Stories of Hope
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Morningstar’s Story
Terry’s Story
I was diagnosed with TN IBC in my right breast in August of 2007 after months of misdiagnosis. As if an IBC triple negative diagnosis was not enough of a blow, I discovered my left breast had triple negative breast cancer as well. My cancer story started with “Mrs....
Marilyn’s Story
Ten years ago I Googled breast cancer on my laptop. I had noticed my left breast had become larger than my right breast for some time, but over the last few weeks it had grown noticeably. In addition, It felt warm to the touch and there were little ridges appearing...
Claudia
March 19th marks the beginning of my tenth year since I was diagnosed with Inflammatory Breast Cancer, a rare aggressive form of breast cancer. I had no family history, no risk factors and remember that day like it was yesterday. My Oncologist said, "If we get the...
PROMISE magazine is talking about The IBC Network Foundation!
BTW....did you see? MD Anderson gave our charity a huge honor by featuring our work in their PROMISE magazine. Not a honor given lightly. Promise is published three times a year by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and is dedicated to their friends...
Jan, celebrating 6 years, NED.
Today I am celebrating my 6 year cancer anniversary—a survivor of Stage IIIb, HER2+ Inflammatory Breast Cancer. I give credit for my survival to the miracle drug, Herceptin, and early detection—as early can be with IBC. Amazingly, only one node was positive! Since...
Hope & Thanks
We wanted to share this wonderful message from Lynn about her mom. Messages like this are some of the reason I can say Hope Always, Terry IBC Network -When my mom was given the stage 3 possible 4 HER2postive IBC news in 2011. I was scared. Research I found was bleak...
Terry Arnold
UPDATED 4/19/2022I was diagnosed with IBC in my right breast in August of 2007 after months of misdiagnoses. As if an IBC triple negative diagnosis was not enough of a blow, then it was discovered my left breast had triple negative breast cancer. I was in treatment...
The Double Take – Dr. Ricardo Alvarez
I used to wonder if doctors at large hospitals like MD Anderson remembered their patients. Did they ever look up from the charts, tests, and body exams to see the face of the person they were treating? Since patients come from all over the world, it seemed like it...
Love & Gratitude Fighting IBC
We wish to share a message from a young woman fighting IBC. She was thanking us and we in turn, want to thank you. She wrote and told us, "....something wasn't right. When I Googled IBC I found your website and it was so informative. I also had a great team of...