Stories about breast cancer that can inspire and inform

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Jennie’s Story: Building Brands and Giving Grace

For Nashville-based wife, mother and marketing entrepreneur Jennie Smythe, life has always been about forging connections and building something meaningful. As the Founder and CEO of a well-known marketing agency, Jennie has dedicated over fifteen years to helping entertainers and brands amplify their voices and thrive in an ever-evolving digital landscape.  Her client roster is […]

Peace Out, Tamoxifen

When Colleen learned she had two conditions that increased her chances of developing breast cancer, the disease from which her mother passed away, she started taking tamoxifen. She took it for five years in order to reduce her risk of developing breast cancer by about 50%. Recently, she took her last pill.

Stage 2 to Stage 4 Breast Cancer

A month after Tennille Smith rang the bell, signaling she had finished treatment for stage 2 breast cancer, she learned the cancer had spread – she had stage 4 (metastatic) breast cancer, for which there is no cure today. Finding a Lump In February 2021, Tennille felt a lump in her right breast and reached out to her […]

A Promise Kept

Frances is an advocate for yearly mammograms. She promised her mother that when she turned 40, she would get her mammogram yearly, a promise she kept. In 2017, Frances learning she had stage 2B triple-positive breast cancer. 

Something Didn’t Feel Right

During the summer of 2022, Casey, who was 33 at the time, felt off. “Something just didn’t feel right,” she said. She asked her doctor to run bloodwork. “They ran all sorts of tests, but everything came back perfectly fine, no issues. But I still didn’t feel quite right.” Casey never expected a breast cancer diagnosis.