Every story is unique. Our patients come from diverse economic backgrounds, a variety of household situations and live in different areas of the United States. The one common denominator is that they have personally been affected by breast cancer. Read about some of their individual experiences.
Carla Johnson, 49 years old, is the sole provider for three children. Due to her diagnosis, Carla became unemployed and lost her insurance. She experienced difficulties with self-esteem following her mastectomy from breast cancer and also suffered from lymphedema. The AiRS Foundation referred Carla to the University of North Carolina and assisted her with applying […]
Alison is a 30-year-old mother to a 17-month-old daughter. She lost her own mother to breast cancer at a young age and she was subsequently diagnosed with the BRCA 1 gene mutation, making a breast cancer diagnosis likely. She is a stay-at-home mother and her husband is a Firefighter in the Austin, Texas area. Due […]
Mandy Ginsberg, CEO Of Match Group, has partnered with the AiRS Foundation to shine a light on a special issue related to breast cancer that is personally significant to her: reconstructive surgery after mastectomy…
I was diagnosed October 19,2015, on a routine visit to my OB. I never detected anything as cancer does not run in my family. I am the youngest of 15 siblings…
After I had my baby in 2014, I stopped breastfeeding and I developed mastitis and it lead into chronic subareolar abscesses. My symptoms were hot…
I found a lump while taking a bath. I didn’t have any symptoms that I knew of at the time…
In August 2010, Dallis Parker was diagnosed with stage four breast cancer, which had also metastasized to her liver and lungs. As part of her treatment, she underwent a unilateral mastectomy…
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