Diagnosed with IDC Breast Cancer at 28: Bailey’s Story

Young mom Bailey felt something strange while vacuuming that would change the course of her life. She shares the frustrations, hopes, and challenges of facing breast cancer as a 28-year-old mom.
Read Bailey’s story on our blog: www.nationalbreastcancer.org/...
00:00 Discovering Her Lump
03:11 Bailey's Symptoms and Changes
04:24 Diagnostic Procedures and Appointment Scheduling Challenges
09:20 Getting Her Ultrasound Results
18:20 Biopsy Results
20:13 Bailey's Diagnosis
24:16 Referrals and Treatment Plans
28:13 Support and Navigation
31:40 Struggling with Losing Her Hair
35:13 Double Mastectomy Experience
41:18 Self-Advocation Through a Disappointing Appointment
47:05 Importance of Patient Navigation
50:46 Confidence and Care In a New Doctor
51:50 Chemo Experience and Maintaining a Positive Outlook
58:01 Taking It One Day at a Time
1:02:08 Sharing Her Gratitude for Penny

[@Bamaw5]

The long term medicine/hormone therapy is what nobody talks about. The side effects are tough. It tries to steal your quality of life. Blessings to you 🙏🏼

[@penniewyatt9391]

I live on a remote Island, (Kauai) delays and dead inside doctors is so relatable. I was handed off to a job sharing oncologist and she is a cancer survivor, I liked her immediately. Of coarse she is moving in a couple months to Australia. So frustrating when you find the right one and then you are not going to be able to stay with them.

[@nbcf]

We are so sorry to hear this. We hope you are doing okay today. Please don't hesitate to reach out - we'd love to help however we can. 💗

[@avamathers9550]

The Australian health system is under so much stress it’s broken. People are dying because of the stress of everyone coming to Australia to use it.