my name is shaquita estes i was born in brunswick georgia but i live in palmetto georgia with my
family i'm a wife of 21 years i have two beautiful children i'm a pediatric nurse practitioner and
i'm also a breast cancer survivor i was diagnosed with infiltrating ductal carcinoma which means
breast cancer of the actual tissue and in the lymph nodes on september 12 2018. this journey
was a long journey starting with chemotherapy then surgery then 33 long days of radiation followed
by two months of oral chemotherapy losing my hair was very hard for me as an african-american woman
we have so much pride and joy and strength in our hair and to lose it or to have to cut it off just
devastated me to be honest you know it took me to a place that i never thought i would have to go
my daughter was really having a problem with the hair loss and so in order for us to deal with that
i started researching books and things about hair loss and chemotherapy but i really didn't
find anything on the market to be honest so we decided to write no hair don't care
and in this book it's a heartfelt book it really shows how a mother and a daughter come together
with love and determination and encouragement to pull through with hair loss and no matter
what losing my hair never changes the fact that i'm still her mom from day one i've always told
people this was my assignment this was this has never been about me chaquita the person i totally
felt like god was stripping me of everything and so this has become a faith journey in so many ways
and i know that breast cancer month is celebrated in october but during this assignment for me has
become a mission a passion to just share with other women and other people that you know that
we really have to acknowledge women every day because we are losing women every day from this
deadly disease but i do want to show my children and my husband that i am a fighter i am a warrior
hello chiquita and can i just say before anything my friend you are one fierce warrior it's me marie
osmond from lifetime's holiday movie the christmas edition we know how much you and your family have
been through as you have battled breast cancer and it's incredibly inspiring how you have taken this
challenge and turned it into a quest to make a difference in the world well i'm here on behalf
of lifetime who with the help of the pink agenda has selected you to receive the gift of a lifetime
surprise so you and your family will be receiving some incredible gifts this holiday season
and those gifts include a variety of toys from our friends at mattel lego and mgae
over 6 500 worth of gift cards from doordash red lobster and
levi's a variety of wonderful books from national geographic books a one year subscription
to pandora premium and to the lifetime app so that you can watch lifetime movies whenever you want
and lastly oh your fab you wish come true of a home gym
a bowflex home gym so many fantastic gifts for a fantastic woman who is so deserving of it all
shaquita you are an inspiration to all of us and we hope that you enjoy your gift of a lifetime
we are now authors and we accomplished some goals some things became triumphant during this journey
you