Apex Woman diagnosed with breast cancer at 27 starts nonprofit in memory of mom, who died of the disease

APEX, N.C. (WNCN) — After being diagnosed with breast cancer at just 27, a local woman is now turning her attention toward helping others battling the disease, and she's doing it in honor of her mom.

Kaitlyn Turner and a group of volunteers recently spent a morning filling dozens of boxes with everything from mastectomy pillows to button-down shirts, to blankets. The care packages are sent to breast cancer patients; the assortment of items in each box is carefully chosen based on whether a patient is going through chemotherapy, surgery or radiation.

The items are selected by breast cancer survivors, who know what type of items can make a difficult and painful process a little bit more comfortable.

"It's my way of turning something bad into something good," Kaitlyn explained.

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