b"OPPOSITE: On top of the Atlas Mountains in Morocco.RIGHT:With her constant traveling companion, La GirafeBorn in Poland, she left her country at the age of 18 in pursuit of academics and adventure. Recently married, she and husband were both pursuing advanced degrees. Her life took her to Italy, California, Sweden, Canada and eventually Arizona. She is a Realtor with Russ Lyon Sothebys in Sedona, a doctor of linguistics, a professional translator (speaking ve active languages), gym owner, personal trainer, tri-athlete, avid hiker and mom.Her journey with HonorHealth began in November 2022 after her mammogram showed cancer clusters in her right breast. Diagnosed with stage 0 carcinoma, she credits her regular mammograms with early detection.Healthy people get cancer too. There is no rhyme or reason, states Magdalena. I have been active all my life, had mammograms since age 40 and ate a healthy, organic diet all my lifeeven using organic shampoosbut out of nowhere came this cancer.After the mammogram showed abnormalities, theI woke up hearing the news that next step was biopsies, which she had done with her radiologist in Sedona. The results came a few days laterthe surgery and reconstruction was when she got the call with the newsits cancera carcinoma. She was immediately referred to Dr. Brendasuccessful and I couldn't stop smiling. Moorthy at HonorHealth Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center, the home of HonorHealth Cancer Care. She called herI was so grateful and relieved.ofce and had an appointment to review her case within 30 hours.When I heard cancer I hung up the phone and dropped to my knees, recalls Magdalena. Yes, its Stage 0, but cancer is cancer. I stayed there all eveningaffects the milk duct cells. That was on November 9.and just cried. Since that moment life has been dividedShe immediately opted for a double mastectomy into before cancer and after cancer. and reconstruction, which she knows some may think was too aggressive, but she thought for her lifestyle She tells us that her pity party lasted that whole eveningwas the best option.and the next day she was ready ght.Her cancer care team also recommended genetics Magdalena met with the team at HonorHealth whotesting to eliminate the presence the BRCA mutated walked her through all the treatment options for hergenes. The test results were negative, which provided particular cancer, breast carcinoma in situ, whicha layer of relief, for both her and her daughter.HonorHealth Foundation Magazine 5"