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Survivorship Stories & Inspiration

Needing a story or something to smile at? Want to hear from other women with breast cancer who’ve gone ahead of you. Come check us out.

  • men checking for breast cancer

6 Uplifting Life Lessons from a Man with Breast Cancer

2018-10-09T22:50:36+00:00

Like many breast cancer organizations, we don’t talk about male breast cancer very often. Yet, if we tune into our breast cancer brothers, we all gain. We may even learn a little about the female

6 Uplifting Life Lessons from a Man with Breast Cancer 2018-10-09T22:50:36+00:00
  • adoption after cancer

Becoming a Mom: A Story of Adoption After Cancer

2018-08-22T19:53:17+00:00

Like so many young breast cancer survivors, Beth Gainer faced the harsh reality of infertility after finishing her cancer treatments. To make matters worse, she experienced a divorce, leaving her single with seemingly no chance

Becoming a Mom: A Story of Adoption After Cancer 2018-08-22T19:53:17+00:00
  • cancer songs of hope

15 Delightful Breast Cancer Songs of Hope

2018-08-22T21:33:49+00:00

Whether you're looking for songs to inspire yourself on this cancer journey or you're creating a mix for your friend, we've put together this list of "breast cancer songs" (okay, we're a breast cancer website,

15 Delightful Breast Cancer Songs of Hope 2018-08-22T21:33:49+00:00
  • after cancer treatment ends

How to Piece Together Your Post-Cancer Life [Ep. 24]

2018-08-22T00:11:44+00:00

Cancer doesn't end just because you've rung the bell. Maybe after cancer treatment ends, you find yourself asking, "Why do I still feel so terrible?" Apart from being an APRN and a Certified Functional Medicine

How to Piece Together Your Post-Cancer Life [Ep. 24] 2018-08-22T00:11:44+00:00
  • dating over 50 without nipples

Dating Over 50… Without Nipples

2018-08-19T23:31:45+00:00

Yes, I'm over 50 and dating, without nipples. Two years before I was diagnosed with Stage 2 Invasive Ductal Carcinoma at the age of 47, my husband decided he was done with me. Now before you

Dating Over 50… Without Nipples 2018-08-19T23:31:45+00:00
  • explain BRCA to your kids

How Do You Explain BRCA to Your Kids?

2018-08-22T21:08:14+00:00

Trying to explain BRCA to your kids is not an easy challenge. Working through their anxieties for you, plus a natural fear of their own potential BRCA mutation, takes love and patience. We are so

How Do You Explain BRCA to Your Kids? 2018-08-22T21:08:14+00:00
  • art therapy for breast cancer

Her Art Was Her Therapy During Cancer – It Became Her Career [Podcast Ep. 22]

2018-08-10T23:13:42+00:00

After a shocking breast cancer diagnosis, a young Heidi Kelly turned to sewing to process things. Designing handbags became a sort of art therapy for cancer. What Heidi didn't realize is that she had just

Her Art Was Her Therapy During Cancer – It Became Her Career [Podcast Ep. 22] 2018-08-10T23:13:42+00:00
  • mastectomy without reconstruction

Against the Grain: A Young Mom’s Mastectomy Without Reconstruction [Podcast Ep. 20]

2018-06-30T04:35:19+00:00

Rebecca Pine was a young mom, just weaning her beautiful daughter, when she made the choice for a prophylactic mastectomy without reconstruction. It was a bold decision, but for Rebecca it was an empowering decision.

Against the Grain: A Young Mom’s Mastectomy Without Reconstruction [Podcast Ep. 20] 2018-06-30T04:35:19+00:00
  • dealing with negative people

Dealing with Negative People During Breast Cancer [Podcast Ep. 19]

2018-07-02T04:49:39+00:00

When facing breast cancer, you need support--not more negativity. So what do you do when you're dealing with negative people during breast cancer? Negativity is an unfortunate fact of life when you're going through treatment for

Dealing with Negative People During Breast Cancer [Podcast Ep. 19] 2018-07-02T04:49:39+00:00