Survivor Spotlight

March 15, 2025

Survivor Spotlight: Shannon Gottesman

Shannon Gottesman PBCC Allegheny County Captain My diagnosis It was following my first mammogram after I had turned 40. In January…

February 4, 2025

Survivor Spotlight: Sue Quackenbush

“I am no stranger to challenges.” In the years leading up to her breast cancer diagnosis, Sue Quackenbush of Chester County…

November 12, 2024

Survivor Spotlight: Melissa Rowse

My diagnosis I was diagnosed in 2015 after my very first mammogram. I was 40 years old at the time and…

August 9, 2024

Survivor Spotlight: Amanda Searight

Amanda Searight, Beaver County My diagnosis and treatment I received my diagnosis December 9, 2021. With covid, my first mammogram was…

May 21, 2024

Survivor Spotlight: Connie Bootz

In May 2023, I was diagnosed with DCIS breast cancer. It was random and detected by my annual mammogram. I felt…

March 4, 2024

Survivor Spotlight: Cara Sapida

I was diagnosed with breast cancer at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic when most of the state was completely closed…

January 15, 2024

Survivor Spotlight: Marie Mulvenna

My diagnosis My breast cancer journey began unexpectedly when I hit my head and experienced ringing in my ear. At age…

June 30, 2023

Survivor Spotlight: Joylette Portlock

Joylette Portlock has been getting mammograms for years. Before her mother passed away of metastatic breast cancer at the age of…

April 18, 2023

Survivor Spotlight: Jennifer Preuss

My journey began in July 2021, when I found a mass on my left breast and was diagnosed with Stage 3…

March 17, 2023

Survivor Spotlight: Faith Bevitz

How did your breast cancer journey begin? In October 2014, I had a busy day scheduled.  As I was showering, I…