I recently watched my mother battle late-stage breast cancer. It was heartbreaking to see someone I love so much suffer, knowing that the outcome could have been different if the cancer had just been caught early.
Even though I knew I was at risk for breast cancer, I didn’t have medical insurance and wasn’t sure how I was going to be screened. Fortunately, my sister knew that I could receive a free mammogram from the Julie Rogers “Gift of Life” Program and encouraged me to schedule a screening. It was a good thing I made the call because I was also diagnosed with breast cancer. But, unlike my mother, my cancer was caught early, and today I enjoy a healthy, full life with my four sons and six grandchildren.
