'SN & You Mother-Daughter Bond'
- SurvivorNetTV presents SN & You Mother-Daughter Bond; it's a film that explores the mother-daughter relationship through the eyes of Erica Stolper and her mother, Melissa Berry.
- When Erica was 7 years old, she found out Melissa had cancer; Melissa was 42 years old and had been diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer.
- Breaking the news to your child that you have cancer can be hard for any parent, but for Erica and Melissa, it was a bonding experience as Erica helped her mother shave her head.
Welcome to SurvivorNetTV's showing of SN & You Mother-Daughter Bond; it's a film that explores the mother-daughter relationship through the eyes of Erica Stolper and her mother, Melissa Berry. If you’re going through breast cancer treatment, this empowering and hopeful story of Erica and Melissa’s bond will bring a smile to your face.
Read More "She's just always there for me whenever something goes wrong," Erica tells us about her mother. "And I think we're both there for each other." For any mother who has a daughter, you know that your bond is unbreakable. When Erica was 7 years old, she found out Melissa had cancer; Melissa was 42 years old and had been diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer. Breaking the news to your child that you have cancer can be hard for any parent, but for Erica and Melissa, it was a bonding experience. One morning, Melissa's head was itching from the chemotherapy treatments; she couldn't take it anymore, so she decided to shave her head. Erica was interested in being a hairdresser at the time, so when she saw her mother shaving her head in their bathroom, it was a dream come true. She happily helped her mother shave her head, who has since recovered from the cancer.
"It was the first big step that she really took in her whole journey," Erica says. "It was cool to be a part of it with her."
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