"I was diagnosed with breast cancer at 30 years old. I had a single mastectomy in June, and I now have a softball-shaped spacer where my breast tissue was, in preparation for my reconstructive surgery. My insurance is fighting with me on coverage. That’s where I am right now...waiting for approvals."I found the lump at a bachelorette party. I was making fun of a piece of lingerie my best friend had just received, and I put it on as a joke. I felt my breasts and that's when I felt a pea-sized lump. I called maybe 12 different facilities telling them that I had found a lump and I was unsure about it. Most of them told me that because I was under the age of 40 and don’t have a family history of breast cancer, I shouldn’t worry — it was probably just a cyst. But, in the back of my head, I felt uneasy. I found out about free cancer screenings at the Harlem Hospital, and went to get tested anyway."In February, they discovered I had three masses. One was DCIS-positive and two were suspicious. In June, when they removed my breast, a total of five masses were completely positive with DCIS, and one area had metastasized into invasive cancer, which could have spread into my lungs, liver, and blood through my lymph nodes. Early detection and persistence saved my life. If you feel something, say something. You know your body."