Trudie, 29
Hey Touchy-Feely, firstly I just want to say thank you so much for creating a platform like this! I’m a 29 year old black woman and have been diagnosed with Stage 1, Type 2 Breast Cancer (Estrogen+Progesterone positive) in July
Gemma, 39
The day I gave birth to my second son, my dad called me as I walked to the delivery room and told me the doctors had found some shadows on his lungs. Them shadows turned out to be stage four
Tuoyo, 53
2021, I had turned 50 earlier that year. It was a particularly difficult time as my elder sister had sadly passed away a year before and I was struggling with the grief. I felt a lump in my right breast
Amelia, 29
I was diagnosed with breast cancer at 29 just after we went into lockdown in 2020. Initially I was told that there was no way I had cancer because I was under 30. I was then told by a GP
Tamara, 39
I was diagnosed August 10th 2023 with TNBC and the BRCA2 gene which was shocking as I am a single mother of 2 girls, so the mental impact of this was challenging. I went through 8 rounds of chemotherapy and
Catrina, 41
I was diagnosed on June, 15, 2021 with Triple Negative Breast Cancer Stage 3. I also hold BRCA1 gene disposition. My treatment plans consisted of sixteen rounds of Chemotherapy, Bilateral Mastectomy with Tissue Expanders and fourteen lymph nodes removed. In
Gloria, 61
Hello my name is Gloria, I was in my mid 50s when I found a lump in my right breast in September 2018 and was diagnosed with breast cancer the following month in October. It was a total shock and
Sadari, 43
I found a lump in my breast during a shower. I made an appointment with my gp as soon as I found it and was referred to the breast clinic at my local hospital to have a biopsy. I had
Claudine, 41
In May 2024 I found a lump in my right breast. I convinced myself that it was nothing and ignored it for a week, until I discussed it with colleagues at work. Luckily they were all concerned and pressured me
Sophie, 36
I was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer on the 15th June 2023, at the age of 34. A few weeks prior to receiving my diagnosis I was experiencing a sharp stabbing pain in my left breast which I had
Nevo, 58
I was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2012 at 45 years old (T1b (9mm) + high grade DCIS (total size 15mm) N0 (0/2) ER 8/8 ER 8/8 PR HER2 negative) and had a lumpectomy, followed by radiotherapy. I was
Caroline, 54
I was diagnosed with breast cancer on 9th August this year, despite having a lump two years ago and given the all clear by a routine mammogram. I had to check and listen to my body as time went on.