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<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\u201cI really shocked myself by the way that I handled the situation, but I\u2019ve just been praying about it, going strong, and talking to people,\u201d Pearson said. \u201cI\u2019ve just put up the fight.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fortunately, Pearson caught her cancer early. She did not have to go through chemotherapy, but she did have surgery at TriStar Greenview Regional Hospital, followed by 20 rounds of radiation at another facility. TriStar has some of the newest 3D imaging technology in the area, and Pearson said their staff made her feel welcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDr. Jessen was my surgeon,\u201d Pearson said. \u201cHe saw that I was scared, and he was like, \u2018Can I pray with you?\u2019 And he got on his knees, and he prayed with me, and that really meant a lot to me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eight months after receiving the diagnosis, Pearson\u2019s scan showed her cancer-free. At first, she considered herself a cancer survivor, Pearson said, before a brief conversation changed the way she saw her journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA lady walked up to me, and she was like, \u2018let\u2019s not say survivor, let’s say warrior,\u2019 and she was like, \u2018we\u2019re just going to keep pushing,\u2019\u201d Pearson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Taking that designation to heart, Pearson has made it a point to share her story and encourage other women to get tested. Especially in her work at AT&T, she has found conversations with women about cancer, mammograms, and the importance of early testing. She has also encouraged women to be strong and fight, just as she did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSometimes, as women, we let things get to us,\u201d Pearson said. \u201cDon\u2019t give up, don\u2019t get yourself down, try to stay positive. Positive is the key word.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Early detection of breast cancer is possible with TriStar\u2019s technology, and yearly mammograms save lives. Pearson said if she had waited, her diagnosis could have been much, much worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDon\u2019t think that it can\u2019t happen to you,\u201d Pearson said. \u201cNo matter how old \u2014 young or old \u2014 anybody can get breast cancer.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" According to the Cambridge Dictionary, a warrior is “someone who has experience and skill in fighting.\u201d Tyra Pearson\u2019s battle was against her own body, and her victory against cancer was a result of her own determination as well as that of the doctors treating her. Now, as a breast cancer warrior, Pearson encourages and informs […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":26283,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26280","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-stories"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/bowling-green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/2-3-1024x683.png\")
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