Two best friends show that while chemo fights cancer, it's friends who can save your life
TONY DOKOUPIL:

00:00:16

That’s Jen Taylor and her best friend, Adrien Finkel. Both 41, they have shared dozens of videos on social media chronicling Jen’s often grueling battle with breast cancer. “The second week was pretty rough, but I feel like if I keep pushing through, everything is going to be OK.”

TONY DOKOUPIL:

00:00:35

There were 12 weeks of chemotherapy and a double mastectomy, along with the strength that came from facing it all together. “We made it. We did it. We made it through today. Should we, like, high-five?”

TONY DOKOUPIL:

00:00:48

They chose to share the experience publicly to offer hope to others—and to underscore that while chemotherapy treats cancer, it is often a friend who helps save you. “It was an active choice to wake up every morning and decide not to be miserable. And I really think we’ve nailed it. I really do. That’s where there’s so much joy in friendship.”

JEN TAYLOR:

00:01:12

“It’s the only time I forget that I have cancer.” Jen remains in treatment and hopes to complete it soon. Adrien, naturally, is still by her side.

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