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Part of Runway's mission is to honor the legacies and stories of those who have been impacted by breast cancer. Our blog page is dedicated to helping us share those stories.
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Marie Rose’s cancer journey began on a day that should have felt ordinary—but instead became unforgettable. It was Boston Marathon Day in 2012. As she walked through the crowds of tired, triumphant runners wrapped in foil blankets, Marie was reeling. She had just left a specialist’s office after a biopsy and was walking alone with the devastating knowledge that her life had changed.
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Michelle Gallegos never expected to hear the words “Stage 4” after having already been diagnosed and treated for breast cancer once before. In 2013, she underwent a double mastectomy and reconstruction, closing what she thought was a painful chapter. More than a decade later, in early 2024, she found herself once again on the other end of a diagnosis—this time, metastatic breast cancer that had spread to her bones.
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When Shannon Bernhart received her diagnosis of invasive ductal carcinoma on September 2, 2022, she was in the midst of planning for a joyful chapter in her life—she had just received the green light to pursue embryo adoption. The news of her cancer hit hard and fast, clouding a moment that was meant to be filled with hope and possibility. “I was pretty numb at first,” she recalls. “And then I got angry. It took time to digest it all.”
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When Christina Clements received her breast cancer diagnosis, she was stationed thousands of miles from home on the remote island of Guam, with her children just 5 and 8 years old. The news was devastating—and isolating. But Christina’s resilience, bolstered by the people who showed up for her, carried her through one of the most challenging chapters of her life.
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On April 7, 2022, at 10:51am, Lauren Yerkes received the call that would change her life. She was preparing for a work meeting when the radiologist told her she had invasive ductal carcinoma. “I remember only hearing the word ‘carcinoma’—I knew what that meant,” she recalls. Overcome with fear and confusion, she rushed to find her husband and handed him the phone. The two stood in their kitchen, hugging and crying, before beginning the painful process of sharing the news with loved ones.
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