2020, I was diagnosed with stage 3A and stage 2B breast...

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Farrah Sharples: 3x Breast Cancer Warrior

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Mar 54 min read

Farrah Sharples: 3x Breast Cancer Warrior

My name is Farrah, and I currently live in New York City. I was first diagnosed with Her2 positive breast cancer in February 2011. I felt...

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Tanya Wilkins: A Breast Cancer Journey of Faith Over Fear

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Mar 42 min read

Tanya Wilkins: A Breast Cancer Journey of Faith Over Fear

On October 2, 2012 during a routine annual exam, my doctor discovered a lump in my left breast. The next day, I was scheduled for a...

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Maricia Cole - Breast Cancer Survivor and Advocate

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Mar 42 min read

Maricia Cole - Breast Cancer Survivor and Advocate

Please meet Maricia Cole, 38 year old Stage 2 Breast Cancer Survivor. Maricia first wants to say before you read her story that she...

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"Hope Among Us, One Year Later." Breast Cancer Journeys of Hope & Faith

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Mar 43 min read

"Hope Among Us, One Year Later." Breast Cancer Journeys of Hope & Faith

One Year Later: Hope Among Us: Three Young Breast Cancer Survivors Rhonda Eyzaguirre PhD, Jennifer Dresser, Mari Guzman January 2022 It...

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Lisa Cataldi: Breast Cancer Survivor, Thriver & Advocate

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Mar 45 min read

Lisa Cataldi: Breast Cancer Survivor, Thriver & Advocate

Hi my name is Lisa Cataldi. I am a breast cancer advocate and survivor. This January, I’ll be a year cancer free! I share my experiences...

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Lauren Tarpley: Breast Cancer Survivor, Advocate, & Author

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Mar 43 min read

Lauren Tarpley: Breast Cancer Survivor, Advocate, & Author

I have been getting annual screening mammograms since I was 30. In July of 2020 I went in for my annual mammogram. I had a nagging pain...

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Becky Horn- Pretty In Pink Foundation Executive Director, & Breast Cancer Survivor & Thriver

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Mar 46 min read

Becky Horn- Pretty In Pink Foundation Executive Director, & Breast Cancer Survivor & Thriver

Breast cancer runs in my family. My mother died of breast cancer, when I was 11 years old, and my fraternal twin sister got breast...

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Mar 43 min read

Child & Youth Mental Health Awareness

On June 10, 2021 I became a Certified Youth Mental Health First Aider. I had to attend two 4-hour classes at night, and also take a test...

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"I didn't choose this life, but it is the only life I have to live." -Sharon D. Kidd

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Mar 43 min read

"I didn't choose this life, but it is the only life I have to live." -Sharon D. Kidd

Still me! Still beautiful! Still blessed! Still loved! Still covered! Still a Queen! Each day I am amazed by how resilient the female...

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Survivor Story Spotlight: Under 40 and a Survivor

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Mar 41 min read

Survivor Story Spotlight: Under 40 and a Survivor

Hello, my name is Aleena Clavel. I am a mother to a four year old girl and a 6 year breast cancer survivor. In March of 2015, at 29 years...

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Jacqueline Cromity- 3 Time Breast Cancer Thriver and Survivor

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Mar 43 min read

Jacqueline Cromity- 3 Time Breast Cancer Thriver and Survivor

Jacqueline, the owner of Survivor Friendly®, lost her mom to breast cancer when she was only eight. Then, in June of 2020, her dad died...

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Survivor Story Spotlight: Elaine Durrman, Making Her Voice Heard

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Mar 44 min read

Survivor Story Spotlight: Elaine Durrman, Making Her Voice Heard

I became a volunteer for Making Strides Against Breast Cancer in 1993, the year it was started while I lived in Harrisburg, PA. At the...

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Project Me - Cleansing Mind, Body, & Soul

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Mar 45 min read

Project Me - Cleansing Mind, Body, & Soul

After returning from San Antonio, TX from competing in the United States of America’s Ms. 2021 pageant, I did some self-reflecting. One...

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Mar 44 min read

The 1%: Male Breast Cancer

In September 2019, my grandfather felt a lump on his right breast. It never crossed his mind it could be breast cancer. Thankfully, he...

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After the Storm Comes the Rainbow: Battling Depression & Anxiety

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Mar 46 min read

After the Storm Comes the Rainbow: Battling Depression & Anxiety

In the spring of 2016, I was in the prime of my life, at least I thought I was. At the time I was a Corporate Trainer for my company,...

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Story Spotlight - Maimah Karmo: She survived civil war, lightning, now this

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Mar 43 min read

Story Spotlight - Maimah Karmo: She survived civil war, lightning, now this

Maimah Karmo fled to America from Liberia when she was only 15. Her father put her, alone and scared, on a flight to New York, hoping she...

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Mar 45 min read

Wonder Woman 2021

Ever since I was young, I’ve always loved Wonder Woman. Lynda Carter, a former Miss World USA was the first woman to play Wonder Woman on...

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Mar 42 min read

Story Spotlight: Megan and Goliath

My name is Megan Kornegay and here is the story of how I fight my daily Goliath...Breast Cancer. My life changed forever in May of 2020....

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Living with Crohn’s Disease: From Victim to Victor

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Mar 47 min read

Living with Crohn’s Disease: From Victim to Victor

September 8, 2009 will be a day that I will never forget. I can still hear, “Vera, you have Crohn’s Disease.” It was at that moment that...

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