Carol is a wife, grandmother and retired nurse, who was diagnosed with de novo metastatic breast cancer (mBC) in October 2010 after noticing a mass on her breast during a self-examination. De novo mBC means the breast cancer is metastatic at initial diagnosis. In the U.S., approximately six percent of women are diagnosed with de novo mBC.
Carol writes and paints to help her cope with her mBC diagnosis. Shortly following her diagnosis, she began chronicling her experiences through poetry, which was eventually published in her first book, Metastatic Madness. She continues to write as a contributor for the Huffington Post about different topics related to breast cancer and published a second book, Kicking Cancer to the Curb!
Photographed by Chris Ozer and Angelo Merendino
Carol is a wife, grandmother and retired nurse, who was diagnosed with de novo metastatic breast cancer (mBC) in October 2010 after noticing a mass on her breast during a selfexamination. De novo mBC means the breast cancer is metastatic at initial diagnosis. In the U.S., approximately six percent of women are diagnosed with de novo mBC.
Carol writes and paints to help her cope with her mBC diagnosis. Shortly following her diagnosis, she began chronicling her experiences through poetry,
