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Finding Light in Cancer’s Shadow: Cortney Henry

[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="3.22.3"][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.22.3"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="3.0.47"][et_pb_post_title author="off" comments="off" featured_image="off" _builder_version="3.2.2" title_font="|700|||||||" title_font_size="37px"][/et_pb_post_title][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.22.3" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="3.0.47"][et_pb_image src="https://todayswomannow.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/RealFacesOfCancerCortneyHenryWEB-30-1.jpg" align="center" force_fullwidth="on" align_tablet="center" align_last_edited="on|desktop" admin_label="Featured Image" _builder_version="3.23.3"][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.22.3" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="3.0.47"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.23.3"]Cortney Henry Age: 33 Diagnosis: Stage III triple negative breast cancer When Cortney Henry was diagnosed with Stage III triple negative breast cancer in 2018, she questioned her resilience. However, being a mother gave Courtney the emotional fortitude she needed to face a difficult situation. “Had I been diagnosed before my son was born, I would be that patient crying in bed all [of] the [...]

By April Allman|2021-12-11T09:48:51-05:00October 15, 2019|Breast Cancer, Pink Woman, Wellness|

Finding Light in Cancer’s Shadow: Amber Ballinger

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By April Allman|2021-12-11T09:48:51-05:00October 8, 2019|Breast Cancer, Pink Woman, Wellness|

Finding Light in Cancer’s Shadow: Cheryl Moeller

[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="3.22.3"][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.22.3"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="3.0.47"][et_pb_post_title author="off" comments="off" featured_image="off" _builder_version="3.2.2" title_font="|700|||||||" title_font_size="37px"][/et_pb_post_title][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.23.3"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="3.23.3"][et_pb_image src="https://todayswomannow.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/RFCCherylMoeller57WEB.jpg" force_fullwidth="on" _builder_version="3.23.3"][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.23.3"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="3.23.3"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.23.3"]Cheryl Moeller Age: 51 Diagnosis: Stage 2 Breast Cancer Discovering you have breast cancer can occur at any time. Cheryl was cleaning her kitchen floor as she readied for her grandson’s first birthday party when she felt a pain on her left side. She thought she’d pulled a muscle while cleaning or during her yoga class the night before. She discovered through self-examination she had a lump on the top of her left breast. [...]

By April Allman|2019-10-07T16:48:38-04:00October 8, 2019|Breast Cancer, Pink Woman|

Finding Light in Cancer’s Shadow: Michelle Henderson

[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="3.22.3"][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.22.3"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="3.0.47"][et_pb_post_title author="off" comments="off" featured_image="off" _builder_version="3.2.2" title_font="|700|||||||" title_font_size="37px"][/et_pb_post_title][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.23.3"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="3.23.3"][et_pb_image src="https://todayswomannow.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/RFCMichelleHenderson55WEB.jpg" force_fullwidth="on" _builder_version="3.23.3"][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.23.3"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="3.23.3"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.23.3" custom_padding="||0px|||"]Michelle Henderson, 36, isn’t letting cancer derail her happiness, and she wants other cancer patients to know life doesn’t cease after a cancer diagnosis. “It is not the end of the world. It is just a season you are having. It is going to be hard, and it is going to try you, but find your inner warrior. Don’t let it defeat you.” Michelle, who was diagnosed with stage II ER PR Positive [...]

By April Allman|2019-10-07T14:38:19-04:00October 5, 2019|Breast Cancer, Pink Woman|

Finding Light in Cancer’s Shadow: Amy Sager

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By April Allman|2019-10-03T17:40:31-04:00October 5, 2019|Breast Cancer, Pink Woman|

Another Way to Help Cancer Patients

By Carrie Vittitoe Leah Gantz was diagnosed with Stage 2 infiltrating ductal carcinoma and underwent a bilateral mastectomy. If life is a journey, a diagnosis of breast cancer is one of its harrowing valleys. A woman who has to cross this valley is often fearful of what lies ahead. What unexpected threats await her? Does she have enough in her survival pack to make it through? Local hospitals have realized that breast cancer patients are stressed and worried. That stress and worry may make it difficult for them to fully comprehend everything the doctor says [...]

By April Allman|2016-10-30T08:30:00-04:00October 30, 2016|Breast Cancer|