Hira is joining us all the way from Pakistan, we may have a slight language barrier, but I think we worked well together to bring her story to the internet. I hope you enjoy listening. We all have our own story and even though at times it can feel like we are going through this life alone our shared or common experiences can make it feel like we are long lost family. I hope that through listening to these stories you will feel closer to others and less isolated. 

Some clarifications:

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In this episode we learn more about Cherie's experience with breast cancer. If you take away one thing from this interview be yourself, stop caring what others think of you and just be yourself.

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Warning this episode is a little longer than our previous episodes, there is mild language, anatomy/ grown-up talk, and some editing to cut loud background noise interruptions. Enjoy listening to a down to earth, educated, kind hearted survivor and my friend; Rebecca Smith.

Do NOT drink before going in to have a biopsy done.

These stories are for your benefit, to understand what other women have gone through. Do what is RIGHT for YOU: listen to your doctor, do your own research, and in the end make the decision you are most comfortable with.

In this episode Liz is back to answer some questions and clarify some key points of her story. 

If you are a survivor or caregiver close your eyes, take a breathe, blow it out, and know you are loved.

On this episode of Keeping up with your Breasties we welcome Liz, a labor and delivery nurse who was diagnosed with Breast Cancer in 2018.  Take a listen to learn more about her story and hear it here first if you haven't already: "All experiences and feelings are valid, not matter how old, young, or whatever else."  We all find at some point in our lives that we compare ourselves to others either physically or when you are going through breast cancer you tend to compare suffering and pain. If you are reading this still, I want you to know that your suffering, your pain, your experiences are ALL valid. Stop comparing yourself or your experiences to others, respect their experience as theirs and then turn that respect inwards because you have your own experiences that need to be acknowledged. 

This is the interview episode for Jacquelyn Svoboda and her story. To listen to her story click on the first episode of this season called: Waterparks and the Bumpy ride of Breast Cancer.

If you are a survivor or caregiver close your eyes, take a breathe, blow it out, and know you are loved.