Marie Damor’s breast cancer journey began in 2019 when she was repeatedly dismissed by doctors who believed she was too young to have the disease. She persisted and eventually received a stage two breast cancer diagnosis. Marie had to advocate for herself to get a double mastectomy, but ultimately beat cancer and married her wife, Nicola. However, she knows that others may struggle to receive a timely diagnosis and is using her appearance in The Show by Breast Cancer Now to raise awareness that cancer can happen at any age. Marie’s advice to others is to insist that doctors take lumps seriously, even if they believe the patient is too young to have breast cancer. The fashion show is streaming on Facebook, and Marie hopes that it will give hope to those going through their own cancer journey.
