Rose Suegay began getting regular mammograms when she was 40. When she was 43, her doctor noticed a small spot.

“Initially it was just a tiny spot of concentrated white things,” she recalled.

When they did another screening six months later, the dot was about two centimeters.

Waiting for the results of her biopsy felt like the longest four days of her life, Suegay said.

“It didn't feel real when I first found out. You know, you go into denial and wish that it would just go away,” the neonatal intensive care unit nurse said. Suegay was 44 when she was diagnosed.

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Her story is one of several that will be highlighted as part of a project called Tell Her Story. The project, produced by the nonprofit Make Art With Purpose, pairs six breast cancer survivors with loc

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