Joni And Friends Ministry Podcast

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and according to the American Cancer Society, 1 in 8 women will develop invasive breast cancer sometime during her lifetime.* Today Crystal is talking with Amy Brands, a young woman for whom this topic hits very close to home. As a busy 34-year-old mother to a school-aged daughter, Amy was stunned to hear her doctor say the words, “You have cancer.” Listen as she shares her personal breast cancer journey and the advice she would offer to other women who are faced with a similar path.Read more information at www.joniandfriends.org/podcast*www.cancer.org/cancer/breast-cancer/about/how-common-is-breast-cancer.htmlFind cancer-related resources from Joni Eareckson TadaDiagnosed with Breast Cancer: Life After ShockFacing Trials with Joy - Cancer and Beyond*Joni and Friends was founded in 1979 by Joni Eareckson Tada who in a diving accident was left a quadriplegic at 17 years old. Ministry began as Tada, joined by friends around her kitchen table, responded to letters she rec