Stories Archive - Oneinforty

Caitlin

It was a long journey, I didn’t arrive at my decision quickly. Now, I am thankful for that.

Eric

With knowledge comes awareness, education, and the ability to choose. I choose to add routine annual cancer screenings to my to-do list.

Anthony

I feel like my family has dodged a bullet. I am grateful to Lauren for making us aware of this issue and for the work Oneinforty is doing to save lives.

Michelle

You only get to live life once, so it is very important and very personal to stay abreast of the newest research and support everyone in their personal journey.

Sandy

I am certain my daughter would be alive today if just one doctor had suggested I be tested for BRCA – not because of my medical history, but because of a lack of it.

Rebecca

I carry a BRCA2 gene mutation, the genetic legacy that killed both my grandmother and my mother. But my life will not be overshadowed by cancer.

Amy

To ensure you make the best health care decisions for yourself, please speak with a certified genetic counselor before and after any genetic testing.

Howard

I am grateful for the knowledge I have of my BRCA status and hopeful that this knowledge will save the lives of my sisters, my daughter, and my two female grandchildren.

Janet

Looking back, my biggest regret is that the information about BRCA gene mutations’ connection with the Ashkenazi Jewish community was not known, or certainly not publicized, in the years leading up to my sister’s diagnosis.

Bob

I can tell you first hand that you will feel the peace of mind that knowing brings. I never had that opportunity and urge you to grasp it now.

Jessica

I consider myself lucky in so many ways: to have found out about the mutation, to have done something about it before it could hurt me, to have a supportive family and partner.

Lennie

If Stacey knew earlier about our family mutation, she may have had a chance. She is in my thoughts every day, forever young.

Susan

I am one in forty. I grew up as part of an extended Ashkenazi Jewish family near Boston. But there is something unusual about my family…almost all of the women on my paternal side have been diagnosed with breast cancer, most of them at relatively young ages. My grandmother Sarah, for whom I am named, …

Sheila

Since I am in an Ashkenazi family with a high risk for pancreatic cancer I am tested yearly. So far so good…..In a nanosecond life changes.

Deborah

I feel very fortunate to have gotten tested for the BRCA gene mutation when I did because it saved my life. My motto now is “Knowledge is Power!”

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