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When Lynnette Rochelle Fulton was diagnosed with stage one breast cancer in 1995, she relied on her spiritual faith to cope with the fear. “I realized He had a plan for my life. You have to recognize you’re not in this battle alone. There are so many other people that have walked this path and survived.”Lynnette, 61, had a radical mastectomy, but maintained a positive outlook throughout the experience with the help of her family. “The best thing my family and friends did for me during this time was support me emotionally, help me physically [...]

Despite being diagnosed with stage two breast cancer in April 2017, Brooke Egan isn’t putting life on hold. The 45-year-old wife and mother of three stays optimistic about the future and gains strength from friends and family. “I keep moving forward, living my life, staying strong in faith, and finding joy in every day. When needed, I retreat to re-energize my body and spirit without thinking, ‘There’s something I should be doing.’” Brooke, who had a bilateral mastectomy and lymph node removal in May, completed her last round of chemotherapy this month and says her prognosis [...]

Patsy Dawson, 52, stopped worrying about what people would think about her physical appearance and figured out what she could do to help other breast cancer patients. “I feel awesome when I can talk to or help someone recently diagnosed.”Patsy had been receiving radiation treatments for Hodgkin’s disease and was told that the radiation could increase her risk for developing breast cancer. In 2012, Patsy was diagnosed with stage one breast cancer and had a double mastectomy followed by four other surgeries. However, Patsy says, choosing not to stop the treatments was one of the [...]

Staying physically active at the Louisville Athletic Club while receiving her cancer treatments kept Linda Black’s body strong — but also strengthened her emotional resilience. “Don’t give in to thinking you can’t do something, because you have cancer. You are a fighter.”Prior to her stage one breast cancer diagnosis in 2015, Linda, who is 64, had been accustomed to exercising regularly and had no intentions of stopping. “I was not as strong as I was before, and there were many days I could not do anything. But I did as much as I could. I surrounded myself [...]