Pay It Forward: Redefining Nikki
Over 260,000 women in the U.S. are diagnosed with invasive breast cancer each year. Nikki Speer's family history put her at high risk because her mother, Ginni, and both aunts suffered from the disease. For these reasons, Nikki chose to have a preventative double mastectomy with reconstruction. She has been a previvor for over eight years.
But when Ginni's cancer returned five years after her procedure, and she opted not to continue chemotherapy, Nikki wanted to help her feel beautiful.
—WAKE Living | Fall 2018
