“…Additional studies confirm that receiving the diagnosis of late-stage breast cancer often elicits feelings of shock, anxiety, fear of the treatment modalities, and the idea of suddenly having to face their own mortality (Buki et al, 2008;Campos, Besser, & Blatt, 2012;Sheppard et al, 2008;Weitz, Fisher, & Lachman, 2012;Yusuf et al, 2013). The diagnosis can have devastating effects on women physically, emotionally, and spiritually as they adjust to living with this illness (Chunlestskul, Carlson, Koopmans, & Angen, 2008;Logan, Hackbusch-Pinto, & De Grasse, 2006;Perreault & Bourbonnais, 2005).…”