The Power of Showing Up: Support, Strength and Life After Diagnosis with Brooke Etie & Mary-Marga...

There are things no one tells you about breast cancer until suddenly, you need to know them. For Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Brooke Etie returns to WAHNcast one year after sharing her diagnosis and treatment journey. This time, she is joined by Mary-Margaret Lemons, President of Fort Worth Housing Solutions, who received her own breast cancer diagnosis earlier this year. Their experiences have been very different, but their conversation is remarkably honest about what comes after the diagnosis: advocating for yourself, navigating treatment and reconstruction, adjusting to a changed body, accepting help, finding the right questions to ask and discovering that “cancer-free” does not necessarily mean the journey is over. They also share what helped, what didn’t, why screening and knowing your own body matter, and how an unexpected shared experience deepened a friendship. Most importantly, they leave listeners with a reminder for all of us: don’t wait for a diagnosis to spend time with the people who matter, take the trip and create the memories.