“One of the book's standout features is its focus on age-specific resources, filling a significant gap in breast cancer literature for younger women. Perkins provides actionable insights and practical advice, making this guide not only informative but also empowering. Her honest portrayal of her journey, combined with a gentle and uplifting tone, offers comfort and solidarity to readers, reminding them that they are not alone.​

Young Breast Cancer: Your Story and Mine is more than touching a memoir; it's a supportive companion for young women and their caregivers, offering guidance, hope, and a sense of community during a challenging time.”

- April Johnson Stearns, Founder and Editor-in-Cheif of WILDFIRE Magazine and WILDFIRE Community, LLC

“this book is such a great resource written with real understanding and true compassion. the author writes from the heart, raw and real. This book is a gift to the cancer world.”

— Beverly J. Anderson, MA, LCMHC

“This book fills a needed space. All too commonly, the diagnosis of breast cancer in a young person is treated primarily as a medical experience. In reality, it is also a profoundly mental, emotional, and social one.offers hopeful, balanced, vetted information that addresses diagnosis and treatment on multiple levels—intellectual, emotional, social—from the perspective of a survivor who’s been through the weight of diagnosis and made it out the other side. She addresses the reader with the warmth, compassion and honesty of a close friend.

it would also be very helpful for caregivers of young breast cancer survivors wanting to know more without having to wade into the deep end of medical information online.”

— Steph Tubman Young Breast Cancer Survivor and Advocate

“aS A YOUNG CANCER SURVIVOR MYSELF, READING THIS BOOK WAS SO VALIDATING. NOT ONLY DO I RECOMMEND THIS QUICK BUT INFORMATIVE READ TO THOSE YOUNG AND NEWLY DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER, BUT ALSO TO THEIR FRIENDS, LOVED ONES, AND CARETAKERS TO GET MORE FAMILIAR WITH THE LINGO AND EXPERIENCES.”

—Aleah La Flair, Writer, Editor, Web Content Specialist, Young Breast Cancer Survivor and Advocate

“Erin’s words embrace readers ("friends") with love, comfort, understanding, and hope. This book feels like a warm hug, providing a gentle, no-pressure guide through the overwhelming experience of an unexpected young breast cancer diagnosis. It’s an easy, accessible read that you can pick up and put down whenever you need a guiding light from the young survivor community or a reminder that you're not alone — something I wish I had.”

—-Lorelei Colbert Speaker, Creator, Advocate, and Young Breast Cancer Survivor