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Patient Stories

Our patients’ health and care of the highest importance to us. But nothing speaks louder than personal experience. In this section, read what some of our patients have shared about their experiences with breast health and breast cancer, their struggles, hopes, dreams and outcomes. Why should you choose the Carol Milgard Breast Center for your breast imaging needs? Find out in these stories.

Adria

The first thing you notice when you meet Adria, is that she is full of life, feisty and strong. Her eyes sparkle and her smile is radiant. Adria has a strong sense of who she is and lives her life with purpose. Adria&rs...

Ana

Ana Patricia Ramos Morales and her husband, Edward, moved to the United States from Bogotá, Columbia four years ago. They lived in Florida for a year before moving to Washington, where they now reside with their 17-year-old son, Fernando. A...

Debbie

Debbie and her husband Dennis retired in 2011 and when it came time for her annual mammogram the following year, Debbie was concerned about the cost. But her husband pushed her to do it, so she went to the Carol Milgard Breast Center for her annua...

Hollie

Hollie is married to the love of her life and partner in crime Robert. They have a 27-year-old daughter Jasmine, a 5-year-old granddaughter Braelyn, and a 17-year-old bonus son Andrew. Hollie is I’m an office manager with the City of Tacoma....

Marlys

Marlys Pyke has two daughters, ten years apart, and was married for 32 years until her husband passed nine years ago. She’s worked for a neurology clinic for 16 years, and otherwise lives a quiet life with her one daughter who is special nee...

Vae

Vae Nofoa had a feeling in her right side that she hoped would go away, but she was busy caring for her four boys (ages 5 through 14) and working her job at a local non-profit. She knew she had a history of breast cancer in her family, and she has...

Betty

Uncover how Betty started a breast cancer support group for women of color... Betty was fifty-five years old when she found out she had breast cancer. “Just hearing the word cancer is very devastating,” she says. "It...

Wendy

Pink Pie Challenge Supports Co-Worker with Breast Cancer The word “positive” should be Wendy Lunt’s middle name. Here’s her daily motto: “Every day before I get out of bed, I say a prayer asking to find...

Karen

Understand how financial assistance helped Karen get the care she needed...In May of 2011, Karen came in for her routine mammogram. She had always been good about being on schedule for her mammograms because she has a history of breast cancer in h...

Jesse

Learn about Jesse's journey, which she took with her husband MacKenzie... “I did not discover my lump,” says Jesse. “In fact, there wasn’t actually a lump to discover. I routinely,&n...