Finding Light in Cancer’s Shadow: Michelle Posten

[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/RealFacesOfCancerMichellePosten-86.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"] Michelle Posten Age: 41 Diagnosis: invasive ductal breast carcinoma Being told that you have cancer is a frightening experience, but Michelle Posten says her advice to other cancer patients is to keep their spirits high. “You can do it. Just take one day at a time. Lots of women have been through it. Find women to support you. It is not going [...]

By |2021-12-10T18:09:01-05:00October 28, 2019|Breast Cancer, Pink Woman|

Finding Light in Cancer’s Shadow: Leasha Twyman

[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/RealFacesCancerLeasha2019-254WEb.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"]  Leasha Twyman, 30, believes encouragement from others is integral for cancer survivors during and after their treatment. Encouragement is what has sustained her after she was diagnosed with myoepithelial carcinoma in 2018. “The struggle is more emotional than it is physical. I got connected with Gilda’s Club early in my diagnosis, and I made so many good friends through that,” she says. Leasha [...]

By |2021-12-11T09:48:51-05:00October 28, 2019|Breast Cancer, Pink Woman, Wellness|

Finding Light in Cancer’s Shadow: Alana Auslander-Price

[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/RFCAlana2019-91WEB.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"]Alana Auslander-Price  Age: 44 Diagnosis:  2012- Stage 4 Metastatic Breast Cancer 2014—Tumor Discovered on sternum 2018—Lymph nodes pressing on airway Summer 2019—Spots found on her lungs[/et_pb_text][/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"]It was during the summer while she was teaching at her high school’s band camp when Alana discovered she had breast cancer.  “I was having pain in my left breast during band [...]

By |2021-12-11T09:48:51-05:00October 26, 2019|Breast Cancer, Pink Woman, Wellness|

Finding Light in Cancer’s Shadow: Kayla Harrell

[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/RFCKaylaHarrell2019-109WEB.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"]Kayla Harrell Age: 27 Diagnosis: Stage 3 Invasive Ductal Carcinoma On April 23, 2019, Kayla had gone in for her annual check-up at her gynecologist’s office, and after a thorough examination, no abnormalities had been detected. A week later, her  life changed. Kayla, 27, was diagnosed with stage III invasive ductal carcinoma breast cancer just six months after marrying her husband John. [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.22.3" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" [...]

By |2021-12-11T09:48:51-05:00October 25, 2019|Breast Cancer, Pink Woman, Wellness|

Finding Light in Cancer’s Shadow: Allison Bell

[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/RealFacesOfCancerAllisonBell238WEB.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"]Allison Bell Age: 34 Diagnosis: Invasive Ductal Carcinoma Stage 2 Breast Cancer Allison discovered a lump on her left breast while showering.  She has gone through four rounds of chemotherapy which she finished on August 7. On September 11, she underwent a double mastectomy and will have reconstructive surgery later this year.[/et_pb_text][/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/RealFacesCancerAllison2019-223WEB.jpg" force_fullwidth="on" _builder_version="3.23.3"][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.23.3"]There is a history of cancer in Allison’s family. Her grandmother and aunt on her mother’s [...]

By |2021-12-11T09:48:51-05:00October 22, 2019|Breast Cancer, Pink Woman, Wellness|

Finding Light in Cancer’s Shadow: Krista Salerno

[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/RealFacesCancer2019-136WEB.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"]Krista Salerno Diagnosis: Stage 1 Breast Cancer Krista recalls quite vividly when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. It was on her birthday, October 12, 2018. She had surgery to remove a mass on her right breast and began chemotherapy treatments. “There’s nothing fun about chemo,” Krista says. She was on Taxol and Herceptin every week for six months. She will be on Herceptin until the end of October. At that time she’ll have [...]

By |2021-12-11T09:48:51-05:00October 22, 2019|Breast Cancer, Pink Woman, Wellness|
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