Margaret is a breast cancer survivor. This is her story. Margaret was diagnosed in December of 2015. She went through a double mastectomy, 6 weeks of chemo - AC (Adriamycin Cyclophosphamide) for 4 weeks and T (Taxol) for 2 weeks (cut two weeks early), and finally radiation and reconstruction.
We take you all the way through her story - from diagnosis to remission.
0:16 What were you first symptoms?
2:27 How did you react to your diagnosis?
3:34 Did you have genetic testing done?
5:12 Can you go through your treatment timeline?
7:41 What was your experience with chemo like?
8:41 What was the hardest part about being treated with chemo?
10:32 Did you have any side effects from the chemo?
13:51 How was the recovery from the mastectomy?
16:03 Why did you decide against silicone implants?
17:18 You had to have expanders inserted before reconstruction. What was that like?
18:06 How was the recovery after your reconstruction?
20:11 How did treatment impact your confidence?
21:16 How did you manage you thoughts and emotions?
22:08 Is there a message you want people watching this to hear?
“For those of you who may have just received the same news I received December 2015, with a lot of questions and a lot of emotions, I just want to say that there is the other side. I made through it. A lot of others have.” - Margaret
Read her full story on our website: [ Ссылка ]
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Background:
The Patient Story turns in-depth interviews from recent cancer survivors into a FAQ format-story along with timelines to give newly diagnosed patients and caregivers a sense of what their lives may look like in the upcoming months. Hear straight from the people who've already been through it.
TPS (formerly OneDavid) was started by Stephanie Chuang, a non-Hodgkin lymphoma survivor, who wants cancer patients and caregivers to get the information they need in a human way, not with medical jargon. Visit www.ThePatientStory.com for more.
If you would like to share a story, give feedback, or just say hello, we'd also love to hear from you! Please write us at support@thepatientstory.com.
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A message from our founder:
My name is Stephanie.
In 2013, I found a story that touched my heart: a group of friends were fighting to raise awareness about bone marrow donations for a young woman who'd been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. It had spread to her brain.
Nina was in dire need of a bone marrow transplant. She's of Asian descent, which narrowed her odds of finding a match (fewer people of the same race and ethnicity registered to donate).
The good news: she found a donor! The wife and mother of two is living happily. I couldn't be happier.
The "odd" news: I was diagnosed with the same cancer, same sub-type just three years later.
That motivated me to create The Patient Story: a company to help cancer patients and caregivers by giving them real answers from real people - people who've actually been through the experience.
Find more at www.thepatientstory.com
Where it all started: [ Ссылка ]
