Marci Greenberg Cox is the author of Mommy Has a Boo-Boo: Explaining Breast Cancer to Children. In 2018, she was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer, had a double mastectomy with no reconstruction, and is now cancer-free.

• 02:02: Maybe it's just something because I overdid a weight.
• 04:40: She gets on the phone, and you hear those words, I am so sorry you have cancer.
• 06:37: I mean as soon as I found out, I was on the phone with doctors.
• 08:58: She goes it's because I smoked.
• 10:13: I had that choice of a lumpectomy versus a double mastectomy.
• 12:08: It was a 13-hour surgery.
• 14:14: I'm done because I said no more surgeries.
• 17:40: I'm very happy with my decision because I have a whole new wardrobe.
• 20:20: Did you have to have any other treatment?
• 22:43: It's going to put me into menopause.
• 24:51: I'm on that pill for 10 years.
• 26:58: What was your worst moment during all of this?
• 29:34: That was a game-changer for me because I didn't get sick after that.
• 30:25: What was your best moment out of all of this?
• 33:10: If you could only do one thing to improve health care in the U.S., what would it be and why?
• 35:44: Are you ready for the Thriver Rapid Fire questions?
• 37:13: Aside from Cancer U, what is a resource you would recommend for cancer patients and caregivers?
• 39:45: You've got to have those discussions because those kids are so intuitive.
• 42:06: It's all this practical stuff that you learn.

Resources

• Marci’s website
• Marci’s Facebook page
• Call Marci at 480.695.9683
• Email Marci

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