"Despite coming from a family with a strong history of breast cancer, and thinking she had a front row seat to it, Shannon Barrett was not prepared to hear the diagnosis at 42 years old. Confronted with the reality of time-sensitive decisions and treatment curveballs, she relied on the American Cancer Society's network of survivor mentors in navigating the uncertainty."
"There's a stretch of time when your treatment has ended and you're not going to doctors every week and you're not getting ready for the next surgery or the next radiation or the next chemo infusion and that part is still really hard but nobody tells you that. Nobody tells you that the recovery part is still as emotionally hard as some of the early days, she said"
"Now a bilateral breast cancer survivor, Barrett will give back to the community that supported her on her journey as a first-time volunteer at the American Cancer Society's Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, Oct. 19 in Central Park. The annual, four-mile, non-competitive walk offers breast cancer patients, survivors, caregivers, and friends of the cause the opportunity to march in tribute and celebration of life."
Shannon Barrett received a breast cancer diagnosis at 42 despite a family history and relied on the American Cancer Society's survivor mentors to navigate time-sensitive treatment decisions. Post-treatment recovery proved emotionally difficult even after clinical care ended. Barrett, now a bilateral breast cancer survivor, will volunteer at the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk in Central Park on Oct. 19. The annual, four-mile, non-competitive walk invites patients, survivors, caregivers, and supporters to march in tribute and celebration. Last year 50,000 participants raised nearly $2 million for ACS research and support services, and Making Strides has grown to 150 walks since 1993.
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