Local nurse shares breast cancer journey

Community, Kyle, News

megan.wehring, on October 26, 2022

By Megan Wehring

KYLE – A surprising diagnosis has inspired a local nurse to support other women with breast cancer.

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Erika Aguirre

Erika Aguirre, a patient care technician nurse in the ICU at Ascension Seton Hays, was diagnosed with breast cancer at 32 years old.

“It all started Jan. 1,” Aguirre explained. “I was lying in bed, my son jumped up and kind of brushed against my breast and it hurt. From there on, with my experience working at the hospital, I kn...

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