Wellness

"I try to stay lighthearted with everything and have humor throughout everything." Name: Michele WelscherAge: 52Job: Auditor for Mountjoy Chilton Medley LLPDiagnosis: Breast cancer stage 0How She Found Out: Detected in routine mammogram yearly, May 2017Treatments: Bilateral mastectomy, due to also living with cystic fibrosis. I was already on a specialized diet.Best Thing Someone Did For Me: This is a tie between my neighbor who hired a housekeeper to help me, and my boss being fantastic about schedule flexibility.How I Dealt With Negative Thoughts: I concentrated on the positives of catching the disease early, along with having a great [...]

"I pulled up my 'Pink' big girl panties and began to do what I needed to do to fight this." Name: Tamela R. CookeAge: 52Job: Human Resources, Employee Relations Specialist at Correct Care SolutionsDiagnosis: Invasive ductile carcinoma. Stage 1 found January 4, 2016Treatment: Lumpectomy and radiation treatmentAdvice: Don’t let it define who you are! Of course, you have to make lifestyle changes. Live, laugh and love yourself and the people around you!Best Thing Someone Did For Her During Her Battle: My daughter wrote me the most endearing note. She is my only child. We both got through [...]

"I made beating cancer my job, I finished that job. Now it's time for me to live."Name: Lillie PettitAge: 61Job: Automotive Manufacturing/Shipping Mitsuba of BardstownDiagnosis: Triple negative invasive ductal carcinoma with lymph node involvement found at annual mammogram, August 6, 2015Treatments: 23 weeks of taxol chemotherapy: once a week for 12 weeks and then every other week for 11 weeks. Followed by a lumpectomy with lymph node removal and 6 weeks of daily radiation.Advice Lillie Would Give To People With Loved Ones Battling Breast Cancer: Someone dealing with this diagnosis has so many things going through their [...]

"The light switch to everything I fear switched off when enduring this." Name: Debra AdamsAge: 46Job: Instructor for Red CrossDiagnosis: DCIS carcinoma in-situ. I had gone to a general physician, they took blood happened to do a breast exam, looking at the two lumps I had since I was 12. The results of a biopsy came back positive, February 2016Advice Debra Would Give To People With Loved Ones Battling Breast Cancer: Talk to them and be honest. Don’t run away or be afraid to ask questions. It’s better to go through horrible things with friends [...]