Katelyn Carey

Oct 3, 2024 | conquer-magazine.com | Maimah Karmo |Katelyn Carey |Stephanie Adkins |Dana Brantley-Sieders

Even though both of my grandmothers had breast cancer, I never thought I’d have to deal with it, too. My paternal grandma—or Nana, as I called her—had breast cancer for the first time when she was only 30 years old. Years later, she had a recurrence and passed away. We were particularly close throughout my childhood, and I take after her in a lot of ways. I look like her and have a similar personality.

Sep 19, 2024 | theoncologynurse.com | Katelyn Carey

Have you ever wondered what to say to someone who is going through a horrendously difficult time? Have you ever had someone try to support you but accidentally say exactly the wrong thing? I suspect we’ve all been there. One of the reasons we sometimes stumble in offering traumatized friends support is because empathy, the tool we’ve been told is most useful for these situations, can actually land us exactly where we don’t want to be in a conversation. Why is that?

Aug 30, 2023 | conquer-magazine.com | Stephanie Adkins |Katelyn Carey

Breast CancerYou may not regain the same body after surgery, but you can still feel confident and beautiful. These 10 women share results of their mastectomies and reconstructive surgery choices. Your oncologist has recommended surgery as part of your treatment plan for breast cancer. But it’s not that simple: there are decisions to make about the type of surgery for your treatment plan and then more decisions to make about surgery for your cosmetic plan.