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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!

  1,532 Posts 74,041 Views

  Created by: Carmelle on Jun 23, 2003 01:41PM

  Latest post: Jul 17, 2020 11:24AM by Nico1012

• Inspiring Stories From BCO Members

  1 Posts 58 Views

  Created by: Moderators on Oct 17, 2018 04:41AM

  Latest post: Oct 17, 2018 04:41AM by Moderators

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

  10 Posts 589 Views

  Created by: Moderators on Mar 5, 2014 10:26PM

  Latest post: Jun 2, 2018 08:13PM by EMH525

• Share Your Survivorship Story

  1 Posts 140 Views

  Created by: Moderators on Sep 19, 2015 04:29PM

  Latest post: Sep 19, 2015 04:29PM by Moderators

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

  89 Posts 4,636 Views

  Created by: Youngwithbc on Jun 12, 2013 09:59AM

  Latest post: Jul 8, 2020 08:45PM by Jinx27

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

  385 Posts 14,418 Views

  Created by: ToriGirl on Sep 7, 2011 05:04PM

  Latest post: Sep 4, 2019 03:41PM by Simbobby

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

  9 Posts 241 Views

  Created by: mylongevitydiet on Nov 28, 2018 04:45PM

  Latest post: Apr 21, 2019 09:23PM by carmstr835

• Long Term BC Survivors

  48 Posts 3,999 Views

  Created by: Jellydonut on Apr 30, 2008 05:40PM

  Latest post: Feb 13, 2019 04:29PM by conscorner

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

  4 Posts 97 Views

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

  Latest post: Jan 10, 2019 07:20AM by farmerlucy

• Lucy Thurston

  1 Posts 33 Views

  Created by: MCBaker on Nov 6, 2018 05:45PM

  Latest post: Nov 6, 2018 05:45PM by MCBaker

• Could lymph node positive survivors share their story?

  110 Posts 9,601 Views

  Created by: Rachel1 on Apr 23, 2011 10:41PM

  Latest post: Oct 17, 2018 07:55AM by nowheregirl

• My Wife's Breast Cancer Success Story

  36 Posts 1,569 Views

  Created by: Waynejay on Jun 2, 2009 01:05PM

  Latest post: Jul 10, 2018 08:52PM by edwards750

• ​When the breast surgeon gets breast cancer

  15 Posts 348 Views

  Created by: Traveltext on Feb 13, 2018 01:41PM

  Latest post: Feb 17, 2018 02:40PM by edwards750

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

  5 Posts 167 Views

  Created by: swg on Oct 26, 2017 09:34PM

  Latest post: Oct 27, 2017 08:55AM by swg

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

  1 Posts 50 Views

  Created by: caligirl2 on Oct 18, 2017 04:32PM

  Latest post: Oct 18, 2017 04:32PM by caligirl2

• Yoga and Breast Cancer

  2 Posts 78 Views

  Created by: lilbill on Oct 5, 2017 10:32AM

  Latest post: Oct 5, 2017 10:41AM by Moderators

• inspiring story with a breast cancer connection

  2 Posts 90 Views

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

  Latest post: Sep 18, 2017 06:14AM by Tara17

• TNBC Survivor's Round-Trip Channel Crossing

  1 Posts 42 Views

  Created by: Icietla on Aug 26, 2017 05:25PM

  Latest post: Aug 26, 2017 05:25PM by Icietla

• It Will Have To Wait - A poem

  3 Posts 71 Views

  Created by: Dani_fd on Aug 3, 2017 12:15PM

   

• Looking for stories that have touched your heart !

  4 Posts 89 Views

  Created by: Moderators on Jan 9, 2015 10:25AM

  Latest post: Feb 21, 2017 10:28AM by cliff

• Any high Ki67 survivor stories out there?

  39 Posts 2,212 Views

  Created by: jenlee on Mar 2, 2012 01:43PM

  Latest post: Feb 16, 2017 02:58PM by yodez75

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

  20 Posts 661 Views

  Created by: lynzee3237 on May 28, 2014 09:05AM

  Latest post: Dec 30, 2016 11:51AM by NYCexec

• Any long term lumpectomy survivors?

  46 Posts 1,828 Views

  Created by: duff0015 on Mar 27, 2008 04:07PM

  Latest post: Dec 22, 2016 07:02AM by ruthbru

• BBC Women 2016 Kokoro Cancer Blog

  2 Posts 55 Views

  Created by: Jelson on Nov 24, 2016 11:31AM

   

• Cold caps success on the news!

  2 Posts 80 Views

  Created by: tshire on Oct 12, 2016 09:14AM

  Latest post: Oct 12, 2016 10:55AM by Moderators

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

  2 Posts 161 Views

  Created by: cp418 on Jul 29, 2016 03:34PM

  Latest post: Jul 30, 2016 08:23AM by Jelson

• Poetry....

  2 Posts 50 Views

  Created by: laure999 on Jul 5, 2016 04:42PM

  Latest post: Jul 8, 2016 06:06AM by goodprognosis

• Survivors not on these boards

  12 Posts 488 Views

  Created by: Honeytagh on Jan 18, 2016 09:18AM

  Latest post: Mar 22, 2016 06:34PM by funthing42

• Younger Survivors?

  133 Posts 4,395 Views

  Created by: JMShaddock on Feb 25, 2003 02:55AM

  Latest post: Mar 3, 2016 01:28PM by Carmelle

• Diagnosed Oct. 2015 - My journey (to be continued)

  2 Posts 93 Views

  Created by: brithael on Oct 22, 2015 05:41PM

  Latest post: Oct 22, 2015 06:09PM by marijen