My guest on today's show is Petula Kincaid. She originally hails from Ireland but currently resides in Hong Kong. Petula shared her breast cancer journey and how she was too busy with work to make time for her routine mammograms. She also talked about her specific treatments and the side effects she has experienced. She shares where she is with reconstruction and offers advice for everyone to slow down, listen to our bodies, and get regular body checks. Listen in as Petula shares her story.

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Christy Avila the founder of International Flat Day and current Vice President of Not Putting on A Shirt joined us on the podcast. She was diagnosed with breast cancer after going in for a check-up with her mid-wife, as she and her husband were exploring a second pregnancy. Christy talked about her treatments, the hard decision to not have a second child, realizing that she didn't know all the reconstruction options, explanting, and how she is now helping others through her own experience.

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On this episode, Stephani Tucker, the Executive Director at It's the Journey joined us on the podcast. Stephani talked about the founder of the organization, Randi Passoff, and her passion for raising money to stay local within the state of Georgia to support breast health and breast cancer programs. Stephani gave us the inside scoop on the 2-day walk that will take place on October 3 and 4, 2020.

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Nia Hammel joined us on the podcast to share her breast cancer story. In 2016, at the age of 35, Nia was diagnosed with stage 2B invasive ductal carcinoma. She thought the lump she had was fibrocystic and due to her menstrual cycle, until the lump started to dimple. Nia wishes she had been more educated about breast cancer so that she could have advocated for herself. She talks about her family history of cancer, her treatments, and her struggles with experiencing so much loss.

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On this episode, Dr. Shannon Puhalla, medical oncologist and hematologist at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, joined us on the podcast to talk about the coronavirus (COVID-19) and the influences on cancer treatments. She talked about the most critical population—those currently undergoing active treatment. She offers suggestions on how these individuals can stay healthy and safe. She also talked about those who may be experiencing symptoms and what to do if you have a lump or symptoms.

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Melissa Eppard joined us on the podcast to share her breast cancer story. She was diagnosed with triple-negative, stage 1, grade 3 invasive ductal carcinoma in 2014. She talks about the difficulties with losing her insurance right before finding her lump and having to wait to be seen for diagnostic testing. Melissa also shares her experience through chemotherapy and the complications she had from the reconstruction. She also talks about finding the flat community and making the decision to explant.

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On this episode, Sasha Milicevic shared her breast cancer journey. Sasha was 43 when she was diagnosed with stage 0. Sasha talked about having a lumpectomy followed by a mastectomy, which she had out not pure fear and ignorance. She talks about the complications following the mastectomy and the reconstructive process, and her regrets around reconstruction. Sasha felt unsupported in the breast cancer community; almost as if she had done something to cause the complications she experienced.

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Lize Lozelle, Marketing Director for Casting for Recovery, joined us on the podcast this week. Casting for Recovery is a national nonprofit organization providing fly fishing retreats for women diagnosed with breast cancer. Women of all ages and stages of diagnosis are welcome to apply. She shares the history of the organization, how to apply, and insight on the retreats. She also talks about how individuals can volunteer their time or even donate money to support the organization and retreats.

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On this episode, Dr. Don McKenzie, a researcher at the University of British Columbia, joined us on the podcast to share his research project and the development of the breast cancer division in the sport of dragon boating. As a part of his research, he developed and coached the first-ever breast cancer dragon boat team- Abreast in a Boat. He shared details of his research, the outcome, as well at the lasting impact the study had on the breast cancer community in dragon boating.

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Karen Rowley, a 22-year breast cancer survivor from Orange Co. California, joined us on the podcast to share her survivor story. She was diagnosed at the age of 45 with invasive ductal carcinoma. After finding her lump, Karen went through several lumpectomies before having a single mastectomy followed by 6 rounds of radiation, While she explored her options, she decided to remain flat and became a model for mastectomy fitters.

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