CANCER TAUGHT ME TO LIVE WITHOUT REGRETS
After noticing some swelling near her breast in 2018, Plaxedes ‘Plax’ Makura, 36, suspected the worst. When her doctor confirmed that she had breast cancer, Plax wasted no time and began intense treatment that included radiation, chemotherapy, and two lumpectomies. While she’s been in remission for 10 months, she isn’t in the clear just yet and will have to be monitored over the next five years.
THE DIAGNOSIS
Getting ready for work one morning, I noticed a swelling above my left breast. I tried to shrug it off, but
