I promise

"I promise, Suzy... Even if it takes the rest of my life." -Nancy G. Brinker, Founder of Susan G. Komen for the Cure

What is TNBC

WHAT IS TRIPLE NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER?

Just in recent years, Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) has sparked interest in the news where instead of calling the tumor as ER-negative, PR-negative, and HER2-negative; researchers began using the shorthand term, "Triple Negative," dubbed the "new type" of breast cancer. Being Triple Negative, you don't have a targeted therapy and your only treatment option is chemotherapy.

Triple Negative Breast Cancer is seen in about 15% of all breast cancers. TNBC is a very aggressive cancer that tends to strike younger women, pre-menopause, especially among African-American women and women who have BRCA1 mutations. The tumor tends to be fast growing and is less likely to show up on an annual mammogram. TNBC is more likely to metastasis early on; has a high rate of recurrence in the first 2-3 years from diagnosis and has a poorer prognosis than other types of breast cancer due to lack of specific, targeted treatment for TNBC.

Tuesday, May 21, 2019

Monday, May 20, 2019

YSC Summit Austin, Texas 2019, Part 1: Sisterhood


Beautiful Austin, Texas welcomed all of us breast cancer survivors attending Young Survival Coalition Summit in March 2019.  After a cold-sub-zero winter in Northern Ohio, I was more than ready to visit someplace warm and hang out with some breast cancer sisters who are dear to me.
Once a year, many of us travel from all over the United States and some from other countries for this very unique weekend conference for young breast cancer survivors where we bond as a sisterhood and talk about our journey.  We talk about our treatments, long-term side effects and coping with our fears; and attend sessions on these issues too.
I always really enjoy seeing familiar faces and meeting new people too, just not enough time in one weekend to spend with everyone I meet, but I do treasure the small moments, conversations and the short visits we do get in.

Austin Texas!
Michelle, Tammie, Sara and Natalia

Dinner time on the patio

650 people in attendance!

YSC: A World where no young adult
faces breast cancer alone.

Jennifer, CEO of YSC presents speakers 
Dr. Don Dizon and Dr. Susan Love

TNBC sisters Moira Howerton,
Meghan Masceri, Melisa Paskvan
and Jeanna Holler

TNBC sisters: Melissa in the middle
and Sarah Ramirez on right

TNBC sisters Melissa and
Dana Peters Stevens

TNBC sisters Ricki Fairley and
Melissa with Harper

Melissa and Amy Mustica of the
Triple Negative Breast
Cancer Foundation

https://tnbcfoundation.org

Breast cancer survivors,
Karen Lindsey and Melissa

TNBC Sisters Melisa, Simone Barnes,
Ricki Fairley and her pup Harper

TNBC Sisters Traci Gordon,
Melissa and Ricki Fairley

Metavivor Terlisa Sheppard
and Melissa

Love this girl, always smiling!
Breast cancer survivors Melissa
and Terlisa Sheppard

Triple Negative Breast cancer sisters,
Melissa and Traci taking silly selfies

Advertising for Pink Ribbon Girls
https://www.pinkribbongirls.org

Advertising for Pink Warrior Angels
https://pinkwarriorangels.org

Breast cancer survivors Melissa and
Cary Goldberg of SCAR Project
and Handful

Advertising for handful
https://handful.com

Advertising for Casting for Recovery
with Melissa Richardson on the right
https://castingforrecovery.org

Advertising for
SGRT Community
https://sgrt.org

Breast cancer survivors Tammie and Melissa
Found this rabbit in a bar

Breast cancer survivors, Tammie, Jeanna,
Sara and Natalia Face-timing Dusty and
Alexandra who couldn't be with us at the
conference this year

Face-timing Alexandra

Squirrels just want to have fun!

Lisa, Natalia, Tammie and Sara
"I Will Survive!"

Melissa, Dr. Don Dizon and Tammie Turpen

Breast cancer survivors Angela Rose
and Melissa

Breast cancer survivors
Melissa and Jennifer
Merschdorf, CEO of Young
Survival Coalition

Breast cancer sisters, Melissa and 
Susan Portnoy

Love these TNBC Ladies!
Dulce, Natalia, Melissa, Lisa and Sara

Breast cancer sisters, Melissa and 
Shay Sharpe of the SCAR Project
and https://shaysharpespinkwishes.org

Melissa and Dr. Susan Love of
 https://www.drsusanloveresearch.org
and Army of Women

Breast cancer sisters Unique Roden,
Melissa and Nikki Triplett

Breast cancer survivors Melissa and
JenniferMerschdorf, CEO of
https://www.youngsurvival.org

Breast cancer sisters, Melissa and 
Michelle Green

Breast cancer sisters Melissa and Shanese Johnson

TNBC sisters Dulce Santiago
 and Melissa

TNBC sisters Melissa and
Adrienne Julianna

TNBC sisters Melissa and
Tanyis Brunscheon

TNBC sisters Melissa and
Michelle Pena

TNBC sisters Melissa and
Joanne Hayashi

Triple Negative Breast Cancer Sisters,
Melissa and Natalia Munoz

Triple Negative Breast Cancer Sisters,
Melissa and Lisa O'Connor

Triple Negative Breast Cancer sisters,
Sara Kouten and Melissa

Triple Negative Breast Cancer sisters,
Jeanna Holler and Melissa

Breast cancer sisters,
Tammie Turpen and Melissa

Triple Negative Breast Cancer sisters.
Melissa and Traci Gordon

Breast cancer sisters
Melissa Swadley Allbritten

TNBC sisters, Melissa Richardson
and Melissa Paskvan

Breast cancer sisters
Courtney Lercara of
http://www.pinkwings.com
 Melissa and
Tiffany Ramos

Breast cancer survivors
Melissa and Carol Capelan

Victory gals breast cancer survivors
Kelsey Smith of
https://thecansurvivor.org and Melissa

Melissa with Izzy

exact right now

We are all Triple Negative Breast Cancer
Sisters Survivors!

#SquirrelPack4Life family

Melissa, YSC State Leader

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