We’ve Been there
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Living With Metastatic Breast Cancer: Choosing Love Over Fear
What we learned about [the Holocaust] is that they could [take our lives] at any minute… we were tortured, but…
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My Cancer Story: From Patient to Peer Supporter to Sharsheret Leader
In 2002, I was 32 years old with two small children, a wonderful marriage to my husband, Josh, and a…
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Recalculating: My Cancer Journey and the Support That Continues to Guide Me
My cancer journey so far has included many twists and turns. At times, I’ve been unsure where I was headed…
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An Artist’s Journey Through Breast Cancer
I don’t think it was a coincidence that I was in my art studio when I got the call that…
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My Journey with Triple Negative Breast Cancer
In February 2025, a routine mammogram revealed a suspicious finding. A biopsy confirmed a small tumor, and I was scheduled…
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From Patient to Survivor to Social Worker: How Sharsheret Changed My Life
I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, more specifically a germ cell tumor of the ovary, over 10 years ago. I…
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When Support Shows Up: My Cancer Journey with Marian and Sharsheret
I was diagnosed with breast cancer at 45, at the end of 2022. Like many of us, I learned I…
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For love of family: How one woman persists throughout her breast cancer treatment journey
Southern California native Lisa Shoemaker has been coping with breast cancer for a long time, and one thing keeps her…
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UNMASKING THE BUTTERFLY WITHIN
משנכנס אדר מרבים בשמחה “When one enters into Adar, we increase our joy” (Taanis 29A) It is no secret that…
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From Diagnosis to Advocacy: My TNBC Breast Cancer Journey
During the height of the global pandemic, my surgical oncologist confirmed my biggest fear—the lump I had felt was, in…
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Why I Thank My College-Self for My Breast Cancer Survival
When I was an undergraduate student at Indiana University, I was lucky enough to follow in my mom’s footsteps and…
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I’m A Triple Negative Breast Cancer Survivor And One Of The 1 in 40 Ashkenazi Jews Who Carry The Breast Cancer (BRCA) Gene Mutation
I’m Madeline Benjamin. I live in Kansas City with my husband Jay, our 3-year-old daughter, Eden, our doodle, Marshall and…
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Learning to appreciate my cancer scars as souvenirs from a journey
During a recent vacation in Indonesia, I did so much walking that I developed a tender bruise on my left…
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Cancer Is Such A Heavy Burden To Carry Alone
I found a large lump nursing my newborn son in the hospital. I was thirty-four years old with no family…
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Appreciating Every Moment I Can
August 2013 will never be forgotten. My oldest child was getting ready for freshman year of college, my baby was…
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Imagine A World Without Breast Cancer…
When I first heard those words in 2009, “You have breast cancer,” I was stunned, overwhelmed, and numb. My family…
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The Color of Cancer
October ended six weeks ago, and it flooded me with relief. That might seem like a strange thing to say…
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10 Things Cancer Taught Me As A Survivor And An Oncology Social Worker
Before I was diagnosed with breast cancer 11 years ago I had a lot of theoretical knowledge of what being…
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When Cancer Knocked Me Down vs. How It’s Going Now
In March 2018 at age 43 I was diagnosed with De Novo Her2 Positive Stage IV Metastatic Breast Cancer. That…
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Turning Adversity Into Opportunity
My husband Jaryd and I spent the last four years creating our family. I was so excited to return to…
