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veralashay93
Mar 5, 20244 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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veralashay93
Mar 5, 20244 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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veralashay93
Mar 4, 20242 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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veralashay93
Mar 4, 20242 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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veralashay93
Mar 4, 20243 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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veralashay93
Mar 4, 20245 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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veralashay93
Mar 4, 20243 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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veralashay93
Mar 4, 20246 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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veralashay93
Mar 4, 20243 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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veralashay93
Mar 4, 20243 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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veralashay93
Mar 4, 20241 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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veralashay93
Mar 4, 20243 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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veralashay93
Mar 4, 20244 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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veralashay93
Mar 4, 20245 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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veralashay93
Mar 4, 20244 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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veralashay93
Mar 4, 20246 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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veralashay93
Mar 4, 20243 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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veralashay93
Mar 4, 20245 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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veralashay93
Mar 4, 20242 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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veralashay93
Mar 4, 20247 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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