Inspirational Stories of Cancer Survivors

My name is Leslie Williams, and I am a breast cancer survivor of 3.5 years. I had my first baseline mammogram at the age of 35. I came back at the age of 40 as recommended, and my mammogram was negative. In late 2009, at the age of 41, I went two months past my yearly exam after discovering a lump in my left breast. I was almost too busy that year to get a mammogram. That’s when I found out I had breast cancer.

Stage1 infiltrating ductal carcinoma breast cancer, pathology triple negative, changed my life forever. But it wasn’t for the worst. Being a Christian and my faith in God sustained me through it all. Because of breast cancer walks, study trials, events and research funding I was assured that my health was in good hands with the latest technology, services and treatments available to me. All of that matters to someone like me!

Fortunately there is no family history of any cancer, especially breast cancer. Unfortunately I had triple negative cancer which is aggressive and has had, until recently, limited treatment options. However, that’s literally changing by the day. My prayer is that a cure is found soon!

Leslie Y Williams