Breast Cancer and the Unknown

I am very excited to welcome back Katelyn, as she talks about her journey with starting a family after a breast cancer diagnosis. In 2019 Katelyn's life changed when she suffered a miscarrage and then just 2 months later was diagnosed with breast cancer. Although she feels her baby saved her life, it does not take away the pain of losing something so precious. 2 years later, on her

I hope you enjoy listening to today's podcast. I chat briefly about my thoughts and feelings surrounding "anniversaries". I just passed my 4 year mark of when I finished chemo and it really got me thinking. I would love to hear your thoughts surrounding this topic! Much Love Marce

Wedge Pillow for the win!!! If you listen to this episode you will hear from multiple survivors how a wedge pillow aided in their comfort after have breast surgery. Lying flat after surgery can be quite uncomfortable. A wedge pillow helps you sleep at an incline... and we know how important sleep is! Some other tips and tricks mentioned in this episode- BUT remember, these are thi

Welcome back to Breast Cancer and the Unknown. On today's episode I chat with Katelyn about the hard decisions that have to be made surrounding fertility so shortly after a Breast Cancer diagnosis. She also highlights the fact that after treatment is done, there are still many decisions to be made regarding pregnancy, adoption and surrogacy. I hope you enjoy listening to Katelyn's

Welcome back to Breast Cancer and the Unknown. In today's episode I chat about an amazing resource I used during treatment. That resource is called Meal Train. There are 3 different options when using the Meal Train. 1- Meal Train 2- Meal Train Plus 3- Potluck Head over to their site and check it out! I also mention the support group I run called Tatas and Tapas. If you have been

Welcome to Episode 5 of Breast Cancer and the Unknown. I am your Breastie, Marce, and on this episode I chat with my warrior sister and friend Nicolle. Nicolle was diagnosed with Stage 4 invasive lobular carcinoma in February of 2019. She is a daughter, a wife, a mom, a friend and a total badass!!!! I hope her story inspires you as much as it did me. Below are some links to resourc

Thank you so much for joining me in episode 4 of "Breast Cancer and the Unknown". On today's episode, I talk about a resource I used during my journey with Breast Cancer; CaringBridge CaringBridge is an online tool that helps you create a page and post journal entries. This allows your friends and family to check in on you without having to check in on you! There is a lot more to t

Jess was diagnosed at age 34 with stage 2 triple positive breast cancer. This was just two months after getting engaged. After going through two full years of treatment she was given the green light to try to have a baby, a life long dream of hers. In September of 2019, she was blessed with a baby boy. Jess says My life has had an entirely different meaning since our son joined o

Interview with Alicia to talk about her Breast Cancer journey. Book: Making Room for Cancer By:Anita Lichman

Hey guys! Marce Lamontagne here. Thank you so much for joining me in my first episode of Breast Cancer and the Unknown. In todays episode I want to tell you a little about myself and my journey that brought me to create this podcast and what I am hoping you as a listener will get out of it. When I was first diagnosed in 2016, my brother who is a pretty well known podcaster URGED m