I knew it was bad news before I even answered the call. It was a Tuesday afternoon in June and BTS had just announced that they would be going on a “hiatus” - or were they breaking up? Either way, the morning had been filled with random texts and DMs from friends checking on me - was I okay after hearing my favorite K-Pop boy band was breaking up?

“Hello?” I said into the phone, as I sat at my desk in our open plan office.

Right before Christmas 2022, I received the call: “You have cancer.” Suspicious findings on a routine mammogram (not palpable by me, nor any physicians), IDC confirmed via biopsy. Now what? Every woman’s cancer and her body’s response to treatment is different.

“Cancer is not who you are. Your strength and bravery are what defines you.”

I’m Sabrina and am a breast cancer survivor. I was diagnosed at the young age of 30 years old, and I am 34 now. I am Arab-American, have three kids, and live in Texas.

I was diagnosed with stage 3c cervical cancer at the age of 37. A diagnosis that drastically changed my life and was devastating no doubt. After about six months or so of symptoms such as bleeding, painful cramps, what felt like peeing myself constantly, back problems, a swollen right leg, etc.

Most women are unable to receive annual mammograms and/or breast ultrasounds until the age of 40. This is despite the fact that, according to a study published by JAMA Network Open in August 2023, more young women under 50 are being diagnosed with cancer.

Our MBC Life Continues to Flourish in its Third Year

Lisa Laudico developed her vision for Our MBC Life just as the COVID pandemic began to take hold across the country. Lisa, a metastatic patient herself,  wanted to give others who face metastatic breast cancer the chance to build a community through a new podcast.