Dance as though no one is watching you Love as though you have never been hurt Sing as though no one can hear you Live as though heaven is here on earth - Anonymous For millions of women, the words "You have breast cancer" are a harsh reality. For Black women, those words hit especially hard as the mortality rate for Black women is staggering. It's a battle Karen Eubanks Jackson knows all too well. A FOUR-time breast cancer survivor, Jackson has...

"I'm sorry, it's cancer."

Four words with the power to upend your entire existence and thrust you into an emotional whirlwind. As these words unravel, they unleash trauma, chaos, and threats to every facet of life–from health and body image to relationships, job, career, and future dreams. Thoughts swirl: What did I do so wrong to deserve this? How am I going to survive? Is my body going to be mutilated?

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'You hear stories of people who are struck down with some form of cancer. You can't imagine what they and their families are going through. But sadly, we would find out soon enough.' It wouldn't happen to them … until it did. Jewel is an autobiography of how one son coped with the devastating blow of finding out that his mother, Julie, has breast cancer. But that's only the beginning, as the cancer comes back more and more aggressive each time,...

Despite the existence of medical, public health and community efforts to increase breast and cervical cancer screening, many women in Colorado do not adhere to recommended screening guidelines. Several interventions have been used to increase screening, but many have not been formally evaluated and as a result, the effectiveness of these is unclear. Given additional but limited resources, effective and cost-effective interventions must be identified...

"A moving and honest graphic memoir about the unexpected cancer journey of a young, queer, mixed-race woman. At the age of twenty-five, Kimiko Tobimatsu was a young, queer, mixed-race woman with no history of health problems whose world was turned upside down when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. In an instant, she became immersed in a new and complicated life of endless appointments, evaluations, and treatments, and difficult conversations with...

You have cancer. These are words people dread hearing. But when, worse comes to worst, push comes to shove, something wonderful happens. More people come together for support and encouragement. More people participate in "Race for the Cure" events, and more, people discover an inner strength within themselves that they never knew they had before. On the Wings of Pink Angels offers a gentle hand through this difficult time, sharing stories that inspire...

"As Lynn Koch walked through 'the process' of breast cancer she held fast God's Word, proclaiming his promises to her and learned of the covenants he has with all of us. She stood on his Word as she physically felt him cradle her in his arms. As she was Making It through Breast Cancer with God, she repeated aloud Psalm 118:17 each day. 'I will not die, but live and declare the works of God.' "Facing each step of tests and surgeries, Lynn had the...

"From former White House aide to President Obama and Harvard graduate, Alejandra Campoverdi, comes a riveting and unflinching memoir on navigating social mobility as a first gen Latina, offering a broad examination of the unacknowledged emotional tolls of being a trailblazer. To be a First and Only in America is a delicate balancing act of surviving where you come from while acting like you belong where you're going. Alejandra Campoverdi has been...

Will you answer the Call? When the psychic pain of an old soul is ready to be released, that pain may cry out to us through trauma or dis-ease, begging to be healed, loved, and liberated. But at the age of thirty-six, diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer, Annah Taylor Phinny didn't know that. All she knew was that she was embarking on two journeys at once-a physical journey through modern medicine's chemotherapy and a spiritual journey through training...

Imagine hearing the words, "You have breast cancer." In Common Ground, Uncommon Courage, twelve breast cancer survivors tell their inspirational stories. From diagnosis to survivorship, the stories are a raw and honest account of navigating "the journey". Each chapter gives you a first-hand look into real-life stories of personal heartbreak and resilience. Common Ground, Uncommon Courage reveals the complexity of a breast cancer diagnosis and subsequent...