If there is one thing Nakara Miller is certain of – it is that she does not want her mother’s story to be hers. Miller and her mother were diagnosed with breast cancer at age 40; Miller’s mom Cheryl Williams died at age 48. Nakara has plans to live a long life with her husband Kai Miller and children Ashton Gray, 23; Kailey Miller, 22; and Kamdynn Miller, eight.

“I know what I have to do. Things have changed, technology has improved, so I will just do what they ask,” said Miller who was diagnosed with stage one breast cancer on January 2 after a routine wellness exam in 2018.

Miller had a lumpectomy on January 22, the results showed she was positive for the BRCA 1 gene, and the most aggressive form, triple negative. She was treated with four of the strongest doses of chemotherapy and recommended that she have a bilateral mastectomy as a preventative measure which she had done on May 7. It was also suggested that she have a hysterectomy as another preventative measure which she has scheduled for November 15.

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