Kalispell breast cancer survivor says faith and love of nature kept her going
Roberta Schuppel with her dog Moose along the trail on her property where they walked every day during treatment and recovery from breast cancer on Monday, Oct. 9. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Moose holds a stick as he goes for a walk with Roberta Schuppel on Monday, Oct. 9. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Roberta Schuppel remembers the moment she felt a lump in her breast, back in 2020 when she was settling into bed.
“I thought that's somewhat odd, not normal for me, and it had a little pain to it,” Schuppel said. “I am a very healthy person, I don't go to the doctor very often. But I knew that this is not normal.”
That moment began Schuppel’s year-long battle with breast cancer, the most common kind of cancer for women in the United States, according to the American Cancer Society. For Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Schuppel reflected on her journey to remission, where she focused on her faith in God and love of nature to keep her going in the face of the unknown.
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