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Deborah: thriving after breast cancer

On a Monday morning at 7:30, I received a call that stopped my world. On the other end of the…

Dr. Diane Alexander

October 5, 2017

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Jeannie: my story of breast reconstruction after breast cancer

In August 2001, after a younger sister was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer, I made an appointment with Dr….

Dr. Diane Alexander

October 4, 2017

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Karen’s Story- “A ticking time bomb.”

“A ticking time bomb.” That’s what I thought every time I had to schedule an annual mammogram or bi-yearly breast…

Dr. Diane Alexander

October 3, 2017

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Nekita: I Killed Breast Cancer

Nekita: my story of breast cancer When I was first diagnosed with breast cancer, it was like being thrown into…

Dr. Diane Alexander

October 3, 2017

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Merrill: My Breast Cancer Story

Merrill: “We all live in glass houses” “Never say never, and we all live in glass houses!” I was very…

Dr. Diane Alexander

October 3, 2017

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Kathy: My Breast Cancer Treatment and Breast Reconstruction

At 45, I was diagnosed with infiltrating and ductal carcinoma in situ in my left breast in June of 2005….

Dr. Diane Alexander

October 3, 2017

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Karen: Overcoming Breast Cancer

Karen talks about overcoming breast cancer Upon finding out I had breast cancer, my sister-in-law told me, “Karen, you will…

Dr. Diane Alexander

October 3, 2017

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Karen: Marriage, Motherhood, and Breast Cancer

I will never forget the years of 2004 and 2005, as they were marked by cancer diagnosis tempered with the…

Dr. Diane Alexander

October 3, 2017

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Joanne: My Mother’s and My Breast Reconstruction

My mother’s story of breast cancer and reconstruction is far different from mine. She didn’t know if she had cancer…

Dr. Diane Alexander

October 3, 2017

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Jill: from Breast Cancer to French Lingerie

Jill talks about breast cancer and sexy lingerie There are 2 things in my life that I never thought I…

Dr. Diane Alexander

October 3, 2017

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Gwen: Grateful after Breast Cancer

Gwen talks about her breast cancer diagnosis I was diagnosed in 2004. My only child had just moved away to…

Dr. Diane Alexander

October 3, 2017

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Heather: My Mommy Makeover

Heather: looking and feeling amazing 1 month after my Mommy Makeover My Mommy Makeover story begins with my 2 healthy,…

Dr. Diane Alexander

July 7, 2017

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