If you want to know what it means to come through a test with a powerful testimony, meet 43-year-old survivor, Andrea Nugent. Recently featured in the Miami Herald and Women’s Health Magazine, her triumphant story is one of courage, and turning pain into purpose.
At 39, doctors found cancer in Andrea’s breast, ovary and lymphatic system. She was too sick to care for her then 2-year-old son (now 6), Zachary Nelson. But her large Caribbean family rallied around her and supported Andrea through her rough ordeal.
She knows everyone isn’t so fortunate.
That’s why through Andrea Nugent’s nonprofit organization, B.i.o.n.i.c. Girls Inc. (Beauty is Optional: Newer Improved Changed), she provides free transportation, household cleaning, and more to breast cancer patients who need help so desperately.
To raise money to support her wonderful efforts, Andrea has published a children’s book, Mommy is Still Mommy: Cancer Can't Change That.
“Breast cancer is not a death sentence,” Andrea Nugent told Women’s Health Magazine when asked the one thing she wants women to know.
She is living proof that the disease can become inspiration to fuel your life’s purpose.
Andrea Nugent is a single mom and a breast cancer survivor. She lives in Miramar, FL with her son Zachary. An alumni of Nova Southeastern University in Davie, Florida, Andrea received her Master's in Business Administration. With a new zest for life, Andrea is a motivational speaker who truly inspires and touches the lives of everyone she meets. She has become increasingly well known and respected for talking openly about her battle with breast cancer and her goal is to promote public awareness of this growing disease, especially in women between the ages of 20 - 40, as this population is increasingly being diagnosed.
