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Inside The Journey

Early Detection of Breast Cancer Saved Me

KELLY LEVO
4 Comments
April 3, 2020
956
I don’t share much online or social media other than pictures of my children. I have gone back and forth…
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Inside The Journey

Making it through PET/CT and Bone Scans

Samantha Kuhr
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January 12, 2020
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“Mom, what does it feel like to be radioactive, is it cool!?!?” – Julian age 10 My oncologist was able…
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Inside The Journey

Diagnosed with Breast Cancer… What Now?

Samantha Kuhr
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August 25, 2019
676
My world as I knew it changed on March 27, 2015. I was a 43-year-old mom of two very active…
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Inside The Journey

Grateful Warrior, Part 5: I’m Ready

Angela Palmieri
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August 10, 2018
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Grateful Warrior is a 13-part digital docuseries revealing my treatment and recovery from Stage 2 breast cancer using the power…
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Inside The Journey

Grateful Warrior, Part 4: Decisions

Angela Palmieri
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August 7, 2018
413
Grateful Warrior is a 13-part digital docuseries revealing my treatment and recovery from Stage 2 breast cancer using the power…
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Inside The Journey

Grateful Warrior, Part 3: Mindset

Angela Palmieri
No Comments
August 4, 2018
433
Grateful Warrior is a 13-part digital docuseries revealing my treatment and recovery from Stage 2 breast cancer using the power…
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Inside The Journey

Grateful Warrior, Part 2: Sharing the News

Angela Palmieri
No Comments
August 1, 2018
605
Grateful Warrior is a 13-part digital docuseries revealing my treatment and recovery from Stage 2 breast cancer using the power…
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Inside The Journey

Grateful Warrior, Part 1: The Discovery

Angela Palmieri
No Comments
July 29, 2018
528
Grateful Warrior is a 13-part digital docuseries revealing my treatment and recovery from Stage 2 breast cancer using the power…
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Inside The Journey

A Note To My Loved One on Valentine’s Day

Anonymous
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February 14, 2018
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Dear Loved One, Today is Valentine’s Day. I have no candy or flowers to give. The only heart that I…
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Inside The Journey

I Did Not Want To Live In Fear

Joanna Kerns
1 Comment
October 18, 2017
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Ubiquitous. That’s how Dr. Ritu Chopra, my plastic surgeon, described breast cancer on the first follow-up appointment after my bi-lateral…
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Inside The Journey

Divorced due to Breast Cancer?

Holly Tegeler Morgan
18 Comments
October 6, 2010
9K
I am curious to know, how many people get a divorce after the diagnosis of breast cancer. I know of…
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Inside The Journey

Early Detection: Uncompromising and Redefined

Sheryl Crow
19 Comments
August 24, 2010
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Most women do not look forward to their annual mammograms. After all, who wants to be reminded that there is…
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Inside The Journey

Does Cancer Change You?

Gina Cook
8 Comments
July 8, 2010
677
If you have been diagnosed with breast cancer, you might have a fear of the word cancer and if it…
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Inside The Journey

My Cancer Journey Begins Now

Katie Parker
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July 1, 2010
545
So far, my cancer journey has been pretty easy. I’ve just gone to some appointments to meet with the members of my…
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Inside The Journey

How To Tell Your Family And Friends You Have Breast Cancer

Jamie Stopher
7 Comments
July 1, 2010
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Is there really any “right” way to say, “Hey, I’ve got cancer?” I think not. However, it is a subject…
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Inside The Journey

Mastectomy Or Not…That Is The Question

Katie Parker
29 Comments
June 21, 2010
946
It’s not like I go around flashing my bare breasts around for the world to see. For the most part, that…
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Inside The Journey

Scars Reveal What You Have Been Through But Also Where You Are Going!

Gina Cook
8 Comments
June 16, 2010
290
Being a Stage Three Breast Cancer survivor reveals alot about myself. I still have not finished my surgeries after five…
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Inside The Journey

Diagnosis Breast Cancer: A Young Patient’s Story

Katie Parker
14 Comments
June 8, 2010
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Sunday, May 23, at 6:13 p.m., at age 36, was the day that I learned that I have breast cancer.…
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Inside The Journey

If You Have To Have Breast Cancer, You Might As Well Be In Beverly Hills!

Jamie Stopher
2 Comments
May 28, 2010
232
The Diagnosis (The first of “many” blogs about my journey with Stage 3 Breast Cancer) First of all, I must…
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Inside The Journey

Post-Surgery Suggestions & Oncologist Selection

Carolyne Barry
12 Comments
May 13, 2010
560
Hi everyone. This is my follow-up post to What You Can Do To Help Yourself. In this post, I am sharing…
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