Breast Cancer in the Black and Brown Community
Marcella’s Story — SoCal
When Marcella Powell was diagnosed with HER2-positive breast cancer in March of 2022, it felt like the ground disappeared beneath her feet. An itchy breast and an unusual white discharge prompted her to seek medical advice. Initially dismissed as “normal,” her instincts urged her to get a second opinion — one that ultimately saved her life.
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Currently in Treatment Model
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Completed Treatment Model
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MBC Model & Funded Family
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Completed Treatment Model
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Metastatic Breast Cancer Model
Read MoreMeet the Models: LaWanda Woumnm
Lawanda’s electric energy is impossible to miss. Sit with her for sixty seconds and you feel enveloped in her warmth. It’s a feeling she is hoping to spread: “Although I continue to fight the fight, while on this journey, I want to inspire, I want to encourage, I want to motivate. Breast Cancer is what happened to me. It is not my identity. I remind myself every day I am on this journey- I am who God says I am. I am approved, I am accepted, I am valuable, I am a masterpiece AND I am a child of the Most High God!”
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Completed Treatment Model
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