By: Barbara Jacoby Today is my birthday. But, I don’t think of birthdays in the same way as other people do. Let me explain. Remember when you were in school – at the end of the school year, if you successfully completed your work, you were promoted to the next grade. Well, that is how I see my birthday. If …
Take Charge of Your Health This Mother’s Day Through Genetic Testing With jscreenⓇ
Every May, Mother’s Day provides an opportunity for children and adults alike to honor the remarkable women who raised them and brought them into the world. May is also Women’s Health Awareness Month, educating women across the globe on common health risks and reminding them to be proactive in their healthcare decisions. For prospective mothers, it’s the perfect time to …
DI breast cancer survivor paints with a purpose
By: Marie Rocha-Tygh Dull, dark, and depressing are words often used to describe hospital rooms. While battling cancer in the hospital, Becky O’Toole felt the drab rooms were detrimental to healing and wanted to do something to help herself and others. In the span of three years, the Daniel Island resident was diagnosed with breast cancer and acute myeloid leukemia. …
Mother Finds Strength in Community During Breast Cancer Journey
From: cancer.org Angela Torres takes care of people. It’s who she is. She’s a mom to three kids and works a full-time job. She also runs a food bank with two locations in the Bronx in New York City, a job she took over from her mother, who was also passionate about giving back to the community. But when Angela …
How Can I Self-Advocate for My Breast Cancer Care?
From: healthline.com When you learn you have breast cancer, lean on your friends, breast cancer survivors, and treatment team while you decide what’s best for you. Here’s how one woman took control of her diagnosis. It can be a big shock to find out you’ve received a breast cancer diagnosis, even if it’s in the early stages. There’s a lot …
I found out I have breast cancer 5 days after my mum died from the same disease – don’t make our mistakes
By; Julia Sidwell WHEN Sue Ware was planning her mum’s funeral after losing her to breast cancer, she never dreamed she would also get the disease. But that’s exactly what happened. Just five days after her mother Betty died, 59-year-old Sue, from Dunstable, Bedfordshire, was diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer after noticing redness on her right boob. She first spotted …
Tulsa woman provides support for breast cancer patients through the Giving Heart Foundation
By: Jayden Brannon After surviving breast cancer, Tulsa woman Baha Srour founded the Giving Heart Foundation to provide support, financial assistance, and essential recovery equipment to women undergoing similar battles. After being diagnosed with breast cancer, going through 6 months of chemo, a double mastectomy reconstruction, and 28 rounds of radiation, a Tulsa woman has made it her mission to …
Two sisters diagnosed with same rare cancer two weeks apart share their journey
By: Author: Michelle Boudin A Charlotte family is dealing with the unthinkable—two sisters, both under the age of 35, both battling a rare and aggressive form of breast cancer at the same time. They wanted to spread awareness about the disease, so they’re documenting their journey in what have become very popular social media posts. Several of The Cooper Sisters …
I was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer and given a year to live at age 37… why I feel more alive than ever
By: CASSIDY MORRISON SENIOR HEALTH REPORTER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Nicola Heart believed thought life couldn’t get much harder after holding her newborn babies in her arms as they died. That was until 2020, when, at 37, she was diagnosed with stage IV metastatic breast cancer and told she would likely die within a year. She had a tennis ball-sized tumor in her …
Remarkable Women: Cancer survivor Lori Bayer becomes a breast cancer advocate, creating a nonprofit to help others
By: AC Barker From small-town girl to globetrotter, Lori Bayer says some of the best years of her life were spent on a journey around the world traveling with her husband. “I learned so much about myself, and I learned so much about other cultures and other people,” she said, reminiscing about her travels. “It’s kind of formed a little …
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