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Posts by Shanise Pearce

Survivor, Triple Negative Breast Cancer

Survivorship: More Than Just Survival

by Shanise Pearce May 18, 2026

What does survivorship mean to me? It’s a question I’ve wrestled with since the day I rang the bell, signaling the end of chemotherapy. People cheered, my family cried, and I smiled—but inside, I was holding my breath.

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Still Here: The Weight and Wonder of Life After Cancer

by Shanise Pearce April 27, 2026

I used to think survivorship meant the hard part was over. That once the chemotherapy ended and the surgeries were done, I’d step into something brighter. Something easier. I thought I’d wake up one day and feel like myself again.

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My Living Legacy: Advocacy Born from Survival

by Shanise Pearce January 29, 2025

Cancer doesn’t just leave—it plants itself in your mind, body, and spirit. Even after ringing the bell, it clings to every aspect of who I am. The scars I carry are not just physical from my double mastectomy, hysterectomy, and DIEP flap reconstruction—they’re etched into my soul.

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