Survivor Stories: Taylor Davis

CSRA (WJBF) – October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and breast cancer survivors are wanting to tell their stories to help others.

“My name is Taylor Davis, I’m 27 years old. I’m a state planning attorney, I’m a wife, I’m a dog and cat mom and I’m also a breast cancer survivor. For my diagnosis, I really had no inclination that I had breast cancer. Apparently, most people have breast cancer about 5 to 10 years before its even discovered, but I didn’t really know anything until I was doing one of my monthly exams and I noticed a lump. I think that was on a Thursday and I made sure by next Wednesday. I made sure to get into my doctor’s office to get that checked out. From there, they really didn’t think it was anything because of my age, and I had no family history of it.”

When Taylor went in for an ultrasound, she could immediately tell something wasn’t right.

“So, they brought in the doctor and from there I got a mammogram, and things still didn’t look great so the next day I went in for a biopsy. The next day was my husband and I’s wedding anniversary, and we got a call from the doctor that it is in fact breast cancer, and it wasn’t just in my breast, it was also in some lymph nodes as well.”

Taylor appreciates the doctors that spoke with her.

“We met with the doctor at Piedmont, he spent two hours with us just explaining everything. He was so kind and confident in what he was telling us and that I would be ok.”

Her journey was a long one.

“I ended up getting a double mastectomy on July 10th in 2024, after that I spent several weeks healing up and then on August 28th, I started the process of chemotherapy and I’m currently on my second treatment and about to go into my third of 16 rounds of chemo. After that I’ll have to do about five years of medication and then hopefully, I can stay free of cancer.”

Taylor’s journey continues and she hopes her story inspires others.

“My hope is that young women to do their monthly exams,” she said. “Women under 40 don’t routinely get tested for breast cancer, so you are your biggest advocate and the best thing you can do for yourself is get your monthly exam and if something feels off, go get that tested.”

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