by Gina Porcelli
January 24, 2025
I quickly learned that cancer isn’t a box you check off. It’s a journey—a word I’ve come to understand deeply over the past five years.......
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by Gina Porcelli
July 31, 2024
…..the real test of my courage came with my cancer diagnosis. Suddenly, the shadows in the closet were nothing…..
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by Gina Porcelli
May 5, 2024
From diagnosis through recovery, having access to quality products and a supportive community can make all the difference.......
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by Gina Porcelli
April 30, 2024
When treatment ends, it's like crossing the finish line of a marathon with a flood of emotions. For me, I felt an amazing sense of relief, gratitude and happiness. I experienced a feeling of joy that I believed would never leave me......but it did......
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by Gina Porcelli
August 7, 2023
If there is ever a time in your life to be an advocate for yourself, this is it!!
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by Gina Porcelli
January 18, 2023
I once had a set of double D’s
I loved them, I cursed them, but they were part of me….,,
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by Gina Porcelli
February 1, 2022
I never realized my hair was such a part of my identity until I lost it. I now had a new look, it was the “cancer” look and I didn’t like it, I didn’t like it at all……….
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by Gina Porcelli
December 11, 2021
Aside from the daily tasks, I would also spend time caught in the mental game of regret, irritation and procrastination. Now how I spend my time and who I spend it with has become fiercely important to me……
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by Gina Porcelli
November 30, 2021
I had mastered the art of taking care of everything and everyone. Then came the words that knocked me off my feet…….
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by Gina Porcelli
November 7, 2021
When you are diagnosed with breast cancer you become part of a sisterhood…….
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…..the real test of my courage came with my cancer diagnosis. Suddenly, the shadows in the closet were nothing…..
From diagnosis through recovery, having access to quality products and a supportive community can make all the difference.......
When treatment ends, it's like crossing the finish line of a marathon with a flood of emotions. For me, I felt an amazing sense of relief, gratitude and happiness. I experienced a feeling of joy that I believed would never leave me......but it did......
If there is ever a time in your life to be an advocate for yourself, this is it!!
I never realized my hair was such a part of my identity until I lost it. I now had a new look, it was the “cancer” look and I didn’t like it, I didn’t like it at all……….
Aside from the daily tasks, I would also spend time caught in the mental game of regret, irritation and procrastination. Now how I spend my time and who I spend it with has become fiercely important to me……
I had mastered the art of taking care of everything and everyone. Then came the words that knocked me off my feet…….
When you are diagnosed with breast cancer you become part of a sisterhood…….
