Syracuse basketball star Tiana Mangakahia on July 1, 2019, revealed to the world on Twitter that she was diagnosed with breast cancer. The diagnosis came a few weeks prior, on June 18. Then on February 24, 2020, Mangakahia announced she has been cleared to return to practice.
In the eight-plus months since the diagnosis Mangakahia has shared the steps that she has gone through on her fight. Like, On October 11, 2019, when she went through her final Chemotherapy treatment surrounded by several teammates.
Or when she went in for surgery about a month later.