By Jeff Coons (Husband) With The Help And Approval Of Daughter Bella And Sister Alicia After finding a lump in her left breast, Nichole Coons was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer, stage 3a, Oct 2021, at the age of 42. At that point, she was very opposed to the standard of care (chemo, etc.), and being involved in natural wellness, was more interested in trying a different route. Ultimately, after thinking and weighing options, and continually being told she’d “di

At age 46, in 2015, when I first heard the words, “You have breast cancer," my brain just screamed, “GET THEM OFF!” I quickly dismissed lumpectomy as an option because I couldn’t be left with the nagging thought, “Did they get it all?” But being a woman brought up in our hyper-sexualized world where Barbie’s figure has been the ideal, I initially thought I wanted a bilateral mastectomy with reconstructive surgery. The scheduling for reconstruction would require coordination b