Gloria Tallman from Abbotsford, British Columbia
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I am a 4 year survivor. I had a mammogram 10 months prior when I found my lump in my left breast while in the shower. I was so shocked at the size and why I had never noticed it before, but then I was one of the stupid ones that did not do monthly self ...Read 
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Andrea Ross from Ottawa, Ontario
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Rebuilding Me
Almost daily, I’m encouraged to “keep fighting!” and, while I sincerely appreciate the emboldening intention, I’m always a bit perplexed.
I’m not fighting. In fact, I’ve never fought less.
During my 12 precarious years at Nortel, I ...Read
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Linda Gagne from Gatineau, Quebec
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I’m just over a year survivor – I count from my last chemo treatment (which was Aug. 14, 2007). I was given the shocking news in February 2006. I found a lump, went to the doctors, he said not to worry, but after testing – there you have it!
I also h...Read
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Karin Herrero from Canmore, Alberta
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I'm a 12-year breast cancer survivor, dealing with metastatic breast cancer (liver, bones) now.
Twelve years ago, at 34, I was diagnosed with stage III breast cancer and had the "Mount Everest" of treatments: surgery (mastectomy), standard chemo, then hi...Read
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Denise Czop from Oshawa, Ontario
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In July 2005, at the age of 33, I found a lump in my right breast that was causing me a fair amount of pain. When I went to the doctor, I was told that it most likely was not cancer, because cancer doesn't hurt. Boy was that doctor wrong. She stuck me wi...Read
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Lorraine Waller from Guelph, Ontario
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My dear, beloved mother passed away from her third bout of breast cancer, on February 22nd, 2008. Now she was a survivor! My mother, Mary McLean, of Honeywood, Ontario, fought this aggressive disease with everything she had, and miraculously Mom held on f...Read
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Kathy Bastarache from Calgary, Alberta
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My name is Kathy and I am a 2 year breast cancer survivor. In May 2006 I was diagnosed with breast cancer in my left breast. In July I had the biopsy and in August I had a mastectomy done. I then had a chemo regime and I have just now finished my Herce...Read
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