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The TellHER2 story gallery is our growing collection of stories submitted by Canadian women touched by HER2+ breast cancer, as well as those of their friends, family and health care providers.
  • View stories in chronological order, starting with the most recent additions.
  • Use the buttons below to sort the stories using various criteria. For instance, to find stories that capture a specific mood or emotion, such as "hopeful" or "frustrated", sort by feeling. To find stories by women in a specific age range, sort by age. If you're interested in hearing a man's perspective on the issues, try sorting by gender. And to view stories from your region, sort by location.
We hope these stories inspire and move you to share your own experience! Click the "share your own story" button to upload your own text, photo or video contribution.
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I'm so Young!!
I remember when I first heard the words "You have breast cancer!" The day was January 6th, 2009. Those words will forever ring in my ears. Two weeks later, I found out I was also ER+/PR+/HER2+ - Stage 3. I really didn't understand at the time...
Kim
Kim
1 comment 1 like
The Long Battle
My road with cancer has been a long one. My best friend was diagnosed with leukemia 12 years ago, my husband with brain cancer at the same time and now I have experience breast cancer twice in the last 3 years. Throughout all of this, I have...
Tasha
Tasha
1 comment 1 like
The 5th Season


“Crossing perspectives between an artist and a young woman stricken with breast...
Ladislas
Ladislas
2 comments 1 like
Lisa's Story - Stage 4 for almost TEN years!


I've come a LONG way since this picture was taken! I was diagnosed July 20th, 2000...
Lisa
Lisa
10 comments 2 likes
Diagnosis HER2- scary but not insurmountable
It was the Canada Day weekend in 2004 when I was diagnosed with breast cancer. That was scary enough, but after the biopsies and lumpectomy and... the news that I was HER2 rocked me off my feet. My diagnosis happened before Herceptin was funded by...
Trude
Trude
0 comments 0 likes
Family history started with ME
You know I have no family history of Breast Cnacer but I have always felt compelled to raise funds and awarness for this disease..As of September 28th 2004 I am now one of the many women who have fought this battle.I guess it starts somewhere and...
petra
petra
1 comment 2 likes
I made sure I was well informed


from About Her documentary
Tasha
Tasha
0 comments 1 like
I felt like an android


from About Her documentary
Suzanne
Suzanne
0 comments 2 likes
The year of Wii


from About Her documentary
Karyn
Karyn
2 comments 1 like
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