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Forum: Who or What Inspires You?

Share your personal story, diagnosis, and treatment path, and stories of survival, hope, and success to encourage and inspire others!

• Success Stories!

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  Created by: Carmelle on Jun 23, 2003 03:41PM

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• Inspiring Stories From BCO Members

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  Created by: Moderators on Oct 17, 2018 06:41AM

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• BCO members for 10 or more years - read their inspiring stories!

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  Created by: Moderators on Mar 6, 2014 12:26AM

  Latest post: Jun 2, 2018 10:13PM by EMH525

• Share Your Survivorship Story

  1 Posts 148 Views

  Created by: Moderators on Sep 19, 2015 06:29PM

  Latest post: Sep 19, 2015 06:29PM by Moderators

• Dear 2022

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  Created by: ARmom4 on Dec 9, 2021 04:32PM

  Latest post: Dec 12, 2021 04:08PM by bcincolorado

• Living Life - Every. Single. Day.

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  Created by: wondering44 on Oct 23, 2021 12:59PM

  Latest post: Dec 8, 2021 12:32PM by Sunshine99

• Looking for inspiring stories for choreography project

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  Created by: lindawolf1955 on Mar 28, 2021 09:06PM

  Latest post: Mar 28, 2021 09:06PM by lindawolf1955

• Could lymph node positive survivors share their story?

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  Created by: Rachel1 on Apr 24, 2011 12:41AM

  Latest post: Dec 15, 2020 09:47AM by mumito

• Any high Ki67 survivor stories out there?

  43 Posts 2,428 Views

  Created by: jenlee on Mar 2, 2012 03:43PM

  Latest post: Sep 10, 2020 12:59PM by LisaEllen

• "The most ENCOURAGING things said to you during your journey"

  386 Posts 14,529 Views

  Created by: ToriGirl on Sep 7, 2011 07:04PM

  Latest post: Aug 30, 2020 11:43PM by footprintsangel

• Any survivors out there diagnosed at a young age???

  89 Posts 4,701 Views

  Created by: Youngwithbc on Jun 12, 2013 11:59AM

  Latest post: Jul 8, 2020 10:45PM by Jinx27

• My Story of having breast cancer and fasting (Valter Longo)

  9 Posts 259 Views

  Created by: mylongevitydiet on Nov 28, 2018 06:45PM

  Latest post: Apr 21, 2019 11:23PM by carmstr835

• Long Term BC Survivors

  48 Posts 4,067 Views

  Created by: Jellydonut on Apr 30, 2008 07:40PM

  Latest post: Feb 13, 2019 06:29PM by conscorner

• My TEDx talk on winning over breast cancer at the age of 31 yrs

  4 Posts 102 Views

  Created by: NLChhabra on Jan 10, 2019 02:12AM

  Latest post: Jan 10, 2019 09:20AM by farmerlucy

• Lucy Thurston

  1 Posts 43 Views

  Created by: MCBaker on Nov 6, 2018 07:45PM

  Latest post: Nov 6, 2018 07:45PM by MCBaker

• My Wife's Breast Cancer Success Story

  36 Posts 1,581 Views

  Created by: Waynejay on Jun 2, 2009 03:05PM

  Latest post: Jul 10, 2018 10:52PM by edwards750

• ​When the breast surgeon gets breast cancer

  15 Posts 354 Views

  Created by: Traveltext on Feb 13, 2018 03:41PM

  Latest post: Feb 17, 2018 04:40PM by edwards750

• Check this out--survivor is now 90 yrs old!

  5 Posts 176 Views

  Created by: swg on Oct 26, 2017 11:34PM

  Latest post: Oct 27, 2017 10:55AM by swg

• Short Film Screening about bc in young adults in DC This Sun

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  Created by: caligirl2 on Oct 18, 2017 06:32PM

  Latest post: Oct 18, 2017 06:32PM by caligirl2

• Yoga and Breast Cancer

  2 Posts 86 Views

  Created by: lilbill on Oct 5, 2017 12:32PM

  Latest post: Oct 5, 2017 12:41PM by Moderators

• inspiring story with a breast cancer connection

  2 Posts 94 Views

  Created by: rainnyc on Sep 17, 2017 08:06AM

  Latest post: Sep 18, 2017 08:14AM by Tara17

• TNBC Survivor's Round-Trip Channel Crossing

  1 Posts 45 Views

  Created by: Icietla on Aug 26, 2017 07:25PM

  Latest post: Aug 26, 2017 07:25PM by Icietla

• It Will Have To Wait - A poem

  3 Posts 77 Views

  Created by: Dani_fd on Aug 3, 2017 02:15PM

   

• Looking for stories that have touched your heart !

  4 Posts 93 Views

  Created by: Moderators on Jan 9, 2015 12:25PM

  Latest post: Feb 21, 2017 12:28PM by cliff

• Big Weekend! 10 year survivor and now a Doctor!

  20 Posts 664 Views

  Created by: lynzee3237 on May 28, 2014 11:05AM

  Latest post: Dec 30, 2016 01:51PM by NYCexec

• Any long term lumpectomy survivors?

  46 Posts 1,843 Views

  Created by: duff0015 on Mar 27, 2008 06:07PM

  Latest post: Dec 22, 2016 09:02AM by ruthbru

• BBC Women 2016 Kokoro Cancer Blog

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• Cold caps success on the news!

  2 Posts 85 Views

  Created by: tshire on Oct 12, 2016 11:14AM

  Latest post: Oct 12, 2016 12:55PM by Moderators

• She had Stage 4 BC. They Said He Was Too Old With Issues.

  2 Posts 166 Views

  Created by: cp418 on Jul 29, 2016 05:34PM

  Latest post: Jul 30, 2016 10:23AM by Jelson

• Poetry....

  2 Posts 53 Views

  Created by: laure999 on Jul 5, 2016 06:42PM

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