Her first mammogram at 40 changed the course of her life.

Diane Feng joins Roxann Hayford to share how a mobile screening through The Rose and I’ll Have What She’s Having led to a breast cancer diagnosis. She talks about navigating insurance, facing surgery, and finding help when medication side effects made recovery harder than expected. She also explains why looking well doesn’t mean feeling well—and why speaking up matters.

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Ten Key Questions Answered

1. How did I’ll Have What She’s Having connect Diane with her first mammogram on a Rose mobile coach?

2. What did The Rose’s technologists do to make her first screening experience less intimidating?

3. How did encouragement from Chef Christine Ha help Diane stop postponing her appointment?

4. What was it like to receive unexpected breast health news while her husband and daughter were in the car?

5. How did Diane navigate unfamiliar medical terms and determine which doctors her insurance would cover?

6. Why did her surgical plan change from a lumpectomy to a mastectomy, and what did the final pathology reveal?

7. How did trusted medical friends and fellow survivors help her understand information without becoming overwhelmed?

8. How did breast cancer influence Diane’s priorities around work, family, and her eventual move to Taiwan?

9. What did Diane learn about seeking help for difficult tamoxifen side effects and knowing which doctor to contact?

10. Why does she want people to understand that looking well does not mean someone has finished recovering physically or emotionally?

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