Survivors
Eve’s Story
Eve Bender’s story begins with a moment she can still picture clearly. After postponing a routine screening while caring for her father, she finally went in for her mammogram and sonogram in 2015—something she had always done together. A few days later, on a Friday night as she was pulling into the train station to head upstate to see her fiancé, her phone rang.
“Getting a cancer diagnosis actually made me realize I was giving my life to the wrong things,” she shared. Before her diagnosis, Karen had spent years building a career she loved. But in the stillness that followed, she gained a clarity she hadn’t had before.
Karen’s Story
When Karen was diagnosed with breast cancer on July 7, 2022, her life didn’t just change medically—it shifted entirely in how she saw the world around her.
“Getting a cancer diagnosis actually made me realize I was giving my life to the wrong things,” she shared. Before her diagnosis, Karen had spent years building a career she loved. But in the stillness that followed, she gained a clarity she hadn’t had before.
Read MoreLisa’s Story
Lisa’s breast cancer journey is grounded in something simple, but powerful: resilience.
Diagnosed on October 5, 2025, her experience with cancer has shaped the way she sees herself and the world around her—but it has also strengthened her in ways she carries forward every day.
“It made me resilient,” she shared, “and empowered me to help others on their journey.”
Read MoreTonya’s Story
Tonya’s diagnosis came in the middle of an ordinary moment—one that should have been filled with celebration.
“It was my son’s birthday,” she shared. “We were walking through the store looking for a football that he wanted.”
In an instant, everything changed.
“I was in complete shock. All I could think about were my three boys and how I would tell them.”
Read MoreCaileigh’s Story
When Caileigh was waiting for her biopsy results, she already sensed what was coming. “The radiologist who performed the biopsy was gentle yet clear with me that it was giving malignancy,” she shared. “In the days waiting for results, I remember telling myself if this was happening, I needed to buckle up, lock in, and get on board.”
Read MoreAstrid’s Story
When Astrid was diagnosed with triple positive breast cancer in March 2025, everything changed—but one thing became immediately clear: she would not go through it alone.
Read MoreXiaoqi’s Story
Xiaoqi Han was diagnosed with breast cancer on January 30, 2024—after a routine mammogram that had been postponed for a couple of years. What followed was a moment that instantly shifted everything. “I was more than shocked… my sky was falling.”
Read MoreKaitlin’s Story
Kaitlin Kelly was just 32 years old when she was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer—a moment that instantly changed the course of her life. What once felt predictable and full of everyday plans quickly became consumed by fear, uncertainty, and a path she never imagined she would have to walk.
Read MoreAsha’s Story
Asha Miller describes herself as a “breast cancer veteran”—a title that reflects not just what she has endured, but how she has chosen to show up in the world because of it. Long before her diagnosis, Asha was already using her voice—advocating in DEI spaces and sharing stories through her writing and photography. But breast cancer reshaped that advocacy into something even more personal.
Read MoreMariah’s Story
In May 2023, Alison Feller was diagnosed with stage 1 invasive ductal carcinoma. Her daughter Annie was just four years old at the time, and the news sent Alison into a spiral of shock and fear. “I remember sobbing in the middle of the night after my diagnosis, terrified that I might die and leave my daughter without her mom.”
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