My husband and I were off for our annual beach trip, but first we had to make a detour through Greensboro, North Carolina to meet with some of my on-line Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC) friends. Because IBC comprises only one to four percent of all breast cancers, I don't often get a chance to see people who have it face to face.
Inflammatory Breast Cancer Survivors:
Bonnie, Charlotte, Mary, Phyllis and Cathy
This year's lunch was the third time IBC folks in North Carolina have...
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