Julie
24 February 1961 – 21 November 2015 Beginning of Journey: December 2006 Self-discovered lump in left breast; lumpectomy, mastectomy, reconstruction, chemotherapy, tamoxifen Diagnosis of Secondaries: May 2014 Self-discovered lump above left collarbone Unable to remove due to location – chemotherapy planned Following further testing, bone mets discovered in coccyx, femur, hip, neck Commenced Abraxane and…
Leona
March 1963 – 27 October 2015 I first discovered a lump in by breast in 2008. Subsequent ultrasound and biopsy revealed nothing malicious, a benign Fibroadenoma, that caused no further concern. In the early months of 2012 a second lump made its presence known. Detected through self examination, undetected on mammogram and initially not causing…
Margaret McK
6 May 1943 – 16 February 2015 My Story My journey with breast cancer – About 6 weeks after my 50th birthday in 1993, I discovered an indentation in my left breast. Even though my GP assured me there was nothing wrong I decided to go ahead the next week and have a mammogram. The…
Trish
NAME: Trish Brown DATE OF BIRTH: 2/4/1971 BEGINNING OF JOURNEY: June 2012 DIAGNOSIS OF SECONDARIES: April 2015 ABOUT ME: I grew up in a loving, family oriented environment. After high school, I started working in office administration and progressed in this area in various roles in industries such as finance, mining and construction. After my…
