October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and FOX 13 is sharing the story of a local woman who was diagnosed with cancer, in both breasts, earlier this year. FOX13
Angela Jackson is a 45-year-old mother of two, a business partner, and a wife. She says she missed her annual mammogram only once.
"When I got the skin cancers removed, they said in the shower just don’t get it wet. And so it just changed how I bathed without a loofah, and I felt a lump that I had not felt before," said Jackson. "And I thought ‘hmm that doesn’t seem right.’ So the first thing I did was call my doctor." "It’s really, really important – no matter your age – to really maintain your screening. I don’t think anybody wants to go get a mammogram, but it’s easy to forget. A year can go by quickly," she said. "I’ve been doing a lot of listening this year. Nobody’s story is the same. Nobody’s journey is the same. Some people have chemo. I had four surgeries in 8 weeks. Some people have radiation. Everybody’s story is different and everybody’s story matters.
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