Tricia Johnson, Breast Cancer Survivor

In 2012, while juggling her role as a full-time development director and mother of three, Tricia Johnson received life-altering news: she had been diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer. 

 

"It was out of the blue,” Tricia shared. “I had no history at the time that I was aware of. I went through multiple surgeries, 12 rounds of chemo, and 35 radiation treatments.”

 

Year's later, Tricia became the executive director of Northwest Hope and Healing, a Seattle-based nonprofit providing immediate, no-barrier financial assistance to local breast and gynecologic cancer patients.

 

Read on to learn about Tricia’s career pivot from hospitality to philanthropy, her lessons as a working mom, and her advice for supporting a loved one with cancer.

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