First Mammogram is a Lifesaver for Palmetto Bay Mom [Video]

Monica McConaughy Stouffer will never forget her first mammogram. As she sat in the waiting room in her white robe, she looked around the room. She knew the statistics and understood it likely meant that someone nearby had breast cancer. “Never in a million years did I think it would be me,” she recalls.

But it was.

(Watch now: When Monica Stouffer had her first mammogram, she knew that some women in the waiting room would learn they have breast cancer. “Never in a million years did I think it would be me, however.” But it was. Video by Alcyene de Almeida Rodrigues.)

“I had no family history. No symptoms. I exercised. I ate right,” she recalls. “It was kind of a shock for everyone. It took my breath away.” At the time of her breast cancer diagnosis 13 years ago, Ms. Stouffer was 42, had started a durable medical equipment business and had four children ranging in age from 4 …