Thu, Oct 20
|The ArtsXchange
FCK PNK Thursday
FCKPNK is Raquel’s personal story; however, it affects people on many levels, covering; mortality, body image, relationships, and mental health. As a mother, a daughter, a sister, a cousin, and an entrepreneur, everyone had their version of me, but did they see me? Did I see myself?
Time & Location
Oct 20, 2022, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
The ArtsXchange, 2148 Newnan St, East Point, GA 30344, USA
About the Event
In 2018, I was diagnosed with Triple Positive Stage 2A Invasive Ductile Carcinoma. This diagnosis rocked my world and shifted my perspective on my purpose.
Triple positive refers to breast tumors that are ER-, PR-, and HER2- positive. It is an aggressive type of cancer and usually requires aggressive treatment (chemo+radiation and maintenance medication).
Stage 2 means I caught it early. One day while performing a self-exam, I discovered a small lump. It was the size of a cherry pit, about 2cm.
Stage 2 A means that it was about 2cm, and the cancer had spread to my lymph nodes., The positive activity was in one of my lymph nodes, and the surgeon removed 19.
Invasive ductal carcinoma is cancer (carcinoma) that happens when abnormal cells growing in the lining of the milk ducts change and invade breast tissue beyond the walls of the chimney. - these abnormal cells were…