Aug 3, 2026 · 23 min · 11 segments
When multiple loved ones are diagnosed with breast cancer within a short period of time, it can leave you wondering if, and when, it might become part of your own story. Megan May knew her family…
Megan MayGuestAdam WalkerHostNow, I, I wanna come back to radiation, 'cause I, I know I've got a question about that, but, but I'm, I, I wanna, I wanna back up for just a moment and just, like, ask from your own experience, like, what was it like ha- I mean, you know, in your, in your 20s having two family members diagnosed, and then in your 30s, two d- family m- members diagnosed, and then you're 40, and now you're getting diagnosed.
Like, like, what, what was the emotion like for that? Like, how did you manage that?
You know, one minute you feel so strong, and you're going to beat this, and you're, you know, ready to conquer the world, and then, you know, then you're sad again, and it just keeps going over and over through all of those emotions.
I mean, I, I, I would've, I would, uh, I, I think what you said first, like, why does this keep happening to our family, that's a, that's a, a, I think, a pertinent question, right? Um-
And I mean, you, you do everything you can to try to prevent it from a healthy lifestyle perspective, and, you know, you cut out this, you cut out that, you do this, you do that, and, you know, no matter what you do, sometimes there's just, uh, nothing that you can do to prevent it.
So then that's where the screenings come in to help diagnose it as soon as possible.
Now, I, I wanna come back to radiation, 'cause I, I know I've got a question about that, but, but I'm, I, I wanna, I wanna back up for just a moment and just, like, ask from your own experience, like, what was it like ha- I mean, you know, in your, in your 20s having two family members diagnosed, and then in your 30s, two d- family m- members diagnosed, and then you're 40, and now you're getting diagnosed.
Like, like, what, what was the emotion like for that? Like, how did you manage that?
You know, one minute you feel so strong, and you're going to beat this, and you're, you know, ready to conquer the world, and then, you know, then you're sad again, and it just keeps going over and over through all of those emotions.
I mean, I, I, I would've, I would, uh, I, I think what you said first, like, why does this keep happening to our family, that's a, that's a, a, I think, a pertinent question, right? Um-
And I mean, you, you do everything you can to try to prevent it from a healthy lifestyle perspective, and, you know, you cut out this, you cut out that, you do this, you do that, and, you know, no matter what you do, sometimes there's just, uh, nothing that you can do to prevent it.
So then that's where the screenings come in to help diagnose it as soon as possible.
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