CAROLINE STURMAN - Breast Friend Founder
In 2017, shortly after Caroline’s 40th birthday, she was diagnosed with a 10cm tumour in her breast. In early 2018, Caroline had a mastectomy followed by radiotherapy and a 10 year course of Tamoxifen combined with a 5 year course of Zoladex. In 2021, Caroline had a DIEP Flap Reconstruction.
Being a mum with a young family, there have been many times throughout the journey that Caroline would have appreciated the opportunity to connect with other women that completely understand how it feels to juggle life with a breast cancer diagnosis.
JANINE ALDIS - Breast Friend Founder
In July 2020, in the middle of the COVID pandemic, Janine was diagnosed with multifocal, HER2+ Breast Cancer. Soon after, Janine began a course of chemotherapy, she had 3 doses of EC followed by 3 of Docetaxal with Herceptin. In 2021, Janine had a DIEP Flap Reconstruction.
Janine said it would have been so beneficial at times during the challenging moments of her journey to be able to connect with other women and hopes that she can now help others facing similar challenges.
