Kimberley’s Story: From Exhaustion to Empowerment Kimberley’s breast cancer journey has been anything but straightforward. What began with determination and a hopeful “Okay, I got this” mindset soon gave way to frustration and fatigue after seven long weeks of bed rest, surgical complications, and repeated delays. The emotional toll was heavy—but the financial burden was […]
Alexis is married with a teenage daughter. They have always struggled financially, but have been able to make ends meet. A friend of hers who is a police officer told her about a homeless teenage boy that was sleeping on a park bench and how she would see him on every shift. They took him […]
Healing in Motion by Lesley Snelson, Senior Pilates Trainer, MFA, PMA-CPT So, what does one do after receiving a breast cancer diagnosis? Well, after all of the activities one does to manage the shocking news and the onslaught of doctors appointments slows down, for me, I saw this as a new era of self-education. My […]
Mindy is a medically based speech-language pathologist who resides in southwest Missouri. An avid runner, she was diagnosed in early 2016 with stage 2 breast cancer soon after discovering a lump in her left breast upon returning from an outdoor run. Five months of IV chemotherapy and a lumpectomy-turned-mastectomy would ensue in addition to full […]
Abigail George is a senior at Austin College, studying Biology and Non-Profit Organizations. She is very passionate about women’s health and social justice. Abigail has been an intern for the AiRS Foundation in hopes of learning about the effects of breast cancer on body image and recently submitted the following research article. According to the Breast […]
My breast cancer diagnosis turned my world upside down. As I hung up the phone, my physician’s words echoed, “Unfortunately, your biopsy results were positive for breast cancer.” I stood alone in my dining room in a state of paralytic shock. The memory of my mother immediately began to fill my mind, as I realized that I had inherited the same […]
Brianne was diagnosed with breast cancer in September of 2020. Within the next 13 months, she had six surgeries including a double mastectomy, an incision revision, and a LAT flap procedure. Brianne was unable to work for six weeks due to her most recent surgery, and it took her a while to pay for the […]
As a young girl, I witnessed my grandmother lose a long battle to ovarian cancer. I saw my 27 year old aunt undergo a radical mastectomy and radiation at a time when she had no options for breast reconstruction. There were many stories after that including another aunt. A 2x survivor who endured ovarian cancer […]
Anna Crollman was 27 when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She immediately looked to blogs for support during her cancer journey, but found nothing. At that point, she decided to fill that void and start blogging to share her story and how fashion and beauty helped her navigate through some of the traumas associated […]
Morgan Hare was recently interviewed by the Michelle Beck at the Breast Friends Cancer Support Network to discuss the importance of reconstruction options for women who undergo surgery for breast cancer. The Breast Friends Cancer Support Network is working to ensure that no woman goes through a diagnosis of cancer alone. They have built a […]
