32-Year-Old Mom Faces Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

For The Hayters: The Stories We Survive · Aug 23, 2026 · 48m

TW: cancer, medical trauma, death of a loved one, grief, body image. At 32, Jess found a lump adjusting a bra she'd bought herself for Christmas. What followed was a year of aggressive treatment, a gene she didn't know she carried, and a body that screamed for six weeks before the system let anyone say the word.

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Interview, narration, and editing by Becky Hayter, with post-production, scripting, and…