Weslinne’s Story: Diagnosed With Breast Cancer During COVID-19

Weslinne Cespedes, who lives in Brooklyn, was diagnosed with stage III triple-negative breast cancer at age 30 in March of this year, just as New York City was deciding when and what to shut down because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Listen to the podcast to hear Weslinne talk about: how finding a lump in her breast led to her diagnosis how the COVID-19 pandemic added to the stress of cancer treatment how she started chemotherapy and planned her wedding during the pandemic how she feels the diagnosis changed her what she wants people to know