Defying Cancer's Toll: A Journey of Faith, Family, and Self-Discovery

Heather Field, a wife, mother of two, and business owner always made time for everything and everyone – except herself. Despite being young and healthy, the chest pain and high blood pressure she originally wrote off as stress and anxiety turned into a diagnosis of stage II breast cancer. Heather met with Carlos A. Encarnación, M.D., FACP, at Texas Oncology–Waco, who had previously treated her mother-in-law’s breast cancer a decade prior. Confident that she was in the best hands, Heather was ready to fight cancer alongside her loved ones, including her husband of 23 years, Cody. However as her physicial body began changing and her hair fell out, Heather felt unprepared for the mental and emotional toll of cancer on not just herself, but her family as well. Feeling like she lost her identity, she decided to lean heavily on her faith, family, and friends, which ultimately helped her come to an understanding that “we are so much more than our hair.” Hear Heather’s story and how she discovered a new admiration for her body as a cancer survivor.TexasOncology.com/podcast