by Charissa Bates, Survivor diagnosed at 33 | Mar 26, 2020
For the past 8 months, I’ve had to practice all the recommendations for stopping the COVID-19 virus, without the threat of a pandemic. Social distancing protects everyone, and this is how I survive it.
by Charissa Bates, Survivor diagnosed at 33 | Jan 28, 2020
How are you supposed to feel after months of breast cancer treatment and surgery? Defeat may be the first feeling I had, but determination will get me through what “survivorship” looks like for me.
by Charissa Bates, Survivor diagnosed at 33 | Jan 7, 2020
As a mom of three young children, being diagnosed with breast cancer at 33 disrupted everything that encompassed my normal way of living. But thankfulness helps me focus on what’s most important.