"BEING DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER CHANGED MY LIFE IN SO MANY WAYS. WITH THIS DIAGNOSIS CAME MY PURPOSE. I HAVE ALWAYS ENJOYED WORKING WITH PEOPLE BUT MY DIAGNOSIS MADE IT CLEAR WHAT GOD HAD FOR ME. WORKING WITH OTHER WARRIORS HAD BEEN FULFILLING AND REWARDING. HAVING SOMEONE THAT HAS BEEN WHERE YOU ARE IS CRUCIAL IN THE FIGHT. MY WARRIORS KNOW THEY CAN REACH OUT TO ME AT ANYTIME AND / WILL BE THERE. THEY MOTIVATE ME AS MUCH AS I PRAY THAT I MOTIVATE THEM. THIS IS A MINISTRY TO ME. IT STARTED AS FEEDING AND CLEANING HOUSING FOR WARRIORS BUT HAS GROWN INTO SO MUCH MORE. THIS IS A SISTERHOOD. A BOND FOR LIFE."
Keshia Minor was diagnosed with stage l Invasive Ductal Carcinoma, Triple Positive in November 2020.
After undergoing several rounds of chemotherapy, breast surgery, and radiation, she was declared cancer-free in April 2021. The hardest part of her breast cancer journey was telling her 12-year-old daughter about her diagnosis.
Keshia wanted to share her story to inspire others and educate the community on the misconceptions surrounding breast cancer in women of color. She has become an active voice in the breast cancer community, speaking on the topic and running her non-protit, Go Pink Foundation. Keshia's goal is to raise awareness among young women of color and decrease the number of breast cancer cases.
