Fighting Cancer and Finding Strength
Fighting cancer is something no one ever signs up for. It’s a club no one wants to belong to—but once inside, you often discover the most extraordinary people. Women who understand the fear, the grief, the courage, and the quiet determination it takes to move forward one day at a time.
For Erica Neubert Campbell, fighting cancer became deeply personal. As a breast cancer survivor who also lost her mother to the disease, she understands cancer from multiple perspectives. She speaks the shared language—the vocabulary of cancer—that only those who have walked this road can truly understand.
Fighting Cancer: You Are Not Alone
One of the hardest parts of fighting breast cancer is the isolation. At first, it may feel like you’re walking this road entirely on your own. But over time, something remarkable happens—you begin to attract the people meant to walk beside you.
Erica found that community is not accidental. It’s something you must seek with intention. Support groups, fellow survivors, caregivers, friends, and advocates become lifelines. Knowledge becomes power, and connection becomes contagious.
Listen to my interview with Erica here:
Fighting Cancer One Step at a Time
During her breast cancer journey, Erica learned that strength doesn’t always look heroic. Sometimes, it looks very small.
She shares that she allowed herself 24 hours to fully feel sadness or grief. After that, she committed to doing the next right thing—no matter how small.
Brushing her hair.
Taking a short walk.
Listening for that quiet inner voice guiding her forward.
When fighting cancer feels overwhelming, even the smallest steps can restore a sense of control. Progress, patience, and presence—no matter how limited—can create real hope.
Fighting Breast Cancer with Courage
Choosing a mastectomy is about far more than physical change. For many women, it’s an inner journey of mindset, identity, and courage.
In The Mastectomy I Always Wanted, Erica reframes the experience. Removing fear becomes just as important as removing cancer. The decision—whether mastectomy or lumpectomy—becomes an act of self-trust and empowerment.
This book serves as a powerful companion for women fighting breast cancer from diagnosis through recovery, helping them navigate not only surgery, but the emotional weight that comes with it.
This memoir isn’t only for women diagnosed with breast cancer. It’s also for caregivers, family members, and friends who want to understand what their loved one is experiencing—but don’t always know how to ask.
Inside this resource, readers will find:
Empowering guidance for women fighting breast cancer or carrying the BRCA gene
Over fifty candid photos of mastectomy recovery
Honest reflections on fear, grief, and resilience
Tools for building strength through the double mastectomy journey
Insight for caregivers to support with compassion and understanding
Fighting cancer is never a solo journey—even when it feels that way.
Fighting Cancer with Hope: Rebuilding Life Stronger Than Ever
Erica Neubert Campbell is a breast cancer survivor and longtime cancer advocate. Through her memoir, she offers healing, clarity, and hope to women determined to rebuild their lives with strength and confidence.
If you are fighting cancer—or walking beside someone who is—The Mastectomy I Always Wanted is a reminder that you are capable, supported, and stronger than you think.
You may not have chosen this journey.
But you can choose how you walk it.
And you don’t have to walk it alone.
