Charlotte mom and influencer bringing awareness to young women about importance of breast cancer scr [Video]

A young Charlotte mom, who is also a popular influencer, is in the fight of her life and using her social media platform to spread awareness to her 600-thousand-plus followers.

Katy Harrell has triple-negative breast cancer – which she discovered on her own. Now she wants other young moms to learn from her story.

Harrell said she was living her best life. She had two adorable kids and a loving husband she adores. Her business as a fashion and wellness influencer with more than 600,000 followers was thriving.

“I was so happy, in just such a good spot with work, being a mom, and life in general, and then bam,” Harrell told WCNC Charlotte.

It was last fall and Harrell was just 33 years old.

“I was laying in bed one night and I randomly had an itch right here, I had my arm up … and I felt like what felt like a marble glass ball and immediately my heart dropped.”

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