
There's a heartbreaking reality of making a profession out of cancer, but I chose it anyway.

As a PhD student in tumor biology, Jamie Holloway survived long hours researching breast cancer in the labs of Georgetown University. Ten years later, after being diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer, she survived that too. Now with no evidence of disease, she shares a patient's perspective with scientists and clinicians as a breast cancer research advocate. A wife, mother, runner, and lipstick addict, she shares her story from the perspective of both a patient and a scientist.

There's a heartbreaking reality of making a profession out of cancer, but I chose it anyway.

What do you say to a friend when you know these will be the last words you say to her? Does Hallmark even make a card for that?

I realized that my concept of normal has changed, but it isn't all bad.

Bedtime worries are always tough, but when the fear of cancer recurrence is always lingering in the background, they seem so much worse.

Fellow cancer survivor Melisa Etheridge's song "I Run for Life" has gained a permanent spot on my running playlist because it reminds me why I run.

Doing a little reflection about where I've been and how far I've come is just as important as making resolutions.

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