OCTOBER IS
BREAST CANCER
AWARENESS MONTH This month we honor the strength of women who have fought and are still fighting breast cancer by sharing the stories of a few beautiful and brave souls. By Kaye-Ann Sadler
Kaye Jackson
In 2014, Kaye Jackson was diagnosed with breast cancer after experiencing pain under her left arm and discovering a small pea sized lump in her breast. What doctors initially attributed to her “dense breasts” turned out to be cancerous once biopsied. A year after having the lump surgically removed, receiving radiation treatment, and taking medication, additional cancer cells were found. She was officially in stage II. The cancer eventually spread to her lymph nodes, and she had a series of surgeries to remove those and reconstruct her breasts, post-mastectomy. 46 | Noire Women’s Wellness
Kaye was a recently-divorced single mom in a town without family, so she was thankful for support from support groups, kind neighbors, co-workers, and complete strangers—including an Uber driver who made sure she made it inside her home safely after feeling ill on her way home from chemotherapy. She was determined to fight and survive despite the odds stacked up against her. After a while of going through treatment, Kaye felt that the fear of dying was consuming her, then she received some valuable advice from her oncologist: focus on things that make you happy. For her, that meant karaoke and wine. That is when she discovered her love for wine and her baby, The Random Whine, was born. Building this wine company was the distraction she needed and gave her another reason to continue fighting. April 15, 2022, was Kaye’s three-year anniversary of being cancer free. While on this journey, she managed to find love again and remarried in 2021. Currently, she still pours into her wine company and tries to always see her glass as half full.
September/October 2022
