Share Your Story: Anissa Orsino

Anissa Orsino is a seven-year breast cancer survivor, homeschooling mom of two boys, and bucket list crusher. She’s on a mission to help fellow moms and sister survivors live with intention and create lives that they LOVE.

00:54: Take us back to the beginning of your cancer journey.
03:29: Would you just come back and feel this lump?
06:30: Okay so you're pregnant and what is the plan now?
08:05: It turned out the lump did respond very, very well to chemo.
10:18: I bet this is what it feels like right before you die.
12:35: I got the expander put in at the time of my mastectomy.
15:25: Talk to us about the implant and what went on from there.
17:20: Talk to us about lymphedema.
19:21: I could take a little bit more time off and so I just decided to go for it.
21:33: I know I exercise most mornings and that has made a huge difference.
23:25: What was your worst moment?
25:20: What was your best moment?
28:14: Many doctors are extremely reluctant to use the word cured.
28:28: What is the one thing you wish you had known at the beginning of your cancer journey?
33:50: If you could only do one thing to improve health care in the US, what would it be and why?
36:12: Everybody should have a doctor that will talk to them for two hours.
37:48: Thrive Rapid Fire Questions
39:44: Aside from Cancer U, what is one resource that you would recommend for cancer patients and caregivers?

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