En este episodio de Hablemos de Nuestros Senos, conversamos con Carol Grimaldi, sobreviviente de cáncer de mama triple negativo y cofundadora de Together in Pink.

Carol comparte su historia de diagnóstico, tratamiento y transformación personal, y cómo convirtió su experiencia en una misión para apoyar a otras mujeres a través del bienestar físico, emocional y espiritual. Descubre cómo una simple bolsa con artículos esenciales puede marcar la diferencia en el proceso de recuperación, y aprende cómo tú también puedes ser parte del cambio.

En este episodio de Hablemos de Nuestros Senos, conversamos con Carol Grimaldi, sobreviviente de c&aacute;ncer de mama triple negativo y cofundadora de Together in Pink.
Carol comparte su historia de diagn&oacute;stico, tratamiento y transformaci&oacute;n personal, y c&oacute;mo convirti&oacute; su experiencia en una misi&oacute;n para apoyar a otras mujeres a trav&eacute;s del bienestar f&iacute;sico, emocional y espiritual. Descubre c&oacute;mo una simple bolsa con art&iacute;culos esenciales puede marcar la diferencia en el proceso de recuperaci&oacute;n, y aprende c&oacute;mo t&uacute; tambi&eacute;n puedes ser parte del cambio.

The Rose un Centro de Excelencia en Salud Mamamaria, presenta Hablemos de Nuestros Senos, con Elda Gavidia.

Cada semana, Elda conduce conversaciones sinceras con una variedad de personas en la comunidad del cáncer de mama. Desde médicos y empleados hasta donantes e individuos que influyen en las políticas, aprenderás todo lo que hay que saber sobre la enfermedad que afecta a tantas mujeres en nuestra comunidad.

<a href="https://therose.org">The Rose</a> un Centro de Excelencia en Salud Mamamaria, presenta Hablemos de Nuestros Senos, con Elda Gavidia.
Cada semana, Elda conduce conversaciones sinceras con una variedad de personas en la comunidad del cáncer de mama. Desde médicos y empleados hasta donantes e individuos que influyen en las políticas, aprenderás todo lo que hay que saber sobre la enfermedad que afecta a tantas mujeres en nuestra comunidad.

Hablemos de Nuestros Senos

The Rose Breast Center of Excellence presents Let's Talk About Your Breasts with Dorothy Gibbons.

Each week, Dorothy hosts candid conversations with an array of people in the breast cancer community. From doctors and employees to donors and individuals who influence policy, you'll learn all there is to know about the disease which impacts so many women in our community.

The Rose Breast Center of Excellence presents Let's Talk About Your Breasts with Dorothy Gibbons.
Each week, Dorothy hosts candid conversations with an array of people in the breast cancer community. From doctors and employees to donors and individuals who influence policy, you'll learn all there is to know about the disease which impacts so many women in our community.

Let's Talk About Your Breasts

The Rose Breast Center of Excellence presents Let's Talk About Your Breasts with Dorothy Gibbons.


Each week, Dorothy hosts candid conversations with an array of people in the breast cancer community. From doctors and employees to donors and individuals who influence policy, you'll learn all there is to know about the disease which impacts so many women in our community.

The Rose Breast Center of Excellence presents Let's Talk About Your Breasts with Dorothy Gibbons.
 Each week, Dorothy hosts candid conversations with an array of people in the breast cancer community. From doctors and employees to donors and individuals who influence policy, you'll learn all there is to know about the disease which impacts so many women in our community.

Together in Pink: Apoyando con Corazón a Quienes Enfrentan el Cáncer

Forty years at The Rose taught our co-founder and CEO Dorothy Gibbons this: you don’t walk away from women, even when the system does.

In this farewell episode, Dorothy share the stories that shaped her, why she's stepping back, and why your support and your stories still matter. 

Support The Rose HERE.

Subscribe to Let’s Talk About Your Breasts on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart, and wherever you get your podcasts.

Key Questions Answered

1. How were Dorothy and Dr. Dixie received as two women creating a new breast health nonprofit in the mid‑1980s?

2. What kind of resistance did Dorothy encounter from male‑dominated leadership when she pushed for mammograms and a place for uninsured women?

3. Who were early patients and volunteers like Annabelle and Diana, and how did they shape The Rose’s culture?

4. Why does Dorothy believe patient stories—and hearing “someone else has been there”—still matter just as much as technology?

5. What does it mean for The Rose to be a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence, and why was that accreditation such a milestone?

6. Which values at The Rose are non‑negotiable for Dorothy, especially around how women and working mothers are treated?

7. What has truly improved in breast cancer imaging, awareness, and treatment in 40 years—and what has barely changed for uninsured and low‑income women?

8. How did gifts ranging from one dollar at a gas station to a surprise million‑dollar donation keep The Rose going?

9. After four decades, how does Dorothy keep her passion for women’s health, and what unfinished business does she believe belongs to the next generation?

10. What advice does she give anyone starting a nonprofit today—and why does she insist real change requires policy change, not just good programs?

Timestamped Overview

1:00 Dorothy reflects on starting The Rose and how little the world understood mammograms and uninsured women in the mid‑1980s.

02:00 Stories of early skepticism, male‑dominated rooms, and how Dr. Dixie’s trailblazing surgical career gave them cover to push forward.

05:30 Remembering first patients and volunteers like Annabelle and Diana, their opposite personalities, and how they taught Dorothy there’s no one “right” way to live with cancer.

08:30 Why sharing patient stories on the podcast still matters: faith, courage, and the power of hearing your own experience in someone else’s words.

10:20 What becoming a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence required from staff, physicians, and equipment—and why that recognition mattered.

12:40 Dorothy’s non‑negotiables: valuing women, backing employees as whole people, and the day a tone‑deaf salesman lost a contract with one sexist comment.

15:40 What has improved in imaging, awareness, and treatment over 40 years—and what remains broken for uninsured and low‑income women.

18:00 The emotional toll of fundraising shortfalls, policy stagnation, and why closing the doors never felt like an option.

19:30 How advocacy and policy wins like Texas’s Cancer Prevention and Research Institute funding changed the landscape for prevention and research.

21:30 The unforgettable million‑dollar donor in overalls and the equally powerful one‑dollar gift at a gas station in El Paso.

24:00 Sponsored patients who gave back, like the woman who saved for years to fund another biopsy, and how those gifts shaped Dorothy’s view of generosity.

25:30 Keeping passion after four decades, why 40 years went by in a blink, and the stories that still fuel Dorothy’s work.

26:30 Letting The Rose “grow up,” what kind of energy Dorothy hopes to leave behind, and why she believes in the quiet power of “you can do it.”

28:00 Life after pink: how Dorothy imagines her next chapter and her advice for anyone bold enough to launch a nonprofit today.

Forty years at The Rose taught our co-founder and CEO Dorothy Gibbons this: you don&rsquo;t walk away from women, even when the system does.
In this farewell episode, Dorothy share the stories that shaped her, why she's stepping back, and why your support and your stories still matter.&nbsp;
Support The Rose <a href="https://secure.therose.org/site/Donation2;jsessionid=00000000.app30118a?df_id=1480&amp;mfc_pref=T&amp;1480.donation=form1&amp;NONCE_TOKEN=6FEB2388BD63E0937C3FD34555AF1B9F">HERE</a>.
Subscribe to Let&rsquo;s Talk About Your Breasts on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lets-talk-about-your-breasts/id1666101320">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6o9cXAie2Mfqhq6tQWrClj">Spotify</a>, <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1300-lets-talk-about-your-brea-107408811/">iHeart</a>, and wherever you get <a href="https://therose.org/podcasts/">your podcasts</a>.
Key Questions Answered
1. How were Dorothy and Dr. Dixie received as two women creating a new breast health nonprofit in the mid‑1980s?
2. What kind of resistance did Dorothy encounter from male‑dominated leadership when she pushed for mammograms and a place for uninsured women?<a href="https://therose.org/about-us/"></a>
3. Who were early patients and volunteers like Annabelle and Diana, and how did they shape The Rose&rsquo;s culture?<a href="https://therose.org/about-us/"></a>
4. Why does Dorothy believe patient stories&mdash;and hearing &ldquo;someone else has been there&rdquo;&mdash;still matter just as much as technology?
5. What does it mean for The Rose to be a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence, and why was that accreditation such a milestone?
6. Which values at The Rose are non‑negotiable for Dorothy, especially around how women and working mothers are treated?
7. What has truly improved in breast cancer imaging, awareness, and treatment in 40 years&mdash;and what has barely changed for uninsured and low‑income women?
8. How did gifts ranging from one dollar at a gas station to a surprise million‑dollar donation keep The Rose going?
9. After four decades, how does Dorothy keep her passion for women&rsquo;s health, and what unfinished business does she believe belongs to the next generation?
10. What advice does she give anyone starting a nonprofit today&mdash;and why does she insist real change requires policy change, not just good programs?
Timestamped Overview
1:00 Dorothy reflects on starting The Rose and how little the world understood mammograms and uninsured women in the mid‑1980s.
02:00 Stories of early skepticism, male‑dominated rooms, and how Dr. Dixie&rsquo;s trailblazing surgical career gave them cover to push forward.
05:30 Remembering first patients and volunteers like Annabelle and Diana, their opposite personalities, and how they taught Dorothy there&rsquo;s no one &ldquo;right&rdquo; way to live with cancer.<a href="https://therose.org/about-us/"></a>
08:30 Why sharing patient stories on the podcast still matters: faith, courage, and the power of hearing your own experience in someone else&rsquo;s words.
10:20 What becoming a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence required from staff, physicians, and equipment&mdash;and why that recognition mattered.
12:40 Dorothy&rsquo;s non‑negotiables: valuing women, backing employees as whole people, and the day a tone‑deaf salesman lost a contract with one sexist comment.<a href="https://therose.org/about-us/"></a>
15:40 What has improved in imaging, awareness, and treatment over 40 years&mdash;and what remains broken for uninsured and low‑income women.
18:00 The emotional toll of fundraising shortfalls, policy stagnation, and why closing the doors never felt like an option.
19:30 How advocacy and policy wins like Texas&rsquo;s Cancer Prevention and Research Institute funding changed the landscape for prevention and research.<a href="https://therose.org/how-a-texas-nonprofit-built-a-model-for-accessible-and-equitable-healthcare/"></a>
21:30 The unforgettable million‑dollar donor in overalls and the equally powerful one‑dollar gift at a gas station in El Paso.
24:00 Sponsored patients who gave back, like the woman who saved for years to fund another biopsy, and how those gifts shaped Dorothy&rsquo;s view of generosity.<a href="https://therose.org/about-us/"></a>
25:30 Keeping passion after four decades, why 40 years went by in a blink, and the stories that still fuel Dorothy&rsquo;s work.
26:30 Letting The Rose &ldquo;grow up,&rdquo; what kind of energy Dorothy hopes to leave behind, and why she believes in the quiet power of &ldquo;you can do it.&rdquo;
28:00 Life after pink: how Dorothy imagines her next chapter and her advice for anyone bold enough to launch a nonprofit today.

Saying Goodbye: Dorothy’s Farewell After 40 Years at The Rose

How does a simple flyer lead a high school student to a life-saving discovery?

Monserrat Duron’s decision to perform a self-exam after attending a college fair changed the trajectory of her life. Upon finding a lump, she faced unimaginable challenges due to a lack of insurance. Yet, with the support of The Rose and the steadfast care of Dr. Bonefas, she navigated a grueling journey towards recovery and advocacy. 

More than a decade after her diagnosis at just 18 years old, Montserrat shares her experience.

Support The Rose HERE.

Subscribe to Let’s Talk About Your Breasts on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart, and wherever you get your podcasts.

Key Questions Answered

1. How did Monserrat initially discover she had a lump in her breast?

2. What challenges did Monserrat face in accessing healthcare after discovering the lump?

3. What was the result of Monserrat's initial examination at The Rose?

4. What significant surgery did Monserrat undergo due to persistent tumors?

5. How did Monserrat's professional life evolve after her recovery?

Timestamped Overview

00:00 We're raising money for uninsured women's diagnostics.

05:19 Early self-exams crucial for detecting breast changes.

08:38 Rose advocates lowering mammogram age guideline to 35.

10:13 Grandma's comment made her avoid seeing herself.

15:14 Relentlessly pursued success in education and life.

17:19 Fearful moments worrying about son's future.

22:10 First in family to attend college.

26:46 Got referral and directions to Harris hilt

30:27 Apologized, recommended plan, discussed surgery, future considerations.

31:09 Reconstruction planned with plastic surgeons, lengthy process.

35:32 Cancerous issue, mostly in younger women.

How does a simple flyer lead a high school student to a life-saving discovery?
Monserrat Duron&rsquo;s decision to perform a self-exam after attending a college fair changed the trajectory of her life. Upon finding a lump, she faced unimaginable challenges due to a lack of insurance. Yet, with the support of The Rose and the steadfast care of Dr. Bonefas, she navigated a grueling journey towards recovery and advocacy.&nbsp;
More than a decade after her diagnosis at just 18 years old, Montserrat shares her experience.
Support The Rose <a href="https://secure.therose.org/site/Donation2;jsessionid=00000000.app30118a?df_id=1480&amp;mfc_pref=T&amp;1480.donation=form1&amp;NONCE_TOKEN=6FEB2388BD63E0937C3FD34555AF1B9F">HERE</a>.
Subscribe to Let&rsquo;s Talk About Your Breasts on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lets-talk-about-your-breasts/id1666101320">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6o9cXAie2Mfqhq6tQWrClj">Spotify</a>, <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1300-lets-talk-about-your-brea-107408811/">iHeart</a>, and wherever you get <a href="https://therose.org/podcasts/">your podcasts</a>.
Key Questions Answered
1. How did Monserrat initially discover she had a lump in her breast?
2. What challenges did Monserrat face in accessing healthcare after discovering the lump?
3. What was the result of Monserrat's initial examination at The Rose?
4. What significant surgery did Monserrat undergo due to persistent tumors?
5. How did Monserrat's professional life evolve after her recovery?
Timestamped Overview
00:00 We're raising money for uninsured women's diagnostics.
05:19 Early self-exams crucial for detecting breast changes.
08:38 Rose advocates lowering mammogram age guideline to 35.
10:13 Grandma's comment made her avoid seeing herself.
15:14 Relentlessly pursued success in education and life.
17:19 Fearful moments worrying about son's future.
22:10 First in family to attend college.
26:46 Got referral and directions to Harris hilt
30:27 Apologized, recommended plan, discussed surgery, future considerations.
31:09 Reconstruction planned with plastic surgeons, lengthy process.
35:32 Cancerous issue, mostly in younger women.

Meet One of The Rose’s Youngest Diagnosed Patients

Baseball built Julia’s career, but it’s the people behind the game who keep her in Houston. She traces her path from small‑town athlete to Astros broadcaster, then opens up about 2020, when pregnancy, COVID, and her mother’s breast cancer collided, pushing her to start mammograms early and speak candidly about family history and early detection.

Please consider sharing this episode, or making a donation at therose.org so more women receive breast cancer screening and care.

Subscribe to Let’s Talk About Your Breasts on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart, and wherever you get your podcasts.

Key questions answered

1. How did a sports‑obsessed kid from Crandall, Texas, work her way from tiny markets and tomahawk tournaments to the Houston Astros broadcast team?

2. What did Julia learn in minor league ballparks with the Round Rock Express that made her the right hire for a full‑time traveling baseball role?

3. How did legendary play‑by‑play announcer Bill Brown help introduce her to Astros fans and give her space to be herself on air during losing seasons?

4. Why did Julia decide to drop the “buttoned‑up” reporter persona and let fans see the same person on TV that they’d meet in H‑E‑B?

5. What toll did early years of bad baseball, five‑hour games, and constant travel take on her, and how did those years actually make her a better reporter?

6. How did the arrival of stars like Jose Altuve, Carlos Correa, George Springer, and Lance McCullers change her job and the way the broadcast told stories?

7. In what ways does Julia see herself as a trailblazer for women in sports media, and how did little girls in the stands with “I’m here to see Julia” signs change her perspective?

8. How did she balance becoming a visible role model with raising her own young daughter, knowing her child is watching how she treats people on and off camera?

9. What exactly happened in 2020 when Julia was navigating pregnancy, a shutdown baseball season, and the discovery that her mother was already deep into breast cancer treatment?

10. How has her mother’s diagnosis and double mastectomy shaped her own screening habits, her views on early detection, and her message to fans about mammograms?

Timestamped overview

00:30 Julia explains what she actually is on air: sideline reporter, field reporter, broadcaster, and sometimes “Ms. Astro”

01:37 First jobs after college as a small‑market sports reporter, covering everything from football to tomahawk throwing in Sherman, Texas

04:01 Learning the business side of baseball: players being optioned, designated for assignment, and the stories that never make the big‑league broadcast

06:50 Adjusting from local news schedules to life on the road with a Major League team and learning live, in‑game broadcasting

09:39 Julia’s decision to stop playing the “hard‑news” sideline role and instead be fully herself for 162 games a season

11:20 The grind of 2013: bad team, long games, coast‑to‑coast travel, wardrobe stress, and quietly hitting a wall by May

22:01 Staying in the role long‑term when many women cycled out after a couple of years; growing up on camera and putting down roots in Houston

24:19 How deep ties to players, alumni, and Astros legends made Julia a lifelong fan of people like Jose Altuve and Nolan Ryan

25:58 The moment she realized she was inspiring girls: signs in the stands, little fans calling her name, and seeing herself in them the way she once heard Pam Oliver

29:02 Dorothy shifts the conversation to breast cancer and asks about Julia’s mom’s diagnosis coinciding with her pregnancy in 2020

31:32 Returning home, camping out on her mom’s couch during early COVID, and missing the signs that something was wrong

32:31 Mom’s later visit to Houston in a baseball cap, the quiet reveal that she’d already started breast cancer treatment, and Julia’s guilt at not knowing

33:28 Processing that her mother had been doing chemo and appointments alone while Julia was focused on pregnancy and job uncertainty

34:00 The double mastectomy scheduled three days before Julia’s delivery, scrambling to give her mother time to recover and still meet her grandbaby

35:03 Her mom’s lump, finding it on a mammogram, getting treated despite the pandemic, and being “all good” now

35:32 Why Julia started mammograms three years early, at 37, and how her mother’s estrogen‑sensitive cancer changed the way she thinks about her own stress and hormones

38:06 Fears and conversations about risk for her daughter Valerie, hereditary questions, and how often she thinks about their shared future

Baseball built Julia&rsquo;s career, but it&rsquo;s the people behind the game who keep her in Houston. She traces her path from small‑town athlete to Astros broadcaster, then opens up about 2020, when pregnancy, COVID, and her mother&rsquo;s breast cancer collided, pushing her to start mammograms early and speak candidly about family history and early detection.
Please consider sharing this episode, or making a donation at <a href="http://therose.org/">therose.org</a> so more women receive breast cancer screening and care.
Subscribe to Let&rsquo;s Talk About Your Breasts on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lets-talk-about-your-breasts/id1666101320">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6o9cXAie2Mfqhq6tQWrClj">Spotify</a>, <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1300-lets-talk-about-your-brea-107408811/">iHeart</a>, and wherever you get <a href="https://therose.org/podcasts/">your podcasts</a>.
Key questions answered
1. How did a sports‑obsessed kid from Crandall, Texas, work her way from tiny markets and tomahawk tournaments to the Houston Astros broadcast team?
2. What did Julia learn in minor league ballparks with the Round Rock Express that made her the right hire for a full‑time traveling baseball role?
3. How did legendary play‑by‑play announcer Bill Brown help introduce her to Astros fans and give her space to be herself on air during losing seasons?
4. Why did Julia decide to drop the &ldquo;buttoned‑up&rdquo; reporter persona and let fans see the same person on TV that they&rsquo;d meet in H‑E‑B?
5. What toll did early years of bad baseball, five‑hour games, and constant travel take on her, and how did those years actually make her a better reporter?
6. How did the arrival of stars like Jose Altuve, Carlos Correa, George Springer, and Lance McCullers change her job and the way the broadcast told stories?
7. In what ways does Julia see herself as a trailblazer for women in sports media, and how did little girls in the stands with &ldquo;I&rsquo;m here to see Julia&rdquo; signs change her perspective?
8. How did she balance becoming a visible role model with raising her own young daughter, knowing her child is watching how she treats people on and off camera?
9. What exactly happened in 2020 when Julia was navigating pregnancy, a shutdown baseball season, and the discovery that her mother was already deep into breast cancer treatment?
10. How has her mother&rsquo;s diagnosis and double mastectomy shaped her own screening habits, her views on early detection, and her message to fans about mammograms?
Timestamped overview
00:30 Julia explains what she actually is on air: sideline reporter, field reporter, broadcaster, and sometimes &ldquo;Ms. Astro&rdquo;
01:37 First jobs after college as a small‑market sports reporter, covering everything from football to tomahawk throwing in Sherman, Texas
04:01 Learning the business side of baseball: players being optioned, designated for assignment, and the stories that never make the big‑league broadcast
06:50 Adjusting from local news schedules to life on the road with a Major League team and learning live, in‑game broadcasting
09:39 Julia&rsquo;s decision to stop playing the &ldquo;hard‑news&rdquo; sideline role and instead be fully herself for 162 games a season
11:20 The grind of 2013: bad team, long games, coast‑to‑coast travel, wardrobe stress, and quietly hitting a wall by May
22:01 Staying in the role long‑term when many women cycled out after a couple of years; growing up on camera and putting down roots in Houston
24:19 How deep ties to players, alumni, and Astros legends made Julia a lifelong fan of people like Jose Altuve and Nolan Ryan
25:58 The moment she realized she was inspiring girls: signs in the stands, little fans calling her name, and seeing herself in them the way she once heard Pam Oliver
29:02 Dorothy shifts the conversation to breast cancer and asks about Julia&rsquo;s mom&rsquo;s diagnosis coinciding with her pregnancy in 2020
31:32 Returning home, camping out on her mom&rsquo;s couch during early COVID, and missing the signs that something was wrong
32:31 Mom&rsquo;s later visit to Houston in a baseball cap, the quiet reveal that she&rsquo;d already started breast cancer treatment, and Julia&rsquo;s guilt at not knowing
33:28 Processing that her mother had been doing chemo and appointments alone while Julia was focused on pregnancy and job uncertainty
34:00 The double mastectomy scheduled three days before Julia&rsquo;s delivery, scrambling to give her mother time to recover and still meet her grandbaby
35:03 Her mom&rsquo;s lump, finding it on a mammogram, getting treated despite the pandemic, and being &ldquo;all good&rdquo; now
35:32 Why Julia started mammograms three years early, at 37, and how her mother&rsquo;s estrogen‑sensitive cancer changed the way she thinks about her own stress and hormones
38:06 Fears and conversations about risk for her daughter Valerie, hereditary questions, and how often she thinks about their shared future

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