In this deeply personal episode of The Unexpected Detour, Frances Hammond sits down with Joi Bowman, who was diagnosed with breast cancer at just 29 years old while breastfeeding her newborn son.

What began as what seemed like a clogged milk duct or mastitis became something far more serious. After months of monitoring a lump in her breast, Joi received the devastating diagnosis: invasive ductal carcinoma. In this honest and emotional conversation, she shares what it was like to have her breastfeeding journey abruptly end, to face surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, and the emotional weight of trying to make sense of it all while caring for her baby boy.

Joi opens up about the shock of diagnosis, the importance of finding the right medical team, the grief of body changes after surgery, and the strength she found through her son and her faith in God. She also speaks candidly about mindset, self-advocacy, support groups, nutrition, movement, and the deeper healing work that followed treatment.

This episode is a testimony of resilience, motherhood, and the power of refusing to give up.