I am What is Known as a Previvor

My name is Joanne Ameruoso. I am what is known as a Previvor. After having a first-degree relative, (Grandmother, Aunt, and Mother) and losing my grandmother and then my Mother in a very traumatic way to breast cancer, that was the day I decided I was going to be proactive.

Finding My Purpose and Healing at the Same Time

On January 7, 2020, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I know no one expects to be diagnosed with cancer, but for me, all I could think was that it was really ruining my year. I was going to turn 50 in September and had plans to celebrate each month. From a food and wine show in Arizona, to Disney, to Vegas, to a family cruise.