Our Scars Speak

Tonja Ancrum shares her breast cancer story as a 3-time breast cancer survivor, Retired Army Soldier(Master Sergeant), Gulf War Veteran, Patient Advocate, Author, Child of God, and co-founder of the Evelyn Ancrum Education Support Systems, Inc. (aka EAESSI). Tonja shares how she was first diagnosed at the age of 29 while she was serving in the military, married to an Army Soldier, and taking care of a toddler. She explains the other two diagnoses and the last one, which led her to have a mastectomy and reconstruction. Tonja informs us of her passion for fulfilling her calling from God and serving his people through their non-profit organization EAESSI, and other organizations she works alongside as a patient advocate. 

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Vanessa Cook shares her breast cancer story as a flattie, advocate, and Owner of Joyful Clayccessories. Vanessa explains how she was misdiagnosed with having cysts after her first mammogram, which led to an ultrasound. Shortly after that appointment, she began to experience symptoms. Later, she was diagnosed with Stage 2b breast cancer. Now, she is a proud flattie who advocates alongside Stand Tall Aesthetic Flat Closure (Stand Tall AFC), a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Additionally, she is the owner of Joyful Clayccessories.

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Kristin Sage shares her journey of being diagnosed at age 32 and having a misdiagnosis that gave her six months to live. Kristin is an advocate who stresses the importance of self-advocacy and seeking additional opinions if the person feels uncomfortable with their medical treatment. While undergoing testing and treatment, Kristin became the owner of Sage Counseling & Consulting. She is a licensed professional counselor and marriage and family therapist in Virginia, and she continues to educate, encourage, and assist people to live a life full of purpose and balance.

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Mimi Frazier shares her breast cancer story and advocacy work that led her to be the founder of Linkage Beauty Movement, LLC. Mimi was diagnosed with breast cancer at stage 3b at 33 years old. She is a proud flattie who contended with the disease and body image issues within her treatment process. After working on inner healing and embracing her new village of people, she allows herself to speak about her journey as she helps other women heal. Mimi's inspiration led her to create Linkage Beauty Movement, LLC, whose mission is to "embrace, encourage, empower, and educate cancer fighters and survivors around the world."

Gina Lamanna, the founder of The Fondle Project and breast cancer thriver, shares her experience as an advocate for herself as she sought a second and third opinion after being told she did not have breast cancer. Also, she shares about deciding to have an explant after recognizing breast implant illness symptoms. Gina's life experiences sparked the vision for The Fondle Project to inspire women to self-exam, advocate, and love themselves as they remember they are resilient.

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April Stearns, the founder of Wildfire Magazine and breast cancer survivor, shares her experience of HER2-positive breast cancer diagnosis and treatment, including an ultrasound, biopsy, chemotherapy, and radiation treatment. Also, she shares the mental trauma she experienced through having breast cancer and how she utilized the power of journaling throughout her treatment plan. April launched Wildfire magazine to support others going through cancer and share their experiences. April supports other entrepreneurs in the space and supports the idea of survivor-serving survivors.

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Breast cancer survivor Bret Miller shares his story about finding a lump at age 17 but not being diagnosed until his early twenties. Peggy Miller is Bret's mother and was his caregiver during his treatment process. She shares her experience with aiding him with ensuring adequate medical treatment. Later, Bret and his family started a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization called Male Breast Cancer Happens.

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Tattoo Artist and Owner of Empower Tattoo, Stacie Becker, shares her journey to becoming an artist and an advocate with the breast cancer community. She will also share information about her collaboration with Project Medical Tattooing Following Mastectomy, also known as Project MTFM, a research being conducted by the Health Psychology Laboratory at the University of Central Florida. Additionally, she provides information about a future documentary about medical tattooing.

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Dr. Corrine Ellsworth-Beaumont, MFA, PhD, shares her journey to becoming the Know Your Lemons Foundation founder. She explains how the deaths of loved ones with breast cancer caused her to educate herself more about the disease. This pursuit of expanding her knowledge about breast cancer allowed her to utilize her gift of art and creativity to develop educational tools to teach other people on a global level.

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Kimberly Bowles shares her breast cancer journey as a flattie and her advocacy work. She explains the journey to receiving aesthetic flat closure after being denied the first time. Kimberly shares how she founded the 501(c)(3) non-profit organization Not Putting On A Shirt.

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