BET Goes Pink: Angela Walker
Read one woman's endearing story.
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Beginnings - At only 27 years old, Angela witnessed both of her parents succumb to lung cancer and breast cancer within two months of each other.\r \r(Photo: Courtesy of Angela Walker's personal collection)
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Diagnosis - In February 2006, at 34, Angela Walker was diagnosed with Triple Negative Breast Cancer. “I had an out-of-body experience when the doctor told me I had cancer,” she remarked. (Photo: Courtesy of Angela Walker's personal collection)
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"Spiritual Baby" - The malignant tumor in Angela’s breast was the size of an egg. She nicknamed it her “spiritual baby.” (Photo: Courtesy of Angela Walker's personal collection)
Photo By Photo: Courtesy of Angela Walker's personal collection
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The Wait - Angela had to wait a month until her health insurance approved her chemotherapy. (Photo: Courtesy of Angela Walker's personal collection)
Photo By Photo: Courtesy of Angela Walker's personal collection
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Treatment - To treat her breast cancer, Angela received a series of hormonal shots, and underwent an aggressive three months of chemotherapy to eradicate the egg-sized tumor. (Photo: Courtesy of Angela Walker's personal collection)
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