“It is such a sad job to have to listen to so many stories from women with breast cancer…” Maria Carrera remembered telling her daughter who had begun working for The Pink Ribbon Place in 2014. Little did she know, she would soon become one of the women sharing her story at the resource center. Despite her dedication to regular mammograms, Maria Carrera was diagnosed with Stage II, triple negative breast cancer in June 2017. That summer, she faced the beginning of the most difficult experience of her life. Though the news of her diagnosis was quite difficult for her family to accept, they quickly put their grief aside and focused on how they could combine efforts to support her in her journey. Each family member played a role. “My grandchildren were a big support. I would tell them, ‘Your grandma looks so ugly without hair’ and they would tell me I looked beautiful,” she recalled. Maria Carrera has been in remission since March 2018. She now sees her daughter’s work from a different perspective. Though the diagnosis of cancer is tragic and the side effects of treatment can be horrific, the stories shared at The Pink Ribbon Place are not just sad stories. Rather, they are stories filled with hope, courage and inspiration.