When Tiffany received her breast cancer diagnosis in December of 2024, she began searching for connection and the kind of real-world answers her doctors couldn’t provide. Feeling isolated, she wasn’t sure where to turn until a coworker suggested Gilda’s Club.
Walking into her first meeting was like coming home. “It was validating to hear I wasn’t the only one navigating such complicated feelings,” Tiffany says, “but what I truly needed was the confidence to be an advocate for myself.”
Tiffany dove into programming, attending Living With Cancer, Young Adults Group, and Bosom Buddies. She listened intently to the experiences of other survivors, weighing their practical advice against her own surgical choices and doctor selection.
“There were so many days I couldn’t wait to get through the doors. I felt such immense relief hearing other survivors describe scans, treatments and surgery – it was like a pep talk. They gave me the support to solidify my thoughts, change doctors and stand my ground on my medical care.”
With the bulk of her treatment behind her, Tiffany has transformed her experience into action. As a talented artist, she collaborated with her mother on an art bra and modeled it in this year’s Bras for a Cause. “I want other people just starting their journeys to look to me as an example of strength, of survival – to give them the hope others gave me.”
