Debbie Legault

October 05, 2021

A mother of a breast cancer survivor expresses the constant worry she lives with, wondering if cancer will wreak havoc on her daughter’s life again.

September 20, 2021

A mother and cancer caregiver expresses her frustration over the lack of breast cancer screening in young women and explains how catching cancer early saved her daughter’s life.

September 02, 2021

A caregiver discusses the grueling experience of not knowing whether cancer could strike one of her children or family members again at any given moment.

August 23, 2021

A caregiver discusses her wishes for a woman who was recently diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer. “Most of all I wish that time will stand still for her, so that she can crawl into bed with her children and hold them as long as she wants to, feeling their bodies curl into hers as they sleep,” she writes.

August 05, 2021

A caregiver writes about her daughter’s breast cancer odds. “One of the most difficult things I deal with on a daily basis is realizing that I didn’t have to say goodbye to my child because of luck,” she writes.

July 06, 2021

A caregiver explains how she and her daughter soaked up as much joy as possible during the few hours her daughter felt close to normal after breast cancer treatment.

June 22, 2021

A mother describes how her daughter discovered a lump that led to a breast cancer diagnosis.

June 12, 2021

A caregiver describes the imprint her daughter’s oncology nurses left on her heart.

May 30, 2021

A mother describes how lonely she feels as the caregiver of an adult child with cancer.

May 21, 2021

A caregiver describes her daughter’s experience with breast cancer, and what the month of May signifies to them both.