Cristie Gumina
Survivor
Survivor
It was the day after Christmas of 2020, I was 31 years old. Getting ready for the day, putting on my bra, I felt a lump. After weeks of multiple ultrasounds, 2 mammograms and a biopsy, I was officially diagnosed with stage 2 triple negative breast cancer and BRCA 1 positive. 2 weeks before my 32nd birthday. The diagnosis, 20 weeks of chemotherapy, a bilateral mastectomy and oral cancer treatment changed my life forever. But I refuse to let it break me.