Kara Skaflestad-
"I wore wigs, I wore scarves, I went bald, whatever I felt, I rocked it!"
I was diagnosed on...
"December 12, 2008. My grandmother had just passed away after a long battle with breast... more
"I wore wigs, I wore scarves, I went bald, whatever I felt, I rocked it!"
I was diagnosed on...
"December 12, 2008. My grandmother had just passed away after a long battle with breast... more
Kara Skaflestad-
"I wore wigs, I wore scarves, I went bald, whatever I felt, I rocked it!"
I was diagnosed on...
"December 12, 2008. My grandmother had just passed away after a long battle with breast cancer, and my friend recently thought she had felt a lump. So, one day in the shower, I decided to do a self-breast exam. But, instead of gently pressing my breasts, I pushed hard and found a lump under my left armpit. My gynecologist told me not to worry about it, but an ultrasound and biopsy proved otherwise."
My immediate reaction was...
"Total disbelief. How could I be a cancer patient? My second thought was that I felt so bad for my mom. She had just lost her mother, and now she was going to have to deal with this. It was a nightmare."
I'm pretty fantastic at...
"Handling really hard situations. I took this cancer diagnosis by storm. I wasn't in control of what was happening to my body, so I took control of how to handle it. I rocked a bald head and tried to have fun every moment that I wasn't feeling sick."
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"I wore wigs, I wore scarves, I went bald, whatever I felt, I rocked it!"
I was diagnosed on...
"December 12, 2008. My grandmother had just passed away after a long battle with breast cancer, and my friend recently thought she had felt a lump. So, one day in the shower, I decided to do a self-breast exam. But, instead of gently pressing my breasts, I pushed hard and found a lump under my left armpit. My gynecologist told me not to worry about it, but an ultrasound and biopsy proved otherwise."
My immediate reaction was...
"Total disbelief. How could I be a cancer patient? My second thought was that I felt so bad for my mom. She had just lost her mother, and now she was going to have to deal with this. It was a nightmare."
I'm pretty fantastic at...
"Handling really hard situations. I took this cancer diagnosis by storm. I wasn't in control of what was happening to my body, so I took control of how to handle it. I rocked a bald head and tried to have fun every moment that I wasn't feeling sick."
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