Janet Wegner hugs her daughter Amanda Cihak after her double mastectomy surgery at the Mercy Health Hackley Campus, in Muskegon, Michigan on Thursday, March 14, 2019. Wegner is a stage 3 breast cancer survivor; it pains her to see her daughter go through what she went through nearly a decade ago.
Amanda Cihak watches her children Cameron and Kayla read together before bed as part of their nightly routine at their house, in Muskegon, Michigan on Tuesday, March 26, 2019. Ever since Amanda was diagnosed with cancer, her kids sleep in her bed with her every night.
Amanda Cihak puts back on her shoes after jumping on the trampoline with her son Cameron while her mother Janet watches from the back porch at their house, in Muskegon, Michigan on Saturday, June 8, 2019.
Amanda Cihak’s daughter Kayla leans into her while they wait to get her hair done at a salon, in Muskegon, Michigan on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. Amanda and her daughter share a strong bond. “We are very similar,” she said. “We’re both stubborn, perfectionists and can be a little bit quiet or shy at times. I hope she figures out sooner than I did to not let that control her or hold her back from anything.”
Amanda Cihak and her children Cameron and Kayla celebrate the Fourth of July early with some sparklers in their front yard, in Muskegon, Michigan on Sunday, June 30, 2019.
Amanda Cihak empties her surgical drains and bandages the skin area where radiation was used to treat her breast cancer every morning and night at her house, in Muskegon, Michigan on Wednesday, June 19, 2019.
Amanda and her daughter Kayla paddle into Mona Lake along with hundreds of others during Saturday’s Stand Up for the Cure event in Norton Shores, Michigan on July 13, 2019.
Amanda Cihak smiles as her co-workers welcome her back to work at Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial, in Fremont, Michigan on Monday, July 22, 2019.
Amanda's mother Janet gives her a hug while Kayla and Cameron play in the background at Muskegon State Park, in Muskegon, Michigan on Saturday, June 8, 2019.
Amanda’s daughter Kayla uses a stick to draw a ribbon, the cancer symbol, beneath her mom’s name, but the water washes it away, at Muskegon State Park, in Muskegon, Michigan on Sunday, June 30, 2019.