Shera Delia - Survivor of Breast Cancer HR+/HER2-

Shera is a mixed-media artist and painter. She’s a flat-closure advocate and activist - often using her art and social media platforms to share and connect. Shera has been cancer-free for eight years.

• 00:00:00 Cancer almost not discovered
• 00:13:59  Self-advocacy and multiple opinions
• 00:23:35 Community support and masculinity
• 00:28:09 Keeping cancer private
• 00:32:35  Strength and vulnerability
• 00:40:50 Navigating chemotherapy
• 00:44:15 Mastectomy and reconstruction
• 00:49:10 Second breast misdiagnosed
• 00:57:00 When it all seems like too much
• 01:05:35 Breast implants
• 01:07:08 Colorectal resection
• 01:11:41 Second breast misdiagnosed
• 01:14:35 Very first infusion caused menopause
• 01:21:35 Unseen struggles with cancer
• 01:26:18 Breast implant illness
• 01:37:03 Life without breasts
• 01:44:40 Post-surgery intimacy
• 01:51:40 Oncology phone calls
• 02:02:34 Post-cancer limitations
• 02:10:53 Committing to self-care

- recorded 1/03/2020