YourNNY Your Source for News & Sports in Northern New York

>> THAT DAY THAT I WOKE UP, I FELT LIKE SOMEONE WAS PULLING ME, THIS WHOLE SIDE WAS HEAVY, > — HEAVY. MEGAN: DORIS TAMI DABNEY HAD DONE WHAT SHE WAS SUPPOSED TO DO. SHE’D GOTTEN A MAMMOGRAM IN JANUARY 2022. BUT BY JUNE OF THAT YEAR, HER BODY DRASTICALLY CHANGED AND SHE FOUND A LARGE MASS ONE MORNING. NERVOUS ABOUT THE PAINFUL LUMP, SHE EVENTUALLY WENT TO THE DOCTOR LATER IN THE DAY. >> I WAS DIAGNOSED ON JUNE 23. USUALLY THE TYPE THAT I HAVE, INFLAMMATION BREAST CANCER, THEY DON’T FIND IT UNTIL LIKE 4TH STAGE BUT I FOUND MY THIRD STAGE. MEGAN: IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT SHE GET A SECOND OPINION, BUT THE LEVEL OF CARE AND COMFORT SHE FOUND IN DR. WEN LIANG, CALMED HER FRAZZLED NERVES, AND SHE KNEW THAT’S WHO SHE WANTED TO TREAT HER ALONG THE ROAD TO RECOVERY. >> THE CARE HAS BEEN VERY IMPORTANT TO ME. I KNOW WE’RE TALKING ABOUT A CURE, BUT WHEN YOU GO THROUGH THIS, YOU NEED CARE. MEGAN: DR. LIANG OF MERCY MEDICAL CENTER SAYS EMOTIONAL, FINANCIAL, AND MENTAL SUPPORT AND CARE ARE PARAMOUNT WHEN A PERSON IS BATTLING CANCER, BUT THE DIAGNOSIS IS NOT A DEATH SENTENCE. >> THEY NEED TO KNOW THAT BREAST CANCER IS VERY TREATABLE THESE DAYS. MEGAN: AND TAMI HAS FOUND THE SUPPORT SHE NEVER KNEW SHE NEEDED, BY SIMPLY BEING TRANSPARENT. >> ONE NIGHT, I COULDN’T SLEEP. AND I JUST STARTING DOCUMENTING FROM JUNE 16 UNTIL THAT POINT. MEGAN: HER CHARISMATIC VIDEOS TURNED INTO AN ONLINE DIARY OF SORTS, BUILDING A COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE WHO JUST WANTED TO SEE HER HAPPY. AND AS HER BODY HEALS, SHE’S THANKFUL FOR HER TEAM OF DOCTORS WHO’VE ALWAYS ACCOMMODATED HER NEEDS AND HER FAMILY, FRIENDS, SORORITY SISTERS, CHURCH MEMBERS, AND HER FRIENDS ONLINE FOR THEIR UNWAVERING SUPPORT. >> I NEVER REALLY THOUGHT ABOUT MY VILLAGE UNTIL THIS. AND EVERYBODY THAT I TOLD ABOUT IT WAS SO ACCOMMODATING. THEY WAS AT MY AID. MEGAN: MEGAN RIVERS, WBAL-TV 11 NEWS. ASHLEY: DOCTOR LIANG ALSO SAYS WOMEN SHOULD CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR LUMPS. SUBTLE CHANGES, LIKE SKIN RETRACTION AND SKIN THICKENING CAN ALSO BE SIGNS OF CANCE

Woman battling breast cancer shares her journey through videos

One woman’s life changed when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She shared with sister station WBAL about the unique way in which she is battling back. Doris “Tami” Dabney followed the advice of doctors and got a mammogram in January 2022. But by June, she knew something was wrong.She found a large mass on June 22. Nervous about the painful lump, she eventually went to the doctor later in the day.”I was diagnosed on June 23,” she said. “Usually, the type that I have, inflammation breast cancer, they don’t find it until, like, fourth stage. But I found mine third stage.”Doctors suggested that she get a second opinion, but the level of care and comfort she found in Dr. Wen Liang calmed her frazzled nerves, and she knew that’s who she wanted to treat her along the road to recovery.”The care has been very important to me. I know we’re talking about a cure, but when you go through this, you need care,” Dabney said.Liang, of Mercy Medical Center, says emotional, financial and mental support are paramount when a person is battling cancer, but the diagnosis is not a death sentence.”They need to know that breast cancer is very treatable these days,” said Liang.Dabney has found the support she never knew she needed, by simply being transparent.”One night, I couldn’t sleep. And I just started documenting from June 16 until that point,” she said.Her charismatic videos turned into an online diary of sorts, building a community of people who just wanted to see her happy.As her body heals, she said she’s thankful for her team of doctors who have always accommodated her needs and her family, friends, sorority sisters, church members, and her friends online for their unwavering support.”I never really thought about my village until this. And everybody that I told about it was so accommodating. They were at my aid,” she said.

BALTIMORE —

One woman’s life changed when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She shared with sister station WBAL about the unique way in which she is battling back.

Doris “Tami” Dabney followed the advice of doctors and got a mammogram in January 2022. But by June, she knew something was wrong.

She found a large mass on June 22. Nervous about the painful lump, she eventually went to the doctor later in the day.

“I was diagnosed on June 23,” she said. “Usually, the type that I have, inflammation breast cancer, they don’t find it until, like, fourth stage. But I found mine third stage.”

Doctors suggested that she get a second opinion, but the level of care and comfort she found in Dr. Wen Liang calmed her frazzled nerves, and she knew that’s who she wanted to treat her along the road to recovery.

“The care has been very important to me. I know we’re talking about a cure, but when you go through this, you need care,” Dabney said.

Liang, of Mercy Medical Center, says emotional, financial and mental support are paramount when a person is battling cancer, but the diagnosis is not a death sentence.

“They need to know that breast cancer is very treatable these days,” said Liang.

Dabney has found the support she never knew she needed, by simply being transparent.

“One night, I couldn’t sleep. And I just started documenting from June 16 until that point,” she said.

Her charismatic videos turned into an online diary of sorts, building a community of people who just wanted to see her happy.

As her body heals, she said she’s thankful for her team of doctors who have always accommodated her needs and her family, friends, sorority sisters, church members, and her friends online for their unwavering support.

“I never really thought about my village until this. And everybody that I told about it was so accommodating. They were at my aid,” she said.